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July 24th, 2010  Posted at   chose lamp shades, lamp shade variety
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Lamp shades made their first appearance in 17th century Paris as public street lanterns. Reflectors were used in the lantern to spread the light onto the street. Since those early days shades of all shapes and sizes and styles have adorned palaces, homes and offices. They are used for a wide variety of purposes ranging from leisure reading to business to craft activities and more. Make no mistake about it there is a huge range of lamp shade styles and uses so let’s consider some of them.

Firstly let’s look at styles. There’s the country style lamp shade. If your home has a country theme then this will be the style that will suit you. Having a country lamp shade in your home reveals your love of all things country and you can decorate with a animal that you have a particular fondness for. Country lamp shades are more likely to be found in shops that cater for country décor.

Another style is the baby lamp shade. This makes a beautiful present for new parents as they welcome a little one into their home. A baby lamp shade or mini lamp shade can be bought in just the right colors to match the décor of a nursery. It adds a personal touch and of course offers soft ambient light that can be so helpful in the nursery.

Glass shades are very popular because of their timeless elegant and classic feel. However, you do need to be mindful of safety with a glass lamp shade especially if you have little children or boisterous animals in your home. However if this is not a concern you will find the glass lamp shade adds a special touch to your study or bedroom. They are available in a variety of shapes and colors and have a unique ability to amplify colors through the glass.

It’s not only the styles, size and materials of lamp shades that vary but their uses. Desk lamps serve a common purpose for people as diverse as students and businessman. Whether they are being used for reading, study or business transactions desk lamps direct light to specific areas for distinct tasks. Floor lamps on the other hand can serve a wider variety of purposes. They provide ambient light for TV viewing, focussed light for craft activities as well as indirect light for a pleasant evening of conversation with friends. Bedside lamps are commonly used for reading and giving light in the dark of early morning. The also serve to deliver a soft indirect light conducive to the restful atmosphere of a bedroom.

There’s no doubt about it. The variety of style of lamp shades truly reflects the variety of roles lamps fulfil.

July 24th, 2010  Posted at   Tiffany lamps, chose lamp shades
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Tiffany lamps are lamps originally created by American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany who was the son of the founder of the famous jewelry store Tiffany & Co.. He was a lover of beauty and he decided to bring the beauty of stained glass into American homes by making stained glass lamps. He developed an new method of creating stained glass which became known as the copper-foil technique. His modus operandi was to put colors and hues in glass that hadn’t been seen before. Thus Tiffany produced unique, one-off stained-glass lamp shades with elaborate bronze bases. Whilst there is a wide range of variety in lamps and shades, the history of the Tiffany lamps gives it quite a uniqueness. There are a variety of different types of Tiffany lamp shades.

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Tiffany dragonfly lamp
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Geometric Glass lamp shades
These are leaded lamp shades with simple designs. They are simple shapes such as squares, rectangles and ovals. They are made from poured glass, that are cut into segments and edged with copper foil.

Floral Design lamp shades
These lamp shades are a mixture of geometric and floral designs and are globe shaped. Two types of floral shades exist. The scattered leaf pattern with a geometric pattern background and a geometric background with a border of flowers.

Cone Shaped lamp shades
Cone shaped shades use wide-ranging floral patterns. They have straight sides with circular rims. The dragonfly design has a cone shaped shade and are very expensive.
Globe Shaped lamp shades
These shades come with greater detail than cone shaped shades and are thus harder to build. They are a top choice for larger floor lamps.

Irregular Lower Border lamp shades
These shades come with a greater degree of natural form. They have graceful, meandering rims. Their lower border is a irregular shape.

Irregular Upper & Lower lamp shades
These lamp shades represent the most sophisticated and complicated shades. They have any lamps. upper and lower borders. The upper region has a crown that looks like tree branches. The Tiffany "Wisteria" lamp shade is an example of this type of shade and is one of the most valued of all Tiffany lamps.

When buying a Tiffany lamp you need to ask yourself what is the reason I am buying such a lamp. Is it for lighting? Is it for beauty? Is it to bring a timeless classic into my home as a feature piece? Is it to make a statement at my business? You also need to consider the cleaning methods that you will employ on your Tiffany lamp. Once you have answered these fundamental questions your decision will be a lot easier to make.

July 24th, 2010  Posted at   chose lamp shades
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Most of us love enhancing our home. Creating that personal space that is ours and reflects our tastes and values. And let’s face it we love coming home to a place that feels like us and looks like us. It really is a part of the joy of living.

So when it comes to decorating our home we obviously need to give attention to the various furnishings that are in our home. Are you more conservative with regular lighting features or are you more adventurous and have say a Deer Antler Chandelier? Lamp shades are a part of these furnishings. We all know that lighting plays a pivotal role in the ambience of our homes. So when it comes to lamps and shades we need to think through carefully our choices as we chose the ones for our home.

Lamp shades vary immensely in their styles.  Some are deliberately funny and outlandish. They are garish by design and intended to garner a response. Others are exquisite in their elegance and beauty, designed for the sophisticated  and discerning buyer. So an important question to ask is what is the style of this room. Is it fun? Is it glamour? It is loud? Is it quiet? This will affect your choice of shape, color and proportion. We can tell from this that choosing a lamp shade is not only a matter of taste but also a matter of complementing the purpose of a room.

It is also vital to ask yourself the function of the lamp. Lighting generally has four primary functions. These are decorative, accent, task and ambient. Table, bed and floor lamps often fulfil three of these functions. They are decorative, adding flair to a room. They enable tasks such as reading or knitting. They also add ambient, indirect light to a room creating relaxing atmospheres.

Decorative lamp shades exist for beauty. They need to be noticed by people when they walk into the room. Therefore if decoration is your aim choose a larger lamp shade that will fill a space with its elegance and splendour.

Task lamps on the other hand are work horses. The lamp shade should direct the light onto the table you are working on. Whether you need light for the book you are reading or for the mail from your mail organizer or for the garment you are knitting for your grandchild, it must ultimately serve your purpose.

Ambient lamps need shades that go beyond utilitarian purposes and should also have an element of the decorative. Ambient light by its very nature is not designed to dominate and neither should the lamp shade.

So when choosing a lamp shade make sure you consider first its primary purpose and align your choice with your intention.

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