Founded in 1986, Shades of Light has a long history of leading the lighting industry with unique designs and exclusive products for every room in your home. At Shades of Light we are passionate about lighting, rugs and everything in between! Our mission statement demands we ''thrill our customers with unique products, incomparable service, and superior expertise.'' That is a standard that we uphold each and every day. Bringing you the best quality and most creative lighting and the finest area rugs and accent furniture is in our DNA and we love it! We carry the latest trends and styles in home decor products and use our award-winning website, catalog and showrooms as the platforms to showcase our finds. One of our greatest strengths is our people. We love helping find the perfect products for your decorating ideas. Give us the chance to show off. Browse confidently through our online store or catalog and if you have any questions, our knowledgeable customer service representatives are always ready to assist you. Call 800.262.6612, email us at cservice@shadesoflight.com or use our live online chat while you are browsing our site. Being on the cutting edge of fashion is easy with Shades of Light as your guide. We have the latest trends and styles for your bathroom, kitchen, bedroom and living rooms. Indoors or outdoors, you can successfully update your lighting, carpets and accent furniture with confidence using Shades of Light products and services to give your home a fresh new look. We will help you distinguish your lifestyle with the finest products that define styles from Parisian chic, industrial, modern, craftsman, shabby chic, to post-modern, contemporary, mid-century and restoration looks. We are pleased to offer all the current trend colors: pantone turquoise, orange, eggplant, polished nickel and gold leaf, dark red, autumn yellow, as well as the richest soft neutral colors and warm grays. ''Green'' however, is more than just a color to Shades of Light. It is a lifestyle we embrace and we have the eco-friendly lighting and rugs for this all important trend as well. At Shades of Light we can help you get the whole house to reflect your individual style. Every room: kitchen, bathrooms, dining room, bedrooms, and living rooms, even your outdoor areas have unique lighting and decorating needs. We are here with the products and the expertise to help guide you through your selections. We offer a carefully edited selection of table lamps, floor lamps, pendants, wall sconces, outdoor lighting, rugs and bathroom mirrors to bring you the best in quality and latest in style. We have chandeliers in all the finest finishes with crystal, wood, beads, turquoise and coral embellishments. We have chandeliers repurposed from wine barrels and exotic vines. Industrial light fixtures, repurposed one-of-a-kind lights, restoration lighting with antique-style hardware, pulley pendants, modern crystal lighting, long wall sconces, clear glass ball pendant lights, clear glass jug lanterns, traditional looks like the Moravian Star and smoke bell lanterns and chandeliers. Our lamp shade selection is also quite extensive. We have the latest trend shapes, sizes and fabrics in lamp shades for table lamps, chandeliers, swing arm and floor lamps. We carry drum shade pendants, drum shade ceiling lights, and shades in fabrics from silk to burlap. So whether you are replacing the old shade on an existing lamp or looking for the perfect match for a new light fixture we are here to help. We offer the sizes and styles you are looking for with a customer service team ready to help you determine the right style and size shade for your lights. We pride ourselves in being especially finicky about the finishes our products come in. We go to great lengths to ensure you get the best value and broadest selection of finishes available, such as brass, copper, polished nickel, satin nickel, bronze, gold-leaf, black iron, old world, painted and reclaimed wood. Then look no further. Our extensive area rug assortment has a common theme: style with quality. With our carefully edited selection of rugs, we cover traditional, transitional and contemporary looks. We take pride in offering quality handmade area rugs in designs that help distinguish your individual lifestyle. You will find cutting-edge fashion without cutting corners on quality. We have a broad range of hand-knotted Oushak, Soumak, tribal, dhurrie and kilim rugs, many of which are either one-of-a-kind rugs or designed by us and sold exclusively by us. Our more contemporary rug designs cover a broad range of styles. In addition to our own exclusive designs, we carry designer rugs by Candice Olson, Amy Butler, Trina Turk and Martha Stewart to name a few. You will find the hand hooked, hand tufted and hand carved rugs you desire in high-quality materials like New Zealand wool and fine cotton. In addition to these natural materials, you will also find a variety of other eco-friendly rug options. We have a comprehensive collection of sisal rugs, as well as sea grass, grass cloth, bamboo and natural jute rugs. Look for our exclusive natural un-dyed braided wool rugs for a luxurious ''green'' look. When a natural rug doesn't quite fit the conditions, we have a great assortment of indoor/outdoor rugs made of tough, durable man-made fibers that attest to our commitments to quality and style. So whether you are looking for medallions, trellis, stripes, damask, geometric or Jacobean patterns, or exotic animal prints and hides...such as our popular albino all-white cow hide, your search has ended. When you buy quality, you will have no regrets. We love to keep you up to date with the latest trends and styles as featured in our catalogs. We also offer instructions on how to light your home, the importance of layering your light, and how to select the right size and proper lampshade, chandelier, outdoor lights, kitchen lighting, bath lights, and rugs for your home. You will also find all the information you need about the new federal regulations on the 100-watt incandescent light bulb and so much more. Our video on how to make and install a drum shade pendant is a real customer favorite!