Style Of Lamps

The lamps you choose need not conform to a single furniture period. Many of the popular lamp styles mingle well with one another, and an artful combination of periods can add zest to the room. Lamps with single, classic bases – cylinders, columns, urns, blusters and classic oriental porcelain designs – are available in a wide spectrum of colors and finishes to complement the various decors. Traditional lamps take their inspiration form period candleholder and oil lamp designs. The traditional lamps you choose may be either authentic antiques or convincing reproductions. Designs that are appropriate for period or formal traditional rooms are eighteenth and nineteenth century – French, English and American colonial lamps, Greek urns, and the classic Oriental shapes. Traditional Europeans and American Lamps are often ornate with rococo embellishments. These are made of materials that reflect the opulence of their heritage – crystal, silver, porcelain, pottery, bronze and glass. Read more...