LANTERN LIGHTING COMPANY · VANCOUVER

Lampshades — The Finishing Touch a Lamp Deserves

A tired, yellowed or cracked shade can make a good lamp look finished — and a fresh linen shade can make it look new again. We're bringing in a line of traditional linen-covered lampshades made for North American lamps, in the sizes and fittings our customers actually have at home. Samples are being sourced now — enquire to reserve yours, and in the meantime, fitting a shade to your lamp in the shop is always free.

Enquire about a shade Call 604 876 5453

Table Lamp Shades — 10″ to 16″

Classic drum and empire shapes for table and desk lamps. The right width balances the base and throws a warm, even light for reading.

Floor Lamp Shades — 16″ to 20″

Larger drums and empires proportioned for floor lamps — tall enough to soften the bulb's glare, wide enough to light a corner properly.

Traditional Linen, White & Ivory

We're starting with the colours that suit almost every room: clean white and warm ivory, in traditional linen covers with a proper fabric lining.

Made for Harp Lamps

Every shade in the line uses a spider fitter, made to sit on the harp your lamp already has and finish with its finial — no adapters, no guesswork.

Free Fitting in Store

Bring your lamp in and we'll fit the shade to it here, so the proportions are right before you take it home. Fitting is free — a charge applies only if your lamp needs a mechanical repair.

Arriving Soon — Reserve Yours

Our samples are with the makers now. Tell us your lamp's size and the colour you'd like, and we'll hold your place for the first arrivals.

What is a harp — and a spider fitter?

Most North American table and floor lamps hold their shade on a harp: the detachable wire frame that loops up around the bulb and clips into the saddle below the socket. The shade itself has a spider fitter — a small metal hub at the top with spokes running to the shade's rim, and a centre hole (the washer) that drops over the top of the harp. A little screw-on cap called a finial holds everything in place. If your lamp has a harp, these shades fit it the way they were designed to — and if you're not sure, bring the lamp in and we'll show you in a minute.

How to size a shade for your lamp

Measure the diameter — across the widest (bottom) rim of your current shade. Table lamps usually take 10″–16″; floor lamps 16″–20″.
Measure the height — the slant from the top rim down to the bottom rim. As a guide, the shade's height is roughly a quarter to a third of the lamp's total height.
Mind the balance — the shade's bottom diameter should look in proportion to the lamp's base: too narrow and it looks perched, too wide and it overwhelms. The bulb should sit hidden inside the shade, around its middle.
When in doubt, bring the lamp — sizing by eye in the shop beats guessing from measurements, and fitting is free. A photo of the lamp next to a tape measure works too — email it to us.

Tell us about your lamp

Email informe@lanternlightingcompany.com with your shade size (or a photo of the lamp) and the colour you'd like — white or ivory — and we'll let you know as samples arrive and reserve one for you. No prices until the shades are here and we've inspected them ourselves.

Or visit the shop: 2283 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3H9 · Sun–Fri 9 am–7 pm · Saturday closed · 604 876 5453