Lamps as Art
One way to change your room decor in a small way that would make a big difference is to change your lighting. Lamps can be made out of almost anything and shades designed to match – kind of like when you change your handbag or jewelry and your whole outfit looks different. The other cool thing about this idea is that you can take a special object, one that has some meaning in someone’s life and turn it into a part of your decor. It could be a musical instrument, a duck decoy, a silver coffee pot or a champagne bottle.
Louis Lapointe, owner of Abat-Jour Decor in Laval takes your prized possessions turns them into lamps making sure the shades are the right shape and height. The shades are hand painted (perhaps faiance, gold or silver leaf) to match. Electrical repairs and modifications of the height of the harp can be handled too. Don’t throw away your mementos, turn them into lamps.
Location: 2267 Boul. le Corbusier, Laval
corner: Boul. le Carrefour
Tel: 450-682-8280
Hours: Tues-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5
www.abat-jourdecor.ca