"That got me thinking," she said, "and when I found silk shades for them everything started rolling."

Prices start at $40 for a tiny candle shade and go up to $300 for a 34-inch silk shade.

A table lamp, with a rose silk shade, gave soft illumination.

Above the table is a tree whose branches hold light bulbs tucked under beige silk shades.

"We are considering expanding into silk shades," she added.

It is more difficult to find silk shades here.

It is typically made by joining red and blue silk shades and hanging a candle inside the body.

There is a large assortment of handsome lamps, available with dyed-to-match- or white silk shades.

The wall lights in the great stone walls were bedecked with pink silk shades.

The Duchess owned the pair of black bedside lamps with silk shades.