Dear Gail: I’ve been looking for new lamps for my living room, and I like that the stores now have mix-and-match lamps and shades. But how do I go about selecting the right shade for a lamp? Nicole ...

DEAR GAIL: I've been looking for new lamps for my living room and like that the stores now have mix and match lamps and shades. But how do I go about selecting the right shade for a lamp? -- Nicole K.

First you notice the cool shades ? bold drum or rectangular styles towering over supports that are cylindrical, stacked or barely there. Some new floor lamps look like twisted tree branches topped by ...

Designers and crafters love that these accessories add texture and humor to a home ...

Which vintage lampshade is best? Lampshades were invented to diffuse and spread lamplight so that the light was not too bright for those around the lamp. Modern lampshades come in many ...

If you find yourself wishing your tired lamps and chandeliers could stay a bit more in the shadows, perhaps it’s time to replace them. The shades, that is. Lamps are often described as the jewelry of ...

With home decorating at an all-time high, it's not surprising that even the simplest accessories are taking on a new look. Witness the lampshade. Once limited to bell shapes in pale creams and ...

patinated bronze snake, open at top for the lamp shade holder; lamp shade made of clear glass with white-opalescent ground; applied silver-yellow specks and a developing pattern of curved ...

Which vintage lampshade is best? Lampshades were invented to diffuse and spread lamplight so that the light was not too bright for those around the lamp. Modern lampshades come in many ...