Dear Gail: I’ve been looking for new lamps for my living room, and I like that the stores now have mix-and-match lamps and shades. But how do I go about selecting the right shade for a lamp? Nicole ...

First you notice the cool shades ? bold drum or rectangular styles towering over supports that are cylindrical, stacked or barely there. Some new floor lamps look like twisted tree branches topped by ...

If you find yourself wishing your tired lamps and chandeliers could stay a bit more in the shadows, perhaps it’s time to replace them. The shades, that is. Lamps are often described as the jewelry of ...