Comments on: help! where can i find modern lampshade frames? http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames Where people who love their homes click Thu, 24 May 2012 16:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-23115 Janet Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:33:12 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-23115 Hi Denise! I am sorry that you feel to be stuck with Aro Wire. Our prices have gone up and we are not very happy about that ourselves. We wish that we can sell the frames at a price we could all be happy with. Here is the thing, the price on metal has gone up tremendously in the past 4 years. We also make everything by hand to your specifications. You come up with diamentions, we come up with a frame that fits your needs. Besides paying for our metal, we also have employees and bills to pay. We can't just make round, square, rectangle frames at a "standard" size because everyone needs different specific sizes. We do give breaks on orders of 6,12 or +. When you run 12 frames at a time is less time consuming than if you were to make 1 or 2. Oh btw, ARO WIRE is holding a sale this month APRIL '12. Buy ten frames, get two more free. Give us a call... I'll be happy to assist you. =) Hi Denise!

I am sorry that you feel to be stuck with Aro Wire. Our prices have gone up and we are not very happy about that ourselves. We wish that we can sell the frames at a price we could all be happy with. Here is the thing, the price on metal has gone up tremendously in the past 4 years. We also make everything by hand to your specifications. You come up with diamentions, we come up with a frame that fits your needs. Besides paying for our metal, we also have employees and bills to pay. We can’t just make round, square, rectangle frames at a “standard” size because everyone needs different specific sizes. We do give breaks on orders of 6,12 or +. When you run 12 frames at a time is less time consuming than if you were to make 1 or 2. Oh btw, ARO WIRE is holding a sale this month APRIL ’12. Buy ten frames, get two more free. Give us a call… I’ll be happy to assist you. =)

]]> By: Janet http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-23114 Janet Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:24:16 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-23114 @Hannah, Hi Hannah! Wooooow, it really sucks to find people, who are so nice over the phone, and see that they are so different in other places. If I am correct, and please correct me if I am wrong, when you started your business, you bought from Aro Wire ALL the time. You were one of our greatest customers. Then, out the blue, you stoped ordering as much as before. It could have been many things. Like our personal troubles with some of our past employees or the unfortunate high cost of shipping with UPS and FEDEX or it could also have been that you started to produce our frames. It's funny that you should mention our quality because you still order from us. As a matter of fact, you commented on this post Sept of '09, I have invoices for you from JAN, FEB, MAR, AND SEPT of that year. And a few more after that. I know that the economy is not helping our line of business but I find it very uncool to try and get ahead of others by steping over them. I have NEVER spoken bad about you or your business and would love the same respect. @Hannah,

Hi Hannah! Wooooow, it really sucks to find people, who are so nice over the phone, and see that they are so different in other places. If I am correct, and please correct me if I am wrong, when you started your business, you bought from Aro Wire ALL the time. You were one of our greatest customers. Then, out the blue, you stoped ordering as much as before. It could have been many things. Like our personal troubles with some of our past employees or the unfortunate high cost of shipping with UPS and FEDEX or it could also have been that you started to produce our frames. It’s funny that you should mention our quality because you still order from us. As a matter of fact, you commented on this post Sept of ’09, I have invoices for you from JAN, FEB, MAR, AND SEPT of that year. And a few more after that. I know that the economy is not helping our line of business but I find it very uncool to try and get ahead of others by steping over them. I have NEVER spoken bad about you or your business and would love the same respect.

]]> By: denise http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-5915 denise Mon, 02 May 2011 16:29:55 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-5915 I have purchased dozens of lampshades from Aro - prices are very high + shipping. You might try Lamp Hats (tennessee) except their catalog looks like a replica of Aro - prices are similar. Problem with these companies is they only make victorian-ish frames and charge a fortune to make something more modern. "Custom" for even just a plane round drum shade. Ridiculous. I hand sew lamp shades for designers, and single customers - silk to just about anything.... except paper! I guess we're stuck with Aro Wire until someone else comes out with some more modern shades - and doesn't call them "Custom" - or we just tear old ones apart as I often do. I have purchased dozens of lampshades from Aro – prices are very high + shipping. You might try Lamp Hats (tennessee) except their catalog looks like a replica of Aro – prices are similar.
Problem with these companies is they only make victorian-ish frames and charge a fortune to make something more modern. “Custom” for even just a plane round drum shade. Ridiculous.
I hand sew lamp shades for designers, and single customers – silk to just about anything…. except paper! I guess we’re stuck with Aro Wire until someone else comes out with some more modern shades – and doesn’t call them “Custom” – or we just tear old ones apart as I often do.

]]> By: Shirley http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-5914 Shirley Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:10:36 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-5914 Could you possibly have a lamp shade frame in the size of 18in. x 8-5/8 in? Or better yet I am looking for a white chiffon lamp shade in that size. Please advise. Thank you! Could you possibly have a lamp shade frame in the size of 18in. x 8-5/8 in? Or better yet I am looking for a white chiffon lamp shade in that size. Please advise.
Thank you!

