Task Masters

Every home has a need for bright, functional lighting to get everyday activities done. Task lighting illuminates the workspace, making your life easier.

By Melissa Mauzy

All Shapes & Sizes

Drum Shades: Drum shades live up to their name! With a circular top and bottom, drum shades form a cylindrical shape resembling a drum.

Empire Shades: Known for its elegance, an empire shade is notable for its tapered top with a larger, circular bottom. The diameter of the top circle is about one-half of the bottom’s diameter.

Square/Rectangular Shades: Square and rectangular shades bring a sharp, geometric accent to your space; they add particular contrast when paired with a rounded base. While you can probably imagine how the shapes of these shades will interact with your lamp base, interesting details such as rounded corners may bring unexpected panache to your replacement shade.

Bell Shades: Bell shades are basically empire shades with a little more flare! The top diameter is also about one-half of the bottom diameter, but it slopes down and flares out to a multi-sided bottom with corners.