About Lamps

Maurice Robertson asked:


The “art” of interior design is generally seen as divided between modern contemporary, eclectic, or, interiors which include design components from a range of sources and classic, or, traditional interior design.

A definition of “classic” is “a work of recognised excellence”, or one that has “stood the test of time”.

A classic lamp, by definition, is well qualified, having seen a minimum of 100 years of changes in fashion, trends and faddish crazes.  Here it stands a century later, as elegant and timeless as the day it was made, having survived them all!

For a classic or eclectic interior, fine antique table lamps will quickly “pull the look together”, adding interest and an overall sense of high style.

Sophisticated interior design requires thoughtful and subtle lighting.  To over or under light a beautiful interior is to detract from the finished effect.  The great benefit of table lamp lighting is that it is easily portable, allowing for lighting to be repositioned to produce the most satisfactory outcome.

The classic lamp calls for the classic lampshade.  Lampshades can be made in many materials with silk being the fabric of choice.  For the ultimate in luxurious furnishings, silk can also be used to line a shade ensuring a professional and polished finish.  This sumptuous textile is available in an almost endless array of colours and is the last word in elegance and refinement.  A full range of shade styles are available in any shape.  Soft or bonded, knife, box or diamond pleats or perhaps a ruffling effect.

Our home interiors are an important part of our lives offering an excellent means of self expression and comfortable retreat from the busyness of the world in which we live.  Well placed antique and decorative lamps with their gentle, glowing light make a valuable contribution to the feeling of any classic interior.

                       

A particularly elegant pair of late 19th century, Chinese export, papier mache, Mei P’ing shaped table lamps, the slender lamps in imitation of patinated, gilded bronze.  The vase shapes very delicately decorated with faded, gilded willows overhanging a village scene. In the foreground, painted in miniature, is an amusing subject of two boys at play with a ball.  Although diminutive, the children are reproduced with a very fine sense of movement.  The lamps on original black lacquered bases.

Circa 1900    Overall height (including shades) 17.5″ / 45cm

Reputable, decorative lighting specialists such as The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co are able to offer a wide range of styles and designs, with lamps in porcelain, cinnabar, glass and pottery.

The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co specialise in antique table lamp lighting with an on-line range of over 100 unique, antique and vintage lamps on view. Lamps are shipped ready wired for the U.S, the U.K and Australia.

You are invited to visit their web site at www.antiquelampshop.com

© The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co 2009



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jimboinlove asked:


I want to use oil and candle light at night when we are watching movies and just hanging out instead of paying the utility company for electricity. It is hard to find oil lamps in my home area of Wisconsin.

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Craig Chambers asked:


Antler lamps are an excellent way to create western decor. So much more than a way to light your home, antler lamps add character to your home. If you own a rustic cabin or southwest style home, the rustic appeal of antlers with their beautiful shapes and variations in natural color will give your area the unique old west feel you are hoping to create.

Ranch owners as well as those designing contemporary houses have chosen antler lamps for decades as the beautiful rustic lighting to enhance their ranch style home decor. Because of the smooth shape of antler lamps and chandeliers there is a unique charm in the antlers themselves that wonderfully accompanies any variety of western furniture. There is something distinctive about antler lamps that ties in every element and gives off a sophisticated country feel within the room. Antler lamps have a unique quality about them that distinctly enhances rustic beauty in any environment.

Antler lamps also compliment many other rustic elements in home decorating. In the Northwest or “north woods” antlers may be added to snow shoes and complimented with rawhide lamp shades to use as fabulous wall sconces. The light colored wood and rawhide lacing of the shoe, combined with the leather binding and pleasant glow of the rawhide shade, make it a wonderful match. No matter if you decide to adorn your antler lamp with southwestern light rawhide shades or western style dark rawhide lampshades, the choice is yours and the effect will be stunning.

Smaller antler chandeliers are sometimes fashioned from whitetail deer antlers while large chandeliers may have many tiers of huge elk antlers. Weather your decorating space is large or small an antler chandelier will compliment western home furnishings.

In Jackson Hole, WY the town’s square is embellished with arches created from Elk antlers. It is certainly unique and you can create the same spirit with antler lamps. Small lamps are created from whitetail deer antlers while large light fixtures such as chandeliers may have tiers of elk antlers with rawhide lampshades. One of the most popular lamps is created with moose antlers, recognizable with their beautiful dark palms and dark rawhide lamp shades.

Every year, groups and associations such as the Boy Scouts will find the prized sheds. If you ever discover antler sheds in the wild, it is an amazing occurrence. Antler lamps create that same style in your home and can change your home’s ambiance in a beautiful way.

