Table Lamp Lamp Shade Sizes Chart

The shade should completely cover the bulb and the attaching hardware at the top of the base.

Table lamp lamp shade sizes chart.

Choose a shade with a diameter no more than 2 inches less than the base length. For a balanced look a table lamp should have a lamp shade that is approximately 2 3 the height of the lamp. A floor lamp should have a lamp shade that is approximately 1 3 the height of the lamp. On choosing the right shade for your table top lamp.

The shade should be twice as wide as the lamp base and one third of the total height of the lamp. We have a 17 base length so the 16 shade fits in the 15 19 range. Or in other words the shade should be about 1 3 of the total height. Height of the shade.

Overall lamp and table measurements. Similarly many design experts suggest that shade s width be roughly equivalent to the visible height of the lamp base. And if the total height of. Don t slim down too much.

The height of the lamp shade should equal to 65 80 of the lamp base height. The floor lamp shade s height must be approximately the height of the base x30. In most cases your lamp shade should be roughly 2 3 the height of the lamp body. Some floor lamps or table lamps have a white globe measuring 6 10 across the top.

27 x 1 5 40 5. Make sure the lamp shade is wider than the widest part of your lamp body. Our standard lamp shade sizes are. Lamp base height and lamp shade width.

Many floor lamps and some desk and table lamps have a vertical rod 1 2 wide on which the shade rests. Measure shade height along the slant. For example on the fixture with a 16 inch base the diameter or width of the shade should not be more than 14. So for a 6 inch lamp base the shade should be at least 12 inches wide.

This diameter of the shade should be within 2 or of the height of the lamp base. Extra small 5 x 16 x 10 recommended harp size 8 small 5 x 18 x 11 recommended harp size 8. At a 27 fixture height we are under the 40 5 mark so this is a good lamp and table combo. The shade will simply sit on top of the globe.

The width or the diameter of the table shade must never exceed the height of the bases. Table lamp shade s height must be approximately the height of the base x 60. The height of a floor lamp shade should be approximately the height of the base x 30 to 40. You can do away with any design rule when you re looking to break the mold with a striking contemporary lamp.