It All Started with a Chandelier Lamp Shade

It all started with a single chandelier lamp shade. My husband and I had decided to go on a weekend drive through the country, as both he and I had been working too hard and just needed some time to ourselves. We got lost somehow and ended up in this quaint little country town that happened to be having a little flea market. As we were browsing, I came across this absolutely gorgeous beaded chandelier shade and fell in love with it. Of course I bought it, but our capiz chandelier at home has six bulbs in it, so the hunt began.

I spent the next few months scouring the internet and local directories trying to find five matching shades, and every shop I went to, I would find another style of shade that took my fancy. I now have a quarter of our garage filled with shades, and I just can’t stop. My husband thinks I’m crazy, but I’m starting to realise just how much room his car takes up in the garage. If I got rid of him…

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