This drives me insane.
So, today, while out wandering around I found myself in an aisle full of lampshades and I had a "lightbulb" moment (pardon the bad pun, I couldn't help myself).
The lampshades in our living area are a dark merlot color and all of our furniture is dark. This coupled with fact that this house lets in very little sunshine means that it is very, very, very dark in here. Particularly on cloudy days.
So I decided, on the spur of the moment, to buy new, lighter lampshades. The problem with buying lampshades on the spur of the moment?
The size.
Unless I have the actual lamp with me, it's very hard to determine whether or not the lampshade in question is the right size for the lamp. But I found a pair that I liked - and looked to be about the right size and bought them.
I brought them home and put them on the lamps - and while I do like them and think they lighten the place up just a tad - I have a feeling they are too small.
But I'm waffling, mainly because I don't want to drive back across town to return them and search for new ones.
So I submit to you, Exhibit A.
Yes, I realize it's not the clearest picture in the world...ignore that.
Focus on the lampshade. Is it too small? It should be longer; shouldn't it?
The more I look at it, the more I'm thinking it is...but what say you? Keep 'em or return them?
I would go bigger. How soon, depends on the drive. You could also take that dark fabric off the old ones and replace it with something light
ReplyDeleteThose aren't very heavyweight lamps, so I wouldn't go too big. How close are those to the size you had on there?
ReplyDeleteI like the size you got! I once bought a lamp with a huge shade that I didn't like and replaced it with one that's much smaller. At first it looked strange to my eye, but now it's simply perfect. I think your light colored lampshade looks just fine. :-)
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