They are having a sale on lamps and light shades at the moment, and we were lucky enough to spy this gem of a shade to finally replace the awful "home depot special" light in the front entry.
The shade didn't come with any parts, but we were able to locate the brass fittings shown in the picture while at the ReBuilding Center and think we've come up with a reasonable facsimile of what the original might have looked like. And the best part is that we took the whole thing home for $8.50!
A previous trip to the RC yielded a Rejuvenation Hardware light base to hang one of these center-hole shades, and so the whole project so far has cost us $13.50 minus the light bulbs. What a steal! My only dilemma is that base is silver, and the other fittings are brass - do I spray the base an antique brass, or spray everything a darker bronze?
Just goes to show what a little patience can yield in the perpetual treasure hunt for house fixtures. Now the hard part will be pinning down the husband long enough to help install it!
