A Stained Glass Lamp Shade—Decoration Perfection

The elegance of a stained glass lamp shade is unrivaled in its category. Stained glass lamp shades are popular due to their unique characteristic—when light shines through a stained glass lamp shade it will create vibrant and beautiful colors that regular lamp shades cannot produce. Using a stained glass lamp shade never seems to go out of style, and there are many ways to include them in your décor.

Stained glass is made by fusing colored enamels to pieces of glass at extremely high temperatures. Hundreds of colors are available to be used in stained glass, making color palettes similar to those in your own home very accessible. One of the most important factors that go into choosing a stained glass lamp shade is that the colors are transparent enough for light to shine through and also that the colors do not fade.

Stained glass lamp shades have been around for a long time and their high demand began when the affluent wished to take advantage of the beauty and refinement that these pieces had to offer for their homes and office spaces. There are some stained glass lamp shade artists who became very well-known for their craft such as Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frank Lloyd Wright. Original shades by these artists are extremely difficult to find and much too expensive for the average consumer. However, excellent reproductions of these stained glass lamp shades are available at significantly lower prices.

Stained glass lamp shades can be used with table or floor length lamp stands/bases. Make sure the base is of a sturdy metal such as brass or pewter so that the likelihood of the lamp tipping and breaking the stained glass lamp shade is reduced. Stained glass lamp shades are no longer limited to boring and traditional styles. Instead, they can have floral, geometric, whimsical or animal designs.

Larger lamp stores will carry several different choices of stained glass lamp shades, and can also give you the option to order others to suit your desires. They can also be purchased online at sites like amazon.com or overstock.com. Prices of these stained glass lamp shades will vary from fifty dollars to thousand depending on the quality of the design and dependability/popularity of the manufacturer or designer. Many artists are still practicing the art of stained glass, which is why seeking these people out is another excellent way of finding the perfect shade for you. If creativity is what you have been searching for, then taking a class on making stained glass will give you the opportunity to create a beautiful lamp shade of your own. No matter where or how you get your stained glass lamp shade, it is sure to light up your room and style in more ways than one.