Lighten Up!

Changing up your decor? Consider switching out some of your lighting for an fresh, easy look.

Lighten up! Bring spring hues indoors with a fresh new lampshade. Photo: Belfast Bay

If you're looking for fresh, soothing, earth-friendly interior illumination, our Terressentials team has scouted out the perfect lighting for you! Our beautiful artisan made lamps and shades are nothing short of illuminated masterpieces. Each shade is made with the utmost attention to detail and is its own unique work of fine art.

Eangee

See your room in a new light with a springy lamp! Photo: Eangee

Our Eangee lamps, handmade by a small, fair trade company in the Philippines, defy the laws of nature with their brilliantly colored plant fiber lamp shades, the most popular of which being Eangee's famous leaf-patterned shades. That's right – Eangee lampshades are made from real leaves and other natural materials, making them eco-friendly and mind-boggling! To make these incredible leaf lamp shades, the leaves are carefully selected and undergo a process called “fossilization” in order to preserve them. They are then dyed and hand sewn into intricate patterns. The results are stunning, high-quality, earth-friendly, eclectic fixtures that liven up any room! Ask us to see our Eangee catalog for the complete collection of awe-inspiring designs these artisans offer.

Eangee artisans place each leaf by hand. Photo: Eangee

Belfast Bay Shade Company

Bring spring's blue skies and fluttering blossoms indoors with a fine art lampshade.
Photo: Belfast Bay

The luminous colors of a new lamp can brighten a room without weighing it down.
Photo: Belfast Bay

Our Belfast Bay Shades are made in the United States by Dina Petrillo, her husband, Ryan Herz, and several other artisans in their lovely studio in Belfast, Maine. The artists create high-relief plates engraved with designs inspired by the surrounding flora. The plates are then carefully painted and pressed onto linen using an etching press.  Finally, the the artists shape the hand-printed fabric into various cylindrical lampshades. The final product is a breathtaking work of fine art that creates a warm ambiance when illuminated in the evening, and that can be enjoyed throughout the day as a bewitching painting!

Belfast Bay Shade Company artisans shape hand-printed linen into fine art lampshades.
Photo: Belfast Bay

We owe much of the magical ambiance our customers enjoy at Terressentials to the unique, artful lamps and shades that Eangee and Belfast Bay artisans create.  Come by today and bask in the warm glow of our soothing, beautifully designed lamps at 100 East Patrick Street!

About the Author

A retail educator at Terressentials for nearly a year, Olivia enjoys telling the fascinating stories behind Terressentials' unique fair trade and fair made finds. An artist herself, Olivia enjoys making ceramics and jewelry in her free time.