If you’re seriously interested in knowing about home decorating with lamps, you need to think beyond the basics. This informative article takes a closer look at things you need to know about lamps.

When redecorating a room, don’t forget about your lighting. Although it may seem that you’ll have to buy all new lamps for your new interior decoration, sometimes all you need is a new lamp shade. Substituting a lamp shade is a cheaper than buying a whole new lamp.

Lamps and lamp shades come in a variety of different shapes, textures, and materials. With a huge kind of lamps to choose from, finding the perfect lamp is actually a matter of having the requirement time and energy to spend in an effort to locate it. It can in fact be a rather time-consuming attempt trying to select among a wall lamp, a desk lamp, a table lamp, a floor lamp, or an accent lamp.

Here is a listing of many popular 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.

If you find yourself confused by what you’ve read to this point, don’t despair. Everything should be crystal clear by the time you finish.

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

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

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

V Notch Lamp Shade - the top or bottom edge has a “V” shaped design instead of being straight.

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

10) Junior Lamp Shade - a short drum (or bell drum) lamp shade made especially to fit a 6 way reflector floor lamps that became popular c 1930.
Painted lamp shades are a must for rustic style decorating, or for use in any cabin, lodge, or ranch style home. The unique style they create in your home will have your friends talking about your wonderful interior design long after they leave. These lamp shades are a wonderful way to create interesting southwest or Native American style in your interior design and complete a look that is truly unique.

Be sure to choose a lamp style that is complementary to your room and to follow its theme. Your lamp’s or its shade’s color has to match the rest of the room’s furniture, fabrics and accessories. Carefully select your lamp’s colors as these will be exposed at all times.

Knowing enough about lamps to make solid, informed choices cuts down on the fear factor. If you apply what you’ve just learned about lamps, you should have nothing to worry about.