]]> By: Hannah http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-5913 Hannah Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:50:12 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-5913 Pamela, for your information we're not even breaking even on the frames we used to buy from Aro Wire. Shipping costs are exhorbitant for large frames. We still have over 3,000 frames in stock, many styles not made by Aro Wire. We occasionally sell frames to other lampshade makers as a courtesy to our lampshade-making customers. Most of them are used to make our own custom lampshades for designers. If you want cheap frames, you can pick one up now and then at the GoodWill Store. Aro Wire does not sell their frames wholesale. Large wholesalers have a minimum of 25 of each frame before you can get a decent price - then you have a tremendous amount of freight to pay. By the way, have you seen Aro Wire's quality lately? Pamela, for your information we’re not even breaking even on the frames we used to buy from Aro Wire. Shipping costs are exhorbitant for large frames. We still have over 3,000 frames in stock, many styles not made by Aro Wire. We occasionally sell frames to other lampshade makers as a courtesy to our lampshade-making customers. Most of them are used to make our own custom lampshades for designers. If you want cheap frames, you can pick one up now and then at the GoodWill Store. Aro Wire does not sell their frames wholesale. Large wholesalers have a minimum of 25 of each frame before you can get a decent price – then you have a tremendous amount of freight to pay. By the way, have you seen Aro Wire’s quality lately?

]]> By: Pamela http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-5912 Pamela Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:38:52 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-5912 don't bother buying frames from lampshademaker.com - she just gets them from www.arowire.com and charges more! Aro wire is in LA and is the biggest frame maker in the US - and they are really nice,so use 'em! don’t bother buying frames from lampshademaker.com – she just gets them from http://www.arowire.com and charges more! Aro wire is in LA and is the biggest frame maker in the US – and they are really nice,so use ‘em!

]]> By: Amy http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-5911 Amy Thu, 28 May 2009 19:08:35 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-5911 I am looking for the same thing and found the following sites - they each offer the washer top & bottom wire frames and they are stinkin' cheap! Now to get it assembled properly...I guess it's just a matter of marking the cardstock correctly & getting it straight (blech!). (for top & bottom) http://www.fogglighting.com/Lampshade_Rings_s/98.htm (for the washer top) http://www.lampshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=ls&Category_Code=06_03_WIRE_WASHER (for the bottom wire) http://www.lampshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? I was hoping that someone would sell a self-adhesive drum shade. Too bad - there's a ton of $ to be made there! I am looking for the same thing and found the following sites – they each offer the washer top & bottom wire frames and they are stinkin’ cheap! Now to get it assembled properly…I guess it’s just a matter of marking the cardstock correctly & getting it straight (blech!).

(for top & bottom)
http://www.fogglighting.com/Lampshade_Rings_s/98.htm

(for the washer top)
http://www.lampshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=ls&Category_Code=06_03_WIRE_WASHER

(for the bottom wire)
http://www.lampshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?

I was hoping that someone would sell a self-adhesive drum shade. Too bad – there’s a ton of $ to be made there!

]]> By: CarolynB http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-5910 CarolynB Wed, 06 May 2009 23:02:35 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-5910 You can get any shape frame you want custom made by smithwire.com, and they're no more expensive than a ready-made frame. It doesn't say much on their site. You have to call them for details. If you'd like to learn how to make fabric covered shades from scratch, I learned how to make soft lampshades (the kind with a lining, Victorian shades, etc.) the way professionals do it from an excellent e-book available from shadecrafters.com. It turned out to be a whole lot easier than I thought it would be. You can get any shape frame you want custom made by smithwire.com, and they’re no more expensive than a ready-made frame. It doesn’t say much on their site. You have to call them for details. If you’d like to learn how to make fabric covered shades from scratch, I learned how to make soft lampshades (the kind with a lining, Victorian shades, etc.) the way professionals do it from an excellent e-book available from shadecrafters.com. It turned out to be a whole lot easier than I thought it would be.

]]> By: Janet http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-5909 Janet Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:37:31 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-5909 Hi. I, too was searching for Mainley Shades. They used to sell an item I need now. A small, plastic coated candle shade frame, 2 and 3/4" across top, by 6" across the bottom, by 3 and 7/8" high. I have been searching for 4 days on the web, and cannot find this frame. It has a candle clip on it, also, the top part goes straight down for 1", then the skirt part flares out. If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. I found plenty of web sights that sells frames, but not like this one. Thank you for your help. Hi. I, too was searching for Mainley Shades. They used to sell an item I need now. A small, plastic coated candle shade frame, 2 and 3/4″ across top, by 6″ across the bottom, by 3 and 7/8″ high. I have been searching for 4 days on the web, and cannot find this frame. It has a candle clip on it, also, the top part goes straight down for 1″, then the skirt part flares out. If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. I found plenty of web sights that sells frames, but not like this one. Thank you for your help.

]]> By: Susy http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/comment-page-1#comment-5908 Susy Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:36:46 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/28/help-where-can-i-find-modern-lampshade-frames/#comment-5908 Very good source for frames. They do anything you want. The website shows their line of frames which they hold in stock but they also do custom. I get all my frames from them. Very good company Very good source for frames. They do anything you want. The website shows their line of frames which they hold in stock but they also do custom. I get all my frames from them. Very good company

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