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 when I set up a display to showcase the difference between a fabulous lampshade and not so fabulous lampshade. I would have to say the one on the right is certainly better!

As the largest retailer of lampshades in the northeast, we spend time each day helping our customers shade and re-shade their lamps.  From small accent lamps to table lamps, antique to mid-century modern to contemporary to traditional table and floor lamps, to art objects – wine and liquor bottles, statues, computer servers, ski boots, baskets, Russian samovars, metal, wood, ceramic, glass…. You get the idea….. we have the opportunity to challenge our creative skills and expertise every day.

Do you know the difference between a hardback lampshade and a silk lampshade? Do you know how to measure a lampshade? What factors do you take into consideration in selecting a new lampshade? What are the most popular styles of lampshades today? What kinds of pleats and trims are available? What size lampshade do you need?

We thought it might be helpful to use this forum to share our knowledge and expertise about lampshades with you. We have created a series of posts that address a long list of shade facts and issues.  Further, if you have questions or ideas – we would love to hear about them and address them in our next posting.

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