| Am I speaking a foreign language? That might be | | | | worth noting that most people who measure the |
| the question that occurs to you when ordering | | | | slant rather than the shade height refer to it as |
| custom rawhide lamp shades or replacement lamp | | | | the shade's length rather than height.vital Tip On |
| shades. It can be very exasperating because | | | | Height Measurement: |
| various people measure lampshades quite | | | | The reason you must measure height up and |
| differently. | | | | down, vertically, is that the height measurement |
| The whole ordering process is compounded by | | | | of your lamp from bulb socket base to top of |
| telephone discussions and web ordering. If you | | | | harp is always the minimum vertical height you will |
| know how you can best measure a lamp shade | | | | want to cover the electrical parts with the |
| to get the right fit and also communicate the | | | | shade.vital Adjusting Height Tip: |
| proper size, you will avoid problems and receive | | | | When considering a stock replacement shade, the |
| the lamp shade you thought you would. | | | | lamp's overall height and look can be adjusted. |
| The type of material the shade is made of | | | | The wire harp that holds the shade above the |
| doesn't matter, there are important tips you | | | | bulb is simple to replace. That is great news if a |
| should understand to correctly measure and order | | | | standard shade is say an inch to short. In stead |
| a lamp shade and also the proper description that | | | | of having to order a custom shade you could |
| will help you insure that the specialist receiving | | | | possibly change the harp causing the shade to sit |
| your order is on the same track. We produce | | | | lower on the lamp to give you the proper |
| custom rawhide lamp shades for rustic western | | | | look.lamp shade Mounting Type: |
| lamps and southwestern home decor. Because | | | | The standard shade mount has a center bar |
| we come across this this problem nearly | | | | across the top with a hole for the harp mount or |
| everyday we have some tips that we use to | | | | a washer centered by three supports that attach |
| insure the proper look for a lamp, even without | | | | to the top rim of the shade. Both designs allow |
| seeing the lamp and shade and lamp together. | | | | the shade to be secured to the harp. Some types |
| How to measure: | | | | of lamps and chandeliers don't use a harp but |
| 1. You will need to have three exact | | | | rather use a bulb adapter clip to attach directly to |
| measurements, the bottom diameter, top | | | | the bulb. A bulb clip is simply two wire loops that |
| diameter and height. The bottom diameter is the | | | | are attached to the shade's center bar and grip |
| measurement across the bottom of the lamp | | | | the bulb. |
| shade. The top diameter is always measured | | | | A bulb clip adapter can be added to any stock |
| across the top opening of the shade. The height | | | | shade to allow it to be placed over the bulb. |
| of a lampshade must be measured straight up | | | | Chandelier lamp shades almost always have built-in |
| and down vertically, never up the slant. | | | | bulb clips made for the small flame or candelabra |
| This is where the confusion can begin. When | | | | type bulbs. Lamp shades used as hanging lamps |
| communicating the measurements various | | | | can use an uno mount which has a center ring |
| individuals and companies will use the three | | | | large enough for the bulb socket to pass through. |
| dimensions in various order, it's not uniform, so be | | | | These also appear on some table lamps. You can |
| careful that you are not confusing the bottom | | | | use a bulb clip on a replacement shade instead of |
| and height measurements for example. | | | | an uno mount. |
| 2. The height has to be measured straight up and | | | | You find these tips useful on your future rawhide |
| down, but some companies will measure along the | | | | lamp shade or replacement lampshade project |
| slant. These two measurements can vary or be | | | | and you will certainly to measure, order and |
| quite different and may make the finished shade | | | | receive the right size lamp shade the without any |
| to be made wrong if confused. You should always | | | | trouble for fabric or rawhide lamp shades. |
| explain how the height has been measured. It's | | | | |