Question: I've heard that you can paint lamp shades. We recently moved into a new home, and I think that this would solve my problem, but I do not know what kind of paint to use. Can you help? Answer: ...

In the United States reverse painted lamp shades became popular around the turn of the 20th Century. Reverse painted glass is an art form that can be traced back to the ancients, particularly in ...

Q: Any info on a Pairpoint reverse painted lamp given to me by an elderly aunt? It's signed by a Pairpoint decorator. My aunt told me it was very valuable and would possibly sell for six figures in ...

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