The Beauty Of Antique Lamps

When designing the interior of a home there are many design aspects that go into the job. First and foremost is the style that you are looking for. Sometimes your style may just go into the eclectic genre simply because you can't design on one style of design and sometimes you already have so many different design elements in your home that picking one genre is almost impossible.

This happens mainly to people that have collected items from around the world or enjoy many styles of design and just cannot be put into a traditional, contemporary, French or Spanish genre. This is when you will have to take an antique lamp and integrate it with Peter Max paintings and oriental furniture.

Easy Accessory

One of the easiest accessories to integrate into any genre is antique lamps. These lamps have so much charm and personality that putting them into a contemporary setting can make a fabulous statement. Antique lamps can be made of almost anything, from metal and bamboo to wood and wicker. Most of the early antique lamps have glass shades.

Original antique Tiffany lamps are quite lovely with their stained glass shades. These lamps can be placed in almost any setting and become the focal point of any room. If you need a lamp that is subdued, an antique lamp will fit the bill. Putting antique pieces with contemporary pieces is tricky if you are not familiar with designing, but usually antiques and particularly antique lamps will work in any area arrangement.

Antique lamps are easy to find if you are specifically looking for one. There are many copies of these lamps in lamp stores and design shops but finding the real thing can be quite fun. Scouring antique shops is a fun experience if you have never done so before. Ask the owner of the shop about the history of the lamps in their store.

Check the internet for areas in your city where there are many antique shops and spend a day exploring. Sometimes you are able to find non-working antique lamps with a fun history that will take some wiring to get it working again. This will enable you to be a little creative with your lamp. One can even find an antique vase and then turn it into a beautiful lamp. Antique lamps are very beautiful when cleaned up and used in the right location. Make an area arrangement and make your lamp the focal point and you will find that your antique lamp makes quite the statement.