99% of lampshades are eyesores
But these are great. Plus more unbeatable home-goods heat
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But we are about maximizing the shining prosperity in the world so today we’ve got a sletter dedicated to unbeatable home-goods heat, including:
Artist-made lampshades that’ll make your cribbo’s microbiome flourish… bioluminescently??
An under-the-radar vintage object seller with a seductively “lawless” aesthetic
High-level Italian-made knit slappers for the couch, the bed, and the body
And more!
Let’s get to it —
Not long ago we got a question in the intel-rich SpyTalk Chat Room about hand-painted lampshades.
Desperately seeking a lampshade! Ideally hand-painted, but more Bloomsbury than twee — Kayla
This is a great question, because A) 99% of lampshades are depressing eyesores and B) hand-painted anything is going to invigorate your cribbo. Since we owe nothing to anyone but our readers, Erin sleuthed around and came through with a Recon Dossier for this reader that was so smacking we feel compelled to share it, and more finds she’s turned up since, with all of our Classified SpyFriends: