Abstract: A lamp shade or similar article includes a glow-in-the-dark region with a first side disposed toward a light source so that the light source illuminates the first side and with a second side disposed away from the light source. The glow-in-the-dark region includes a glow-in-the-dark substance that stores energy from illumination and that responds to the stored energy by emitting light in the visible range. A portion of the light emitted by the glow-in-the-dark substance exits from the second side. If the first side is illuminated with sufficient intensity, the light exiting from the second side after illumination ceases is sufficient to be perceptible by a human in ambient darkness. The glow-in-the-dark substance can be a glow-in-the-dark ink applied to a cloth layer that is bonded to a transparent plastic layer of the lamp shade. The glow-in-the-dark ink can form a pattern that is bounded by an edge, and the surrounding background can include another colorant.