CUSTOM
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Brass Plating
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Antique Brass Plating
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Nickel Plating
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SPIDER FITTER
If your lamp has a harp you will need a shade with a washer fitter. The washer fitter sits on top of the harp and is secured by a finial. It's the most common lamp shade fitter. (see left photo)
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Colored Zinc Plating
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UNO FITTER
Common Uno fitter is sit on the socket and held in place by the bulb.
Threaded-UNO Fitter typically for down-bridge lamps and features a screw thread for installation above the downward-facing bulb. (see right photos)
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Chromium Plating
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EURO FITTER
Also called slip uno, sit on the socket and are held in place by the socket which has outer ring. (see left photo)
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White Coated
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BULB CLIP FITTER
It's attached directly to a standard household light bulb. (see right photo)
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CANDLE/FLAME CLIP
Typically for chandeliers. The fitter you need if the light bulb is the pointed type bulb. These lampshades are normally smaller than the shades that fit on a standard light bulb. The pointed (candle/flame) light bulbs are also generally smaller in size. (see left photo)
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REFLECTOR BOWL SPIDER FITTER
If your lamp has a reflector bowl inside the shade, a reflector spider fitter may be needed to secure its position. These fitters feature grooves in the spider arms for the secure positioning of reflector bowl. (see right photo)
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T002
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Guide
How to Measure a Lamp Shade?
Drop/Recess is the distance from the top to central point of the fitter.
Normally measure a shade height along the slant, it's called slant height.
- Measurements of Round Shade: Top Diameter x Bottom Diameter x Slant Height
- Measurements of Oval and Rectangle Shade: Top Width/Top Length x Bottom Width/Bottom Length x Slant Height
- Hexagon & Octagons Lampshade is Measured by Point to Point: Top x Bottom x Slant Height
- There are three golden rules to remember when sizing up your lampshade:
What materials to choose for a lamp shade?
Lampshades can be made of a wide range of materials, including:
．Textiles
．Paper
．Wood including veneer, oak, bamboo
．Synthetics including plastic (PS, PVC, PP,PET) and faux leather
．Feather
．Faux Fur
．Willow (wickerwork/rattan)
The most common and popular material is fabric.
Linen, burlap, jute, hemp,shantung silk, faux silk, real silk, TC and cotton are common used. Other fabrics like canvas, bavaria, satin,
denim, changeable taffeta, velvet, faux suede, faux fur, flannelette, knitted fabric, organza, elastic fabric, peach skin, ribbons and cotton
string are offering wider selection for shades.
Designers are prefer to use special and distinct fabrics like Indian saris, ikat and woodblock print etc.
Actually fabrics choices are endless.
Linen has natural looking and also ecofriendly which makes it the most popular material used on hardback and softback shades. Linen
has the wide selection of colors, density and styles, like cross slubbed linen, pearly linen, two-tone linen etc. Also there are flax, jute
hemp, burlap and ramie which are obtained from different natural plant.
You all know pure silk is expensive and not suit for all types of shades, then silk like fabric such as shantung silk, faux silk,
prosperous silk are also good choice.Cotton is wide used material for hotel. You can either choose pure cotton or use T/C(terylene/cotton) and T/R(terylene/rayon). Cotton
normally has many stock colors to choose from, this can avoid to the extra time and money cost on dye colors.
With different treatment on basic fabrics, it will get an variety of special fabrics, like flocked fabric, printed fabric, jacquard, embroidered
fabric, appliqued fabric, double-layer fabric, plaid fabric, silver or gold coated fabric and fabric with gold or silver thread.
What are the Different Types of Lamp Shades
By Generally
Hardback Lamp Shade, Softback Lamp Shade and Pleat Lamp Shade.
By Usage
Table Lamp Shade, Floor Lamp Shade, Desk Lamp Shade, Wall Lamp Shade, Pendant Shade, Ceiling Shade, Arco
Lamp Shade, Chandelier Lamp Shade and Night Light Shade.
By Material
Fabric Lamp Shade: Linen Lamp Shade, Burlap Lamp Shade, Jute Lamp Shade, Hemp Lamp Shade, Cotton Lamp Shade,
Silk Lamp Shade, Velvet Lamp Shade, Organza Lamp Shade.
Plastic Lamp Shade: PVC Lamp Shade, PS Lamp Shade, PP Lamp Shade and PET Lamp Shade.
Paper Lamp Shade: Craft Paper Lamp Shade, Parchment Lamp Shade, Gold Paper Lamp Shade, Silver Paper Lamp Shade and
Paper Weave Lamp Shade, Print Paper Lamp Shade.
Other Materials: Rattan Lamp Shade, Faux Leather Lamp Shade, Goose Feather Lamp Shade，Faux Fur Lamp Shade,
Tassel Lamp Shade, String Lamp Shade, Ribbon Lamp Shade and Wood Veneer Lamp Shade.
By Shape
Round Lamp Shade, Drum Lamp Shade, Empire Lamp Shade, Cylinder Lamp Shade, Bell Lamp Shade, Coolie Lamp Shade, Square
Lamp Shade, Rectangle Lamp Shade, Scallop Lamp Shade, Curved Lamp Shade, Half Lamp Shade, Cut Corner Lamp Shade,
Round Corner Lamp Shade, Hexagon Lamp Shade, Octangle Lamp Shade and Other Fancy Shape.
By Technical
Common Lamp Shade, Embroidered Lamp Shade, Printed Lamp Shade, Laser Firing Lamp Shade, Laser Cutting Lamp Shade and
Hand Painted Lamp Shade.
- Measurements of Round Shade: Top Diameter x Bottom Diameter x Slant Height
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Empire Frame