That Was Then
I can vividly remember when there was a lamp purchased in my parent’s home, the plastic protection that was on it when it was chosen in the store remained on it for the entire life of the lamp. I can still see the cellophane glisten in the light that came into the room
Today’s homes bear those shades. We have several hanging reading lamps. They have been in our home for the last twenty years. They came with the pleated shades that must have been dipped several times in corn starch.
As of this late afternoon, one of the cream colored shades is now a wonderful soft hue of green. What did I have to loose. I had paint left over from doing some painting in the living room several years ago. It was time for a make-over. That may well be the depth of my remodeling this season. Time will tell after the paint is dry, if the paint dries, and if the soaking of the latex paint does not turn the shade into a limp mass on a metal frame. I feel quite positive about this and . . . then it will be put back onto the hanging lamp that is above our computer. We are moving on to a more eclectic stance in home decor.
I really appreciate this mild weather. It gives hope that winter will resume to being normal for this time of year.