“Patterned lampshades are suddenly looking good again. Have you noticed?” Julie said this to me months ago, and though I couldn’t say I had, since then the two of us have been constantly trading finds: lamps crowned with shades painted Bloomsbury style or made of cheery printed papers or geometric fabrics Sonia Delaunay would approve of. Some are more flamboyant than others, and many are admittedly too preppy for our eyes. But our favorites, most of which come from the UK and Sweden, have an old-world style that has mysteriously morphed of late: from grandmotherly to rakishly charming. Here are 11 standouts.
![from colonel in paris, the magic lamp \1, €\195, pairs a graphic cotton 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/colonel-shop-paris-733x740.jpg)
![artist wayne pate makes paintings, wallpaper, and, on occasion, one of a kind l 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wayne-pate-lampshade-733x489.jpg)
![svensk tenn in stockholm offers cotton lampshades in a dozen josef frank fabric 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/svenskt_tenn_lampskarm_1819_manhattan-733x733.jpg)
![one of the many inspired vintage lighting combos on offer at the apartment dk i 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-apartment-dk-1930s-french-lamp-733x702.jpg)
![the printed paper twist lampshade is £55 from london lampshade m 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rosi-de-ruig-twist-lampshade-733x733.jpg)
![the biscuit lamp, ¥48,000, is part of a collection of designs from flame o 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/flame-mina-perhonen-biscuit_01-733x977.jpg)
![copenhagen antiques dealer helle thygesen got her start working at the apartmen 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/helle-thygesen-wooden-lamp-shade-vintage-liberty-fabric-jpg-733x916.jpg)
![the glass and nickel wisteria table lamp from uk lighting company pooky, 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pooky-wisteria-table-lamp-clear-nickel-733x733.jpg)
![keeper of the flame: london designer illustrator cressida bell, granddaughter o 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cressida-bell-lampshade-10-inch-paisley-leaf-green-gold-733x483.jpg)
![clive bell\2\17;s bedroom at charleston, the bloomsbury group\2\1 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/charleston-clive-bell-bedroom-via-visit-brighton-733x420.jpg)
![discovered via the socialite family, paris illustrator marin montagut has an on 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/marin_montagut_shades-733x733.jpg)
Inspired to make your own patterned lampshade? The Lamp Shop is a good resource for parts and instructions.
To find lights for every room in the house, from Clip-On Lights to Chandeliers, peruse our Lighting archive.
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