Antlers are acquired in varying qualities that are valued like rare coins. The best quality is awarded an “A” grade. The grading system, indirectly, has to do with the how much time the sheds lie exposed on the ground before found. The longer they are left exposed, the more they break down. New antler sheds are dark brown in color. Sheds that are not discovered quickly will begin to bleach in the sun until they become a chalky white. Another reason they loose their value is because of chew marks from small rodents and stains from wet ground or moss.

There are also different techniques for making the antler lamps themselves. Some lamp makers use glue to hold the antlers together. Others may fasten them together with rawhide thong for a rustic Indian look. And some of the most attractive antler lamps may include a combination of being glued, drilled and screwed together, with the holes sealed for a natural look. Better quality lamps will almost always include rawhide lamp shades.

Each antler is a little different than any other, so each antler lamp is a unique treasure and works wonderfully for rustic lighting. Try antler lamps with rawhide lamp shades in your home to create true rustic charm and to give it that warm, inviting look and feel that everybody loves.



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Craig Chambers asked:


Try leather lamp shades for southwestern decorating and design style. The use of decorative rustic shades has become more prevalent in the past few years as interior designers have realized how easy it is to add western and Native style in any room, by simply using a leather lamp shade as part of the interior decorating.

The typical design you see throughout the southwestern states and in decorating magazines can be easily achieved by effortlessly replacing the shades on lamps you already own, or by placing them on beautiful rustic lamps like wrought iron and antler lamps. Rustic lamp shades are available in a natural color and are also dyed in brown, wine, gold, red, green and black that look amazing and are simple for use with any color pallet.

The thing I like most about rustic shades is their adaptability and the way they enhance western decorating. These hand-stitched, rustic lamp shades are created from soft pigskin, suede leather that creates a nice glow when illuminated and has a unique finish because of the natural small hair follicle holes on the hide.

Perfect for channeling light both upward and outward, leather lamp shades are perfect when used on a variety of rustic lamp styles. It doesn’t matter if you wish to light a spacious room with chandelier lamps or other rustic lamps, or are simply trying to light an unlit corner with table lamps or rustic lamps, leather lamp shades provide the best lighting effect in lighting your home.

You will like the welcoming light of rustic lamps shades and the captivating warmth they give to your home when using them beside other western style design accessories like Native wall hangings and Indian hand crafts or with rustic furniture. Choosing where you will use the lamp shade is one thing to think about before buying. Big lamp shades that allow more light to come through are better for reading and brightening a big room, while smaller shades are great for accent lighting or illuminating a small area.

Leather lamp shades used on desk lamps or bedside lamps can make a huge transformation and bring authentic southwestern style to any room. Whether used with standard style lamps or on special western lamps, leather lamp shades are the best way to incorporate the rustic style that you love. The great adaptability of rustic leather lamp shades make them appropriate for using in bedrooms, living rooms, offices and in any area where you would like to incorporate rustic charm.

They also look beautiful in log homes and are the best way to enrich the natural beauty of its surroundings. Easily buy leather lamp shades online or find them in stores that sell western style decorating items. If you enjoy western design in home decor, and want to enhance southwest style in your home decorating, try using the unique beauty of designer leather lamp shades for your home decor.



Pauline

Craig Chambers asked:


Southwestern lamps generate a welcoming atmosphere in rustic style homes. Southwest decorating is a great choice for any interior, but it does possess its own set of problems, especially when it comes time to choosing the right lighting fixtures or lamp styles. But, lighting a rustic style interior is actually easier than you think! Use western lamps that complement the rustic style you wish to enhance and watch how your decor takes on a new look.

Sometimes you will come across southwestern lamps for sale in lamp stores, but you will have a greater chance of finding a wide selection to choose from online. The greatest thing about choosing from these rustic lamps online is the ability to match any color or design style when it comes to designing an interior. With various rustic style lamps available, you will no doubt find the perfect lamp to add to your rustic decorating style.

When purchasing a rustic lamp for your rustic home you will need to decide whether you want a classic style lamp like a wrought iron lamp, or if a novelty lamp such as an antler lamp or pottery lamp would better match your interior design. The lamps you use in your interior design, are determined by whether you are incorporating them into a very elegant rustic home or are just trying to achieve an informal country design style. Wrought iron lamps with leather lamp shades, for instance, are very elegant, and are wonderful accent lighting when placed on living room tables.

