What Size Lamp Shade To Buy

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What size lamp shade to buy.

Choose a shade with a diameter within two inches of the lamp s base length. A lamp shade has four different measurements to note before buying. Lamp shade dimensions are typically measured as top x bottom x slant. Make sure the lamp shade is wider than the widest part of your lamp body.

Bottom denotes the diameter or width of the bottom of the lamp shade. For instance if the base length is 12 the shade diameter should be no smaller than 10 and no bigger than 14. The shade should be twice as wide as the lamp base and one third of the total height of the lamp. And when you re considering width don t forget location.

To choose the right lamp shade width measure your lamp base and multiply by two. The diameter of the base of the shade should ideally be two times the diameter of the lamp base. Lampshade size is usually expressed in terms of its diameter 16 shade has a diameter of 16. Lastly the lampshade must be wider than the widest part of the lamp base.

Are certain shade styles better for certain base styles. Measure diagonally for a square base. Occasionally you ll come across a lamp that will call for an overscale shade or even a smaller than usual shade. Lamp base height and lamp shade width.

Don t slim down too much. So for a 6 inch lamp base the shade should be at least 12 inches wide. Top denotes the diameter or width if measuring a square lamp shade of the top of the lamp shade. And if the total height of.

Keep in mind that these are guidelines only. For a round base measure straight across. Similarly many design experts suggest that shade s width be roughly equivalent to the visible height of the lamp base. Generally the height of the shade should be about 3 4 the height of the base.

Top diameter x 18 in. Bottom diameter x 14 in. The height of the lampshade should be 2 3 the height of the lamp base. In most cases your lamp shade should be roughly 2 3 the height of the lamp body.

Height drum lamp shade burlap natural. The width of the lamp shade is equal to the height of the base of the lamp. The bottom of the shade should be wider than the widest part of the base. Try to get as close as possible to these proportions but an inch or two difference won t matter too much.

The widest part of your shade should be at least a half inch wider than the widest part of your base on each side.