Lamp Shade Obsession

Ernie is about a year and a half years old and is generally good natured. Within the last couple of months he won't stay off the lamp shades in our living room.

I'd love some advice as to how we can train him to leave them alone. I don't want to squirt him with a water bottle because I don't want him to associate that unpleasantness with me. We tried rubbing citrus on the shades and that worked for one day but he got over it quickly.

I saw a 4 Paws product designed to keep cats off furniture but reviews talked about a putrid smell and potential kitty health issues resulting from its use.

We're getting desperate. I don't think he really understands the time out discipline he's getting and I don't want our time together to be so negative.

Help?
Thanks!

Hi! What if you remove the shades temporarily, and maybe also buy one that he can have for his own?
Hopefully this obsession doesn't last, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

We did try removing them to no avail. I'm afraid that giving him his own might teach him that we're all good with his tearing it up. Good thoughts. Thank you.

It might be worth a try again, because if you remove them and give him his own, --that's not on a lamp, he will hopefully associate things differently. That's what I had in mind anyway
Try cheap ones, you may have to give him more than one.

...you don't have little bugs/gnats that are being attracted to the lights?

Double sided tape?

How would you put the tape on the lamp shade? around the bottom edge, hanging in strips from the bottom? I'm really curious now. I can see the strips hanging down attracting kit, but then when they stick to his paws repulsing him. I guess if it's just around the bottom of the shade, it would just repulse him.