If you are searching for a western style lamp that not only works well as a functional lamp, but also really enhances western style decorating, wood furniture or Native drums, then a one of a kind antler lamp is definitely the ideal choice. Genuine deer sheds found over the course of the season, are used in creating these fabulous lamps and add a touch of rustic design wherever they are placed. Whether they are used in a bedroom, office, den or child’s room, you are sure to be pleased with how southwestern lamps fit with your decorating style.

Hand-crafted Indian pottery is another fabulous way to create true Native American decor in your interior. A fantastic lamp for pottery enthusiasts is a lamp created out of a real clay pot, hand-coiled by the Indians of the Sierra Madre Mountains in Northern Mexico. Once you have decided which kind of southwestern lamp is right for you, whether an iron, antler or pottery lamp, you can then enhance the design with Native tapestries or colorful Indian rugs. This will complete the look and design the rustic home you have always wanted.

The part you will like most about designing with western lamps is that they can be placed in many areas of your home to create fabulous southwestern style. No matter if you just want to add a little southwestern style to a living room, or if you are taking on a larger task of decorating an entire home or cabin, you will love how you can accomplish a true look of the southwest with the incredible beauty of southwestern lamps.



Maurice

Craig Chambers asked:


Antler lamps are wonderful for enhancing western home decor. So much more than average home lighting, antler lamps bring character to your room. If you own a rustic cabin or southwestern home, the elegant character of antlers with their unusual shapes and variations in natural color will give your area the distinctive rustic design you love.

Rustic home owners as well as those constructing more sophisticated houses have chosen antler lamps for many years as the must have rustic lighting to complete their ranch style home style. Because of the natural curves of antler lamps and chandeliers there is a natural beauty inherent within the antlers that wonderfully compliments any variety of southwestern furniture. There is something distinctive about antler lamps that pulls every element together and creates a sophisticated rustic look within the area. Antler lamps have something special about them that definitely creates rustic beauty in any environment.

Antler lamps also accompany many other western accessories in home decor. In the Northwest or “north woods” antlers may be attached to snow shoes and adorned with rawhide lamp shades to create beautiful wall sconces. The light wood and rawhide lacing of the shoe, in combination with the leather binding and warm glow of the rawhide shade, make it a beautiful combination. Weather you decide to adorn your antler lamp with rustic light rawhide shades or country style dark rawhide lampshades, the decision is yours and the outcome will be amazing.

Smaller antler chandeliers are sometimes made from whitetail deer antlers while larger chandeliers sometimes have several tiers of huge elk antlers. Weather your area is large or small an antler chandelier will bring the old west home.

In a small town in Wyoming, the town square is adorned with arches created from Elk antlers. It is truly one of a kind and you can design the same look with antler lamps. Small lamps are fashioned from whitetail deer antlers while larger light fixtures such as chandeliers may have tiers of elk antlers with rawhide lampshades. One of the most popular lamps is created with moose antlers, unmistakable with their great dark palms and dark rawhide lamp shades.

Every year, clubs and organizations such as the Boy Scouts will go looking for the prized sheds. If you ever find antler sheds outdoors, it is an amazing experience. Antler lamps bring that same look in your home and can change your home’s ambiance in a unique way.

Antlers are acquired in different qualities that are graded like rare coins. The highest quality is given an “A” grade. The grading criteria, indirectly, has to do with the how much time the sheds lie on the ground before they are found. The more time they are left in the wild, the more they lose their quality. Newer antler sheds will be dark brown in color. Sheds that are not found soon will begin to wash out in the sun until they become a chalky white. Another reason they loose their quality is because of chew marks from small animals and stains from wet ground or moss.

There are also different forms of making the antler lamps themselves. Some lamp makers use glue to hold the antlers together. Others may join them together with rawhide string for a western look. And some of the most appealing antler lamps may use a combination of glue, screws and lacing, with the holes closed up for a natural look. Quality lamps will almost always feature rawhide lamp shades.

Each antler is somewhat varied than any other, so each antler lamp is especially unique and is great for rustic lighting. Try antler lamps with rawhide lamp shades in your home to create true rustic charm and to give it that warm, inviting look and feel that everybody loves.



Viola

Craig Chambers asked:


Rustic lamps with rawhide lamp shades are among the most common rustic lamps you find in log homes and in rustic decorating or western decor. If you have lived in the west or visited western States, you know exactly what I mean.

Lamp shades made of rawhide are functional and very versatile, fitting into just about any home decor. Rawhide leather lamp shades are also found in colors to allow interior decorators to use any color pallet. Try adding rawhide shades in your decorating project and see for yourself how well they enhance your rustic design ideas.

