Providing a good and lasting “first impression” to your guests as they walk into your home is most always our objective as host and homeowner. One of the ways to accomplish your objective is through the thoughtful selection of your entry way or foyer lighting fixtures. When you walk through your front door, you want […]
A lampshade without the shade? Yes, that’s right. This trend has become popular. Initially the wire pendants added a hint of industrial charm to a room; in the last few years, the look has expanded to include modern and transitional styles. Given the “bare bulb” look, the optimal location for these types of pendants would
It might be brutally cold in New England this morning, but, our beloved Boston Red Sox are down in sunny Florida training for the 2023 MLB season. We’re slightly jealous and dreaming of those warmer days when they return to Fenway. Until then, the scene on the Red Sox Baseball Table Lamp shade is taking us
The perfect Kitchen Island lighting solution for any kitchen is always a challenge. Typically, our kitchen pendant lights should achieve three goals: task light, ambient light and a light that is not visually dense. Clearly, task lighting over the island is important. At the same time, unless the ceiling is covered with canned lights,
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A fitter is the mechanism by which the lampshade “attaches” to the lamp. The six most common types of fitters for a lampshade are the washer, the washer with reflector bends, the clip for a standard light bulb, the clip for a small, chandelier type of lampshade, the threaded Uno, and the Chimney: The washer
Finding the right lampshade for a lamp is like finding the right blouse for a pair of pants. You need to keep in mind color, cut and style to form the perfect ensemble. And with any outfit, the jewelry is the “finishing touch”. I consider finials the jewelry of a lamp’s outfit. And, as with
Click here to learn more about our rectangle lampshades. We don’t see as many lamps which feature a rectangular shape, but when one comes into the store, we are ready! There are many variations on the rectangle – some traditional, and others more contemporary, clean lines. The key feature of the rectangle is the greater
The difference between a good lampshade and a great lampshade for your lamp can be a small one…but your choice can often have a tremendous impact on your décor. The lampshade you chose can make an ordinary lamp – and room – extra-ordinary. This photo above is and oldie (pulled it from the archives) from
Click here to learn more about our wide variety of hardback lampshades. This week, some of our interesting shading projects have been a set of wooden spindles from an old weaving machine converted into lamps, a large (very large) glass bottle that we converted into a lamp in our workshop, and a carved Chinese figure
Click here to consider our wide variety of empire lampshades. The empire lampshade is one of the oldest lampshade designs, and even today, is what I consider the “workhorse” lampshade style. As the largest retailer of lampshades – new and replacement – in New England, we sell A LOT of lampshades! And, the most
There are as many styles of pleated lampshades as there are styles and sizes of lampshades…too many to count! We are going to give you an overview of lampshade pleats – starting with silk lampshades and moving to the hardback shades. The first general category of silk pleats is the Box Pleat, which seems to
Harps are a critical piece of hardware for fitting a lampshade to a lamp; select the right size harp and the shade will fit the lamp perfectly; too tall a harp and the socket is exposed; too short a harp, and the top part of the lamp is hidden. So…. What is a harp?! Harps
