Mission Del Rey Blog
How to Use Rawhide Lamp Shades for Rustic Lamps & Decor
Rawhide lamp shades can be used as replacement lamp shades on your existing lamps or as the perfect accessory to your new rustic lamps. Each rawhide lamp shade is handmade and the shade of choice for southwestern table lamps, vintage or antique lamps or western floor lamps. Old world craftsmanship and the natural material characteristics of rawhide, allow rustic lamps to create perfect ambiance. If you want rustic lamps that hang from the ceiling such as antler chandeliers, rawhide chandeli
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Feb 1st 2017
Using Rawhide Country Lampshades to Enhance Rustic Style Decor
The unique look of rawhide country lamp shades for kitchens and decorating has been popular since the end of the great depression when women first began to look at their homes in ways other than utilitarian. This was the case with not only kitchens, but living rooms and later family rooms and dens as well. What is also now called southwest decor and western style, as well as ranch style, came naturally as the designs sprung from the use of everyday items. The same was true with country styl
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Dec 30th 2016
Enhance the Beauty of Rustic Lamps with Rawhide Lamp Shades
Southwestern lamp shades can make a difference in any room and bring your rustic lighting to life. If you have worked hard to outfit your room or new home, you want to be able to create the right mood for specific occasions. Create a really neat ambiance in a room by selecting southwestern lamp shades for your lighting needs. By using rustic lamp shades, the aura of a room can be transformed, from the stark reality of a typical light bulb, to a natural and more calming atmosphere. When you
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Oct 13th 2016
Use Southwest Rawhide Lamp Shades for Rustic Decor
There is no substitute for genuine “raw hide” or rawhide lamp shades for southwestern lamps, antler lamps, wall sconces, chandeliers and home lighting. Bell style rawhide lamp shades are 50% taller than standard rawhide shades and perfect for taller, larger lamps. Rawhide lamp shades come in light southwest or dark western rawhide. Our southwestern rawhide shades compliment cottage lodge style, rustic chic and rustic furniture.Rawhide "bell" lamp shades are made by hand with old
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Sep 23rd 2016
Tips and Techniques for Protecting Your Rawhide Lamp Shade
Rawhide lamp shades are works of art perfect for cabin lighting and lodge decor. You don’t have to settle for paper or faux materials when genuine hand laced rawhide shades are not only beautiful and functional but affordable too. Rawhide leather Lamp shades have no equal for character and charm in rustic decor. Rawhide shades are hand-made by craftsman using high quality translucent rawhide. A welded frame and hand stretched and laced rawhide creates a beautiful one of a kind sh
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Aug 24th 2016