glass lamp shades

Why Choose Glass Lamp Shades?

There are many lamp parts and accessories for you to choose from for your lamp. When you need a part for your lamp, it is best to know the part number, as well as the style of the lamp that you need the part for. You should also know about glass lamp shades as well.

You've got some beautiful lamps in your home that you enjoy a great deal. But at some point you'll most likely be faced with replacing a lamp shade. Although you might be disappointed at the loss of an original shade, you can find some beautiful replacement shades. Here are some tips for choosing replacement glass lamp shades.

Fitter

The very first thing you will need to consider when replacing your glass lamp shade is to know the proper fitter size of the shade holder on your fixture or lamp. This is the part, which is usually metal, that holds the shade on the fixture or lamp.

The fitter is the part of the shade holder that the lamp shade passes and physically contacts with the lamp. There are different fitter sizes and thus there are different lamp shade sizes. Match the fitter and the shade and you'll have a perfect fit.

Holder

Now you also need to find out what type of holder you have. There are two types on the market straight and fixture. The fixture type is used on pan lights and hanging fixtures. It uses tiny screws to hold the lamp shade in place. The screws are tightened against the shade to hold it in place.

The shade's fitter is the part of the shade that contacts the shade holder. The shape of the lip fitter helps the screws lock the shade into place. This type of shade holder is commonly seen on gas shades, ball shades, and a variety of fixtures where the shade hands upside down.

The other shade holder is the straight holder which has no screws and simply sits in the upright position....

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