Comments on: How to Choose the Right Lamp Shades http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html Brilliant Home Decor with Lamp Shades Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:26:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jan http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-1640 Jan Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:59:27 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-1640 Hi Ruth. if you have quite a small place then it is good to harmonize colors with lamp shades and other accessories and bring everything together but it would be odd to pick just one color and use it throughout. I would advise using one color family though - so favoring either warm shades of peach, orange, rust, beige etc and using those colors in accessories and lampshades or choosing a whole set in cool colors such as turquoise, various blues, teal and so on. If you already have cushions, curtains and bedding, try and choose a color already present in these for other items in the room to create a color scheme in each room that hangs together well. Hope that helps Jan Hi Ruth.

if you have quite a small place then it is good to harmonize colors with lamp shades and other accessories and bring everything together but it would be odd to pick just one color and use it throughout. I would advise using one color family though – so favoring either warm shades of peach, orange, rust, beige etc and using those colors in accessories and lampshades or choosing a whole set in cool colors such as turquoise, various blues, teal and so on. If you already have cushions, curtains and bedding, try and choose a color already present in these for other items in the room to create a color scheme in each room that hangs together well.

Hope that helps

Jan

]]> By: Ruth http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-1639 Ruth Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:20:04 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-1639 Hi Jan, My husband & I are renting at present & we need lampshades for d hall, bedroom & spare room. But can't decide on choice of colour. The walls are white, we can't paint them. The bedroom has wooden furniture medium in colour & the blinds are made of white wood. My bed linen is various in colour & I would like to get bedside lamps too. The hall is narrow & long with two lights, however one of them is in d way of a door leading to d washer-dryer. In the spare room The furniture is dark wood & an office cream blind with a PC work station. Please help! Hi Jan,
My husband & I are renting at present & we need lampshades for d hall, bedroom & spare room. But can’t decide on choice of colour. The walls are white, we can’t paint them. The bedroom has wooden furniture medium in colour & the blinds are made of white wood. My bed linen is various in colour & I would like to get bedside lamps too. The hall is narrow & long with two lights, however one of them is in d way of a door leading to d washer-dryer. In the spare room The furniture is dark wood & an office cream blind with a PC work station. Please help!

]]> By: Jan http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-1502 Jan Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:30:18 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-1502 Hi, yes, as a general rule the height of the lamp shade should be no larger than a third of the total height but it does depend on the proportions of the lamp base and the shape of the shade so there are exceptions. If you have a very wide lamp base it might be that the shade can be a bit larger in proportion. In that case you just have to trust your eye if you have an unusual base or shade. Does it look top heavy on not? In these cases I would want to see the base with the shade and not buy my lamp shades online but in a store where I can see the base and shade together. Of course, if you are buying a whole lamp with shade included the designer will have out together a size and shape of base and shade which go well together and you can usually trust this so you could buy table lamps online without a problem. Jan Hi, yes, as a general rule the height of the lamp shade should be no larger than a third of the total height but it does depend on the proportions of the lamp base and the shape of the shade so there are exceptions. If you have a very wide lamp base it might be that the shade can be a bit larger in proportion. In that case you just have to trust your eye if you have an unusual base or shade. Does it look top heavy on not? In these cases I would want to see the base with the shade and not buy my lamp shades online but in a store where I can see the base and shade together. Of course, if you are buying a whole lamp with shade included the designer will have out together a size and shape of base and shade which go well together and you can usually trust this so you could buy table lamps online without a problem.

Jan

]]> By: J Madison http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-1501 J Madison Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:37:48 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-1501 When it says the size of the lamp shade should be no larger than a third of the height of the base, what dimension it that referring to....height of the shade? What about a lamp with a wide base....should the diameter measurement or shade height take that into consideration? When it says the size of the lamp shade should be no larger than a third of the height of the base, what dimension it that referring to….height of the shade? What about a lamp with a wide base….should the diameter measurement or shade height take that into consideration?

]]> By: Jan http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-1282 Jan Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:14:42 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-1282 Hi Linda you can liven things up a little with a rich burgundy red lamp shade, create a warm glow with a gold colored shade or if you want to stay natural and keep the shade in the background stick with cream or your sofa color, even mushroom or rust. A lot depends on the other items in the room. It can work well to choose a plain lamp shade which picks out one of the colors from your curtains or cushions, for example. Let me know if you're still stuck Jan Hi Linda

you can liven things up a little with a rich burgundy red lamp shade, create a warm glow with a gold colored shade or if you want to stay natural and keep the shade in the background stick with cream or your sofa color, even mushroom or rust. A lot depends on the other items in the room. It can work well to choose a plain lamp shade which picks out one of the colors from your curtains or cushions, for example.

Let me know if you’re still stuck

Jan

]]> By: linda guerrieri http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-1281 linda guerrieri Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:03:21 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-1281 what color shade would you put in a living room that will give a warm glow to the room. the walls are cream color and the sofa is a couple of shades darker what color shade would you put in a living room that will give a warm glow to the room. the walls are cream color and the sofa is a couple of shades darker

]]> By: Jan http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-1191 Jan Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:31:20 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-1191 Your best bet for a replacement lamp shade is a local lighting store who may have or be able to source a supplier of a similar shade. Take a picture of your floor lamp (assuming that it is too big to take with you) so that you can show it to the store assistant to demonstrate what you are looking for. Hope that helps. Jan Your best bet for a replacement lamp shade is a local lighting store who may have or be able to source a supplier of a similar shade. Take a picture of your floor lamp (assuming that it is too big to take with you) so that you can show it to the store assistant to demonstrate what you are looking for. Hope that helps.

Jan

]]> By: C Miller http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-1181 C Miller Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:40:05 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-1181 I am looking for a replacement lamp shade for a Crate and Barrel Axel floor lamp that I purchased in 2003. C&B does not carry that lamp any longer nor do they carry the particular type of shade required for the lamp. Any ideas as to where I can get a replacement shade? I am looking for a replacement lamp shade for a Crate and Barrel Axel floor lamp that I purchased in 2003. C&B does not carry that lamp any longer nor do they carry the particular type of shade required for the lamp. Any ideas as to where I can get a replacement shade?

]]> By: Jan http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-576 Jan Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:54:17 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-576 Hi Bob not necessarily. It depends on the rest of the room and how the lamps are arranged. Not everything has to be matching unless you are talking about a pair of matching lamp bases and then you would want matching lamp shades. Jan Hi Bob

not necessarily. It depends on the rest of the room and how the lamps are arranged. Not everything has to be matching unless you are talking about a pair of matching lamp bases and then you would want matching lamp shades.

Jan

]]> By: Bob http://lampshadescentral.com/how-to-choose-the-right-lamp-shades.html/comment-page-1#comment-575 Bob Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:11:28 +0000 http://lampshadescentral.com/?p=43#comment-575 Do all the lamp shades in a room have to have the same color (black in my case) Do all the lamp shades in a room have to have the same color (black in my case)

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