Replacement Lamp Glass in Lampshades & Lightshades

Give Your Lamps a Fresh Look With Replacement Lamp Shades

Replacement glass lampshades give lamps a fresh, stylish look. You can find a suitable used or new lampshade for your lighting needs in the numerous eBay listings.

Different replacement lampshade glass shapes

Lampshade glasses come in a range of shapes, but the standard one are:

• Empire: A classic lampshade design, the empire shade is round with the top portion cut off.
• Square: This is just like the empire in design but it is square instead of being round.
• Drum: This shade is cylindrical in shape and offers a more contemporary look.
• Oval: This shade does not look much different from a round shade unless you look at it from above.

Are there other benefits of replacement lamp shades besides decoration?

Lampshades replacements come in different materials such as glass, paper, silk, velvet, cotton, and linen, which make them suitable for decorative purposes. Besides decoration, they improve the quality of your lighting in the following ways:

• Light distribution: Since glass is transparent, glass lampshades ensure a balanced distribution of light throughout the room.
• Harmonisation: Glass shades enable lamps to blend with pretty much all interior styles. The balanced and neutral design ensures a room’s harmony is not disturbed.
• Colours: Glass lampshades come in different hues such as white, red, blue, green, and purple, which offer a whole new perspective to any space.

Can you tell if the glass lampshade is suitable for your lamp before buying?

A lampshade on a mismatched base looks odd and takes away the fresh look you wish to achieve. It is, therefore, essential that you get the size right. While you should see the manufacturer’s site for details, some solid rules of thumb to get the shade size right are:

• The shade’s height must be three-quarters the lamp base’s height.
• The shade base’s width must be equal to the lamp’s height from base to top.
• If you are unsure about two different sizes, it is usually better to go with the bigger size. However, if the lamp is tall and thin, the smaller shade would suit better.

Moreover, you must match the replacement shade size with your room. A relatively empty and large room would comfortably accommodate a much bigger lampshade compared to a small and cluttered room.

Choosing a non-transparent replacement lampshade glass

If you use the lamp to read, a translucent shade would be ideal. However, dark opaque shades would be elegant for decorative lightings. You can also match the glass’s shade with existing colours in your room as you do with carpets and curtains, especially for replacement lamp shades for floor lamps.