Thrifty times call for thrifty measures, so start making, doing and mending by sprucing up old lampshades. You will need: an unwanted lampshade (for best results use a plain white one), some newspaper ...

Sarah O'Dea, former interiors stylist and now lamp shade engineer, has very recently opened Shady and the Lamp on Dublin's Francis Street. The shop is also a studio where she designs, makes, sells, ...