Lamp Shades Show off Your Personality

Light pollution is the effect of wasted light on the environment. Shades for lights and lamps reduce light pollution as they focus the intensity of the light into one place. If you have a 60 watt light bulb on a table lamp with no shade, the light disperses throughout the whole room. You have to view it as the 60 watts wasted over space. If you use a shade, the light focuses on the table and all 60 watts are used where you want. Lamp shades are vitally important to the function of your lamp, and they can look really great too.

Lamp shades serve a purpose but also they are completely versatile when it comes to appearance. You can have shades made of cloth, parchment, glass, metal or any kind of material you can think of. The range of colors is endless but then you can have any pattern you fancy too. They can be machine printed or hand-made. In fact, any kind of shade can be made from anything. You just need the creativity and the budget. It doesn’t stop there.

Size is a factor too. You can get mini metal shades which snugly house bulbs and direct light like a spot light, or you can buy huge paper shades in alabaster white. These can be the size of a small hot-air balloon and these can disperse light gently through a room. Large shades can be a real feature in your room. These kinds of ‘over-the-top’ shades can really accentuate your personality and style, as can minimalist designs if you are the opposite.

The versatility of the lamp shades means you can personalize your lamps in your own unique way.