partington Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) Ok then, so unabashed by making an arse of myself by not being able to find chlorine bleach when it was clearly written on the bottle, I have a new question. I'm in an apartment with really awful knackered, black yes black lampshades dating from God knows when. They look awful. So I wanted to stick on a couple of fresh new ones with a warm orange yellow colour. But after going to Carrefour ,Home Pro, Tesco (yes my favourite), Jusco, J&J market, and big C I cannot find anywhere that sells just lampshades, you seem to have to buy a whole new lamp as well. Is this a valid observation-that you can't buy lampshades on their own, or can someone point me to a source? Cheers [i'm in BKK by the way] Edited August 20, 2010 by partington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deke Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Chatuchak Market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partington Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Chatuchak Market. J&J market mentioned in my original post is Chatuchak Market. I spent an entire( 6 hr) day there with the Nancy Chandler map. Never saw a single lampshade,( I mean for a normal household electric bulb lamp). So can you be a bit more specific about where in the market you have seen these? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noise Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 (edited) We had an interior decorator make new ones for us. Ask a few decorators that make curtains/drapes, coverings for cushions, etc., and sooner or later you will find one that says they can do it or will contract it out. Edited August 21, 2010 by noise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 You can in Chiang Mai (Ban Tawai). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunta71 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Rice farmers from here to Viet Nam are all wearing them as hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricklev Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 It's one of those things like shoelaces that are inexplicably difficult to find here. I've also searched for lampshades with no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 In my many many years of living around south east Asia, I have never seen lampshades for sale anywhere. Maybe it is possible to order some on line from abroad, worth checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBWG Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hi Think ONLY think I have seen some in Index in MBK. again think 6th floor ish! They are available as we have some on table lamps(came complete) TBWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgodber Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I bought mine from a dealer there at Chatuchak Market. As you walk in the main entrance it is located in the next row of shops and off to the right. Sorry I don't have the space number. you will find the shop located on the inside of the row NOT facing the outside. The shades I bought were large but there was a large selection of many other sizes. As I remember though, they were mostly white in color. Hope this helps ,,, yes they really are there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deke Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Chatuchak Market. J&J market mentioned in my original post is Chatuchak Market. I spent an entire( 6 hr) day there with the Nancy Chandler map. Never saw a single lampshade,( I mean for a normal household electric bulb lamp). So can you be a bit more specific about where in the market you have seen these? Thanks! Sorry I don't remember exactly where in the market I found them but there was an area with several shops selling lamps and lamp parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I bought mine from a dealer there at Chatuchak Market. As you walk in the main entrance it is located in the next row of shops and off to the right. Sorry I don't have the space number. you will find the shop located on the inside of the row NOT facing the outside. The shades I bought were large but there was a large selection of many other sizes. As I remember though, they were mostly white in color. Hope this helps ,,, yes they really are there As jcgodber suggests, there are lampshades available at Chatuchak. If you enter via the right hand entrance, (opposite Chatuchak Park, from Kampaengphet 3), and on the right hand side, (where there are art shops too), there used to be lampshade makers there. I had several made to order. Lampshades made in Thailand are surprisingly bad. Mostly I have had made in Hong Kong. Other shops that supply included one on Thonglor, but I can't find the card. Check out the latest Bangkok Guide (Australian & New Zealand Women's Group). As a newcomer you'll find it useful for most things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eff1n2ret Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Is Chatuchak just a weekend market, or are the shops mentioned open weekdays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Saturday & Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 (edited) Rice farmers from here to Viet Nam are all wearing them as hats. Edited August 22, 2010 by welsh1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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