Designer Tip:

When decorating a room it is always good to keep in mind that lighting is a finishing piece to any room that can really help tie things together. At the start of the Victorian period most houses were lit by candles and oil lamps. With open flames, globes and shades were glass.

By the end of the period gas lighting was common in urban homes and electricity was being introduced in many. The light bulb had enormous novelty value and the earliest fittings displayed the bulb quite prominently. As the novelty value wore off and the short life span of the bulb was recognized, attention turned back to the shade and the fittings themselves.

Our Silk Shades capture the nostalgia of the period, and can be interchanged with different bases. If you like one frame more than another we can change that too, and customize it just for you.