Choose from a stunning collection of ready-made lampshades or custom order a lampshade made just for you.
Our online store offers a stunning collection of ready-made hand crafted lampshades featuring fabrics by some of our most talented Australian textile designers. Plus we offer a range of tailor-made and store bought lamp bases and a curated range of beautiful cushions. Visit our online store to browse the collection.
Bespoke lampshades are our speciality. Choose from a huge range of exquisite fabrics by some of our most talented Australian textile designers. Visit our Fabric Gallery to begin your custom-made lampshade journey.
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LightenUp Handmade was established by Vanessa Radford in August 2017 as an antidote to the devastating drought prevailing at the time across much of rural Australia. The aim was to source exquisite Australian designed fabrics to craft into bespoke lampshades to bring beauty into homes across the country. Vanessa works from a studio on her farm near Rowena in north-west NSW. She has been heartened by the wonderful community of lampshade lovers who have supported this burgeoning rural business.
Farm life is busy and the days just never seem long enough. I’m sure many of you feel the same!
Therefore, in order to maintain some level of sanity (!) our custom order lampshades are available for limited periods only throughout the year. We will advise the opening dates over social media, or if you are subscriber to our newsletter, you will receive advance notice. It has been an extremely hard decision to make, we hope you understand.
The good news is that our On-line Shop is open 24/7! Here you can access a range of our beautiful lampshades and lamp bases throughout the year.
If you have a gift voucher (lucky you!) this can be used at check-out in our on-line shop, or you can redeem as a custom order when we re-open these.
Remember… sign up to our newsletter from our homepage if you would like advance notice of custom order opening periods, new products in the shop and little tips and tricks!
Thank you again for all your support! It’s fabulous to know that so many of you are happy to support our little bush business.
Vanessa & the LU team X
If you are unsure of the shade size you require, please click through to our blog post for some helpful information about how to choose the right size shade.
Drum lampshades are the most popular as the shape is contemporary and suits many different decor styles.
A drum shade is basically a cylinder that has the same diameter measurement across the top of the shade as the bottom.
Empire or “tapered shades” are more traditional. The diameter measurement of the top of the shade is smaller than the measurement at the bottom, creating a tapered effect.
We offer three different sized Empire shades.