Welcome to Lamps 101! In this section, we
will talk to you about a wide vareity of topics, ranging from
different styles of table lamps and to the basics of track lighting.
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Table
Lamps
Table lamps can be used for general,
task and accent lighting, and are portable to meet your changing
needs. They come in all sorts of styles and sizes. Some examples of
popular styles are Tiffany style lamps, mica lamps, wood lamps, and
wrought iron lamps.
Tiffany Lamps
Focus of the
Tiffany style lamps is in the shade that it employs. Made of
hand-rolled stained glass, a tiffany shade will exhibit elegant
colors when the lamp is lit. Some lines, seeds or bubbles may be
visible in the glass. They are not defects but simply the nature and
beauty of real stained glass. Because
all hand rolled art glass has infinite subtle shadings, no two
Tiffany lamps are identical and each one is truly unique. The cost
of Tiffany lamps may vary significantly depending on the type of
glass used and the level of detail a Tiffany shade has. Generally,
the more panels and colors a Tiffany lamp has, the more costly it
would be.
Tiffany lamps today come in mostly two styles: Victorian
& Mission. Mission style, also known as "Frank Lloyd Wright",
"Arts & Crafts", or "Craftsman", is characterized by straight
lines forming squares and rectangles. Mission style Tiffany lamps
come with straight-edged stained-glass shades and bases. Mission
style bases are usually in oak or metal castings. It is one of the
most popular styles today.
Victorianna is usually perceived
as a style with an abundence of curves, laces and embellishments.
First popularized in the late nineteenth century to the early
twentieth century, Victorian style lamps and lighting fixtures
remain popular today, even in modern homes.
Browse our unique
Tiffany
Lamps section to see what we have to offer.
Mica
Lamps
First produced in the early twentieth century,
around the same period as Tiffany lamps, mica lamps have regained
its popularity around the turn of the century and have become one of
the best selling lamp styles. Mica, a group of minerals easily
separates into very thin leaves, varies in color from pale brown to
yellow, green, or black; its transparent forms are used in mostly
lamps and lanterns. When light shines through mica, it creates a
mystic look that you just can't take your eyes off. Made from
mineral mica flakes, each of our mica shades from our mica lamps
collection is
unique with its variation of mineral deposit patterns and color
tones. Here are our most popular mica
table lamps and mica
floor lamps. Enjoy the magic of mica!
Wood
Lamps
Wood lamps are very well liked by our customers,
not only because of the lamps' natural look, but they really
enlighten the surrounding and sooth the minds of the observers. Combining
different types of shades and lamp bodies, it can yield
distinctive looks that will sit well with antique or modern
settings. Look at our Wood Lamps
section and you'll see!
Wrought Iron
Lamps
As the name suggests, the bodies of the lamps in
this style are made of wrought iron bars and parts. Wrought irons
can really come
in infinite designs; they can be formed, bent, and wielded
together to give the lamps distinct looks. Different types of
finishes can also
be applied to the wrought iron lamps. They are a great fit to a
setting with light natural color background (tan, pearl white,
cream, ... and so forth). Browse our Wrought
Iron Lamps section to see their variety.
About
Lamp Shades
Lamp shades today are not just a part of a
lamp any more. Over the years, lamp shade designs have become more
and more sophisticated and decorative. Today, there are literally
tens of thousands of lamp shade designs out there. Shade material
can range from paper, fabric, silk, glass, metal, so even beads!
Other than all the different colors lamp shades may employ, some
shades are decorated using paint, while others use different types
of embellishments such as trims, beads, feathers, and patterned
fabrics.
Some lamps go better with simple shades, others
require exquisite shades to provide the right finish look. All lamps
at Arcadian Lighting are designed with the "complete lamp" in mind;
that is, the lamp body and the shade.
Please browse
the wide variety of Lamps
that we offer and feel free to drop us a line if you have any
questions.
When choosing a table lamp, think about
the light output in terms of lamp size, bulb usage and shade type,
and choose the table lamp that matches your decor. Lamps that can
use 150W 3-way bulbs will provide more light and make a large
decorative statement in a room. Lamps that use lower wattage bulbs
like 60W or below will produce a lovely accent light elsewhere.
Table lamps should be combined with other types of general light in
a large room to create a balanced effect.
Lamp Safety
Recommendation
For safety reasons, we highly recommend
using strictly 3-way bulbs for lamps with 3-way switchs. Contrary to
what most people may think, there is no established safety standard
that are enforced by any organization for light bulbs. That is, if
company A decides to make light bulbs today, they can just make them
and sell to anyone who would buy their bulbs, without having to
submit their bulbs to an organization like Underwriter's Laboratory
for testing and approval; there is no enforced standard on the
dimension of the screw base of a bulb. Because of such, there is a
higher potential of fire hazard when using a regular on/off light
bulb with a 3-way switch, since the dimension of a light bulb screw
base is unregulated. An on/off light bulb has a greater chance of
its screw base improperly contacting the intermediate contact of a
3-way switch.
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