Back in November I attended the annual Niermann Weeks Sample sale in the lobby of their factory in Millersville, Maryland.  Here is a picture of the lobby hours before the sale (image from Eleanor McKay’s Blog).

There was so much great stuff to look at.  Particularly, I fell in love with a pair of Balustrade Lamps.  Here they are right after I brought them home.  They are located just off our family room….which is a very open floor-plan of kitchen/sun-room/family room.

I thought the lamps looked great in this spot, but the paper shades were not doing it for me.  I headed over to my favorite lighting showroom with a lamp in tow (it’s heavy) and we played with different shade options.  I knew I wanted a linen shade but was not sure on the shape and size.  We ended up with a bell shaped linen sized so that the bottom of the shade would fall just above the top of the base.   The shades arrived last week and I am quite happy with them.

I think it looks better now that you can see the full base.  What do you think?  I love it.  And, now I have two paper shades crying for a DIY project.  I am thinking wallpaper….

In all, I think the trip out to Millersville was a success.  It was fun to peek into the factory and I was able to meet Eleanor Niermann briefly (understandably, she was busy) too which was nice.  It is always nice to put a face with a voice you have spoken with over the phone. 

If you are interested in a Niermann Weeks piece for your own home, please contact me.  I am always happy to help.