Lamp base height and lamp shade width.
Table lamp lamp shade sizes chart.
Table lamp shade s height must be approximately the height of the base x 60.
On choosing the right shade for your table top lamp.
Some floor lamps or table lamps have a white globe measuring 6 10 across the top.
The height of a table lamp shade should be approximately the height of the base to bottom of socket x 60 up to 70.
Measure the shade height along with the slant.
The shade will simply sit on top of the globe.
We have a 17 base length so the 16 shade fits in the 15 19 range.
So for a 6 inch lamp base the shade should be at least 12 inches wide.
For a balanced look a table lamp should have a lamp shade that is approximately 2 3 the height of the lamp.
Overall lamp and table measurements.
The width or the diameter of the table shade must never exceed the height of the bases.
The height of a floor lamp shade should be approximately the height of the base x 30 to 40.
For example on the fixture with a 16 inch base the diameter or width of the shade should not be more than 14.
At a 27 fixture height we are under the 40 5 mark so this is a good lamp and table combo.
This diameter of the shade should be within 2 or of the height of the lamp base.
Our standard lamp shade sizes are.
In most cases your lamp shade should be roughly 2 3 the height of the lamp body.
And if the total height of.
You can do away with any design rule when you re looking to break the mold with a striking contemporary lamp.
Height of the shade.
Extra small 5 x 16 x 10 recommended harp size 8 small 5 x 18 x 11 recommended harp size 8.
Bedside table lamp scale.
27 x 1 5 40 5.
Many floor lamps and some desk and table lamps have a vertical rod 1 2 wide on which the shade rests.
A floor lamp should have a lamp shade that is approximately 1 3 the height of the lamp.
Measure shade height along the slant.
Make sure the lamp shade is wider than the widest part of your lamp body.
Don t slim down too much.
Similarly many design experts suggest that shade s width be roughly equivalent to the visible height of the lamp base.
The shade should be twice as wide as the lamp base and one third of the total height of the lamp.
The height of the lamp shade should equal to 65 80 of the lamp base height.
Choose a shade with a diameter no more than 2 inches less than the base length.