Different Lamp Styles

There are different lamp styles that will brighten your room in different ways, but more importantly you need to make sure that it will complement your home decor. Choosing the wrong lamp may cause the entire appearance of your room to go completely out of sync. Depending on what bedroom settings you have, you need a table lamp that will fit your personal style. If your bedroom tends to be more contemporary and artistic in nature, consider a modern style bedside table lamp. These types of lamps are simple and sleek with a clean look. If you have a country feel to your home, then you should consider country-style table lamps. You will typically find that the base of the lamps have a lot more designs to choose from than the modern ones. These style of lamps also come in pastel colors.

The third type of lamps that we will get into is antique lamps. The authentic antique lamps tend to be more rare and worth thousands of dollars. The reason why they are worth so much is typically due to the fact that there is some sort of history attached to it. These lamps will increase in value over time as well, so you could view your purchase as an investment. On the other spectrum, you can get a manufactured antique lamp that is less expensive but yet still conveys the message you want communicated. It's really a matter of personal preference. Most people will not be able to tell the two apart, so if you don't care about authenticity then you should consider getting the manufactured antique lamp.

Be sure to go to all of your local brick and mortar stores to see all the different types of styles that are out there before making your purchase. Once you get a feel for what type of lamp you want for your home, look for your lamp online because you will be able to save least 20-30% off retail prices. I typically save up to 50% when I shop online because I cut out the middle men. Good luck on your quest for that perfect lamp for your home.

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Lamp Shade Styles and Shapes

A little ground work for discussion: A shade basically has 3 measurements: top diameter, bottom diameter and side length. There are other measurements on complex frames which is another subject.

Here is a listing of many basic lamp shade styles:

1) Empire Lamp Shade- a round shape lamp shade with straight sloped side. The shade slope is not exaggerated but rather at a traditional angle, the most common type of shade found.

2) Bell Lamp Shade - the same as an empire lamp shade except the side is curved not straight.

3) Drum Lamp Shade - a round shape lamp shade with straight side where the top and bottom diameter are near each other crating a near cylindrical or drum type of shape.

4) Coolee Lamp Shade - a round shape lamp shade with straight or curved sloped side. The shade slope is exaggerated due the top diameter being much smaller than the bottom diameter thus resembling a Chinese coolee hat.

5) Square Lamp Shade - self explaining

6) Rectangular Lamp Shade - self explaining

7) Oval Lamp Shade - self explaining

8) Hexagon Lamp Shade - six sided lamp shade

9) Octagon Lamp Shade - eight sided lamp shade

10) Cut Corner Lamp Shade - the corners are cut straight across instead of a right angle.

11) Inverted Cut Corner Lamp Shade - the corners are cut inward in a curve instead of a right angle.

12) Out round Corner Lamp Shade - the corners are rounded outward in a curve instead of a right angle.

13) Scallop Top or Bottom Lamp Shade - the top or bottom edge is wavy or curved in a scalloped manner instead of being straight.

14) V Notch Lamp Shade - the top or bottom edge has a "V" shaped design instead of being straight.

15) Gallery Lamp Shade - the bottom edge has a wide gallery section which may have a different decorative treatment.

16) Fancy Square Lamp Shade - a square top bell shape lamp shade with square bottom where each bottom side has a single out scallop.

17) Bouillotte Lamp Shade - a short drum (or bell drum) lamp shade, named after the French card game where this lamp and shade were commonly found.

18) Junior Lamp Shade - a short drum (or bell drum) lamp shade made especially to fit a 6 way reflector floor lamp that became popular c 1930.

19) Uno Lamp Shade - any lamp shade where the shade "FITTER" is large enough to slip over or screw over the socket.

Now there are hexagon bells and squares with inverted cut corners. There are V notch bell drums and most any other combinations of features that you may imagine...

It may be obvious that this could go on limited only by our imagination and the lamp shade makers skill. Then there are custom shades in great variety and complexity.

Some say the shade makes the lamp and there is some truth in that. Just do not begin with an ugly lamp and expect your shade to redeem it !

Good luck on selecting your next lamp shade.

- Jim Hoyle

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