When you prepare to purchase rawhide lamp shades you will want to decide how your lamp will be used. This is just a matter of choosing in which room you will be using it. For instance, you might be lighting a huge area or just brightening a dark corner of the room. Rawhide shades are also great when used with antler chandeliers and antler lamps since rawhide lampshades are a standard for rustic style lighting. From small chandelier lamp shades with attached bulb adaptors for candelabra bulbs or sconces to big accent lamps or floor lamps, rawhide shades work wonderfully for southwestern style home lighting.

When you use rawhide lampshades for home lighting, you are going to really be impressed by the warm atmosphere created by the lamps light coming through the stretched rawhide. This is how rawhide shades work to create that inviting feel. It is a balanced combination of color and texture that causes that warm glow. While it may not be the focus of your room, it will certainly add some character to the space.

When using raw hide lamp shades for reading you will probably want to utilize a larger lamp and lampshade that can be used to give off light from behind and above the person reading. This allows for the most comfortable reading environment. Sconce lamp shades also allow for correct reading light and rawhide shades come in just the right size for your reading and decorating needs.

Remember, when you are deciding on the lighting for your home, the light from rawhide accent lamp shades will allow you to filter the bright glare and capture the beauty of the light while using it where you need it. Light rawhide, sometimes called southwestern lamp shades, lets the maximum light shine through while dark colored rawhide shades, called western lamp shades, are more subtle producing a charcoal or smoke color when the lamp is turned on.

One of the greatest things about the rawhide lamp shades offered online is that they work with so many different types of lamps including rustic lamp styles as well as traditional ones. Like the sought after antler lamp with a rawhide leather lamp shade, they also look great on desk lamps or wooden lamps. Iron lamps with rawhide shades are another very popular choice in lighting accessories for rustic decor.

There is really no need to make big changes if you own more traditional style lamps. It is a rawhide shade that is enhancing the rustic look and feel which is why professional decorators love designing with them. You can use rawhide with traditional lamps and achieve a very nice southwestern feel.

The variations of size and color lend these lamp shades to be used in almost any environment where you want to bring out the rustic character or are enhancing a room in what has been termed rustic chic style. Just as appropriate in the living room, family room or den as well as bedroom or study, rawhide shades can be used in just one area or used to give a southwestern theme throughout your whole house.

Popular as table lamps as well as on bed stands or on floor lamps and chandeliers, lampshades can make a dramatic statement and bring a unique charm to any room. Purchasing rawhide lamp shades online is easy and fast and often saves you a lot of time and money. Using rawhide in your home is an investment in tranquility and peace that you will enjoy forever.

If you love the rustic decorating style of the southwest, or want to enjoy your own four season Arizona room or include the Native American style of New Mexico, you will love enhancing your rustic decor with rawhide lamp shades.



Crystal

lip11 asked:


BTW, I’m talking about electric lamps where you touch the base or stem with your hand and the light will go on or off. I’m not talking about standard lights with a switch.

Pauline

Maurice Robertson asked:


The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co specialise in the design and restoration of antique table lamps.  Long experience in the field has gained the company expertise and appreciation among interior designers.  Antique lamps are not only a functional source of lighting, but can serve a variety of lighting tasks.

Accent lighting is strictly decorative and is not intended to “illuminate the room” but rather provide a delightful focal point to establish ambience and mood.  Accent lamps are a statement of taste, come in a wide variety of forms and are a valuable asset to the interior.    

  



As the name suggests, the accent lamp is meant to accentuate a particular object or to draw attention to a specific area. This may be a mantelpiece, bookshelf or small side table in an entrance hall or perhaps amongst a group of photo frames or collection of small silver.  The careful placement of accent lighting will add a further dimension to the feel & comfort of a room.

The lamp base, however, is only half of the story.  The partnering of the right lamp shade is essential in producing the desired effect.  Once selected it should bring the look together by a thoughtful combination of style, size, shape, colour, appropriate fabric and passementerie.  Both lamp and shade should be chosen to compliment the existing or proposed interior.

A carefully chosen accent or table lamp will reward with a lot more than the quest for additional lighting.  Remember that illumination is the essence of a room and can make or break a décor.

The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co is a boutique company offering a wide selection of high end quality, antique and vintage lamps.  Their lamps are unique with no element of mass production. They also custom make silk and linen lamp shades to order.  

Please remember that The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co ship lamps, ready wired for the U.S, the U.K and Australia.



You are invited to visit their web site at www.antiquelampshop.com 

© The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co 2009



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James Watkin asked:


I bought one last year that had a crackling fire scene as a gift and I want to get one for my grandma but the other lamp was a gift for a stranger so I cannot ask the person who recieved it what it is called as I don’t know who got it.

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