This weeks episode on my you tube channel is the start of a new series! Decorating School! And it’s about a much requested topic: all about lamps! Come with me as we take a tour through my main floor entry, living, dining and kitchen.
Maria, which lamps should I consider in my home?
First up, the double wall sconces in my entry. Put sconces wherever you need some glow and there isn’t space for a lamp!
Then the lamp in my entry. In the video you’ll see where the previous homeowner placed the entry table (it wasn’t here).
How many lamps are enough?
There’s 8 lamps in living room and you’ll also see where I installed another set of double sconces in this room.
And right now I only have two lamps in the dining room, but I need more.
Let’s take a lamp tour of my new house!
If you’re struggling with where to place lamps and how big, how high, which light bulbs, etc. – it’s all in this week’s Decorating School episode!
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Can you please post the mentioned links?
Yes, I was about to note the same… I don’t see the links you mentioned you’d post to the lamps.
Thank you!
the links are under the video on her YouTube channel
I’ve scoured the Internet for months trying to find simple, small shaded candlestick lamps to no avail. There are battery operated but the reviews are dismal. Thoughts?
They have them on Amazon.
If you haven’t checked it out yet, Wayfair has quite a few, and they have a lot of search options to narrow down what you are looking for.
Could you please discuss the height for sconces.
Yes, I’m interested in that as well. They seemed too high to me but… maybe the original wiring and junction boxes were at those high location already?
Maria, Wow! Thank you so much for this comprehensive lamp content. I have a tall buffet that needs a lamp or two, but the height is such that you can see the bulb under the shade. What type of lamp or shade do you recommend for high places? My room style is transitional, and the buffet is antique art deco. Thanks.
Lots of great info–except for the suggestion of running a cord under a rug. This is a fire hazard–very dangerous.
This was fantastic! Can you do a similar video on area rugs throughout the house? Do you have different patterns, colors, textures, etc. in each room, or should some rooms have the same area rug if you can see them both from a certain angle?
Maria, I have inherited lamps that my mother-in-law purchased in the ealty 70s. There is a pair of very tall Stiffle table lamps in brass and ivory ceramic (possibley Lenox) and a very tall metal lamp painted to look like wood and shaped like an Ionic column. The original drum shades are gone. Are these lamps too dated for my traditional decor.If not, what kind of shades to use and how to size them?
Take them to a local lampshade shop, that’s the easiest way to try on new shades and bring new life to them, super fun! Maria
I love the style of your yellow sofa. Would you please let me know where I could locate one like it