Easy-to-Make Arts and Crafts Lamps and Shades

Easy-to-Make Arts and Crafts Lamps and Shades
Author: John D. Adams
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2013-01-23
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 048617462X

How to turn inexpensive materials into attractive, functional objects — from a dining room dome to an electric candle sconce.

Making Wooden Toys

Making Wooden Toys
Author: James T. Stasio
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 35
Release: 1986-07-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486251128

Illustrated instructions for making twelve simple wooden toys including a freight train, cargo ship, helicopter, and others.

Making Authentic Shaker Furniture

Making Authentic Shaker Furniture
Author: John G. Shea
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2012-09-19
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486138976

Over 250 photographs and measured drawings for over 80 classic Shaker designs: cradle, dry sink, trestle table, lap desk, rocking chair, many more. 262 halftones. 140 black-and-white line illustrations.

How to Make Mission Style Lamps and Shades

How to Make Mission Style Lamps and Shades
Author: Popular Mechanics Co.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2013-02-06
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 048615615X

Popular 1911 manual offers complete designs and instructions for making 18 authentic Mission lighting fixtures: chandeliers, reading lamps, droplights, desk lamps, dome fixtures, and more. Over 75 working drawings, diagrams, and figures.

Young House Love

Young House Love
Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1579656765

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Mission Style Lamps and Shades

Mission Style Lamps and Shades
Author: John Duncan Adams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2013-03-06
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1510720391

With its simple, organic charm and timeless natural beauty, Mission-style furniture has enjoyed continued popularity for over a century. For craftsman and non-craftsman alike, perhaps the most cherished examples of Mission-style furniture are lamps. Mission Style Lamps and Shades takes readers through the entire process of designing, planning, and constructing radiant Mission-style lamps and shades. For countless craftspeople, John Duncan Adam’s Mission Style Lamps and Shades has been the go-to guide for those wanting to build their own lamps and shades. The book contains a wide array of do-it-yourself projects, from reading lamps to chandeliers, desk lights to drop lights, complete with easy-to-follow instructions, measurements, and more than 75 diagrams, drawings, and illustrations. With straightforward language, Adams takes the reader through techniques like trimming a block of wood, using a soldering iron, and designing opulent shades with art glass. With Adams’s expert guidance, the beginning craftsman will have no trouble creating a one-of-a-kind, fully functional, decorative lamps and shade.

Making Great Lamps

Making Great Lamps
Author: Deborah Morgenthal
Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-12
Genre: Lamps
ISBN: 9781579902636

From the basics of wiring a lamp through fitting a shade, learn how to transform virtually any object into a unique source of light. Use simple raw materials, or salvage those old neglected lamps with a modern makeover. Plus tips for choosing the perfect shade, and the pros/cons of various light bulbs. "Lamps that will attract attention even when the light is off."--"Good Housekeeping."