Lynn, go to a lamp shop and get a shade riser. I had no idea there was such a thing until I had the dog lamp made recently. Also, harps come in 1/2" increments and a lamp shop will have a variety. Be sure and take the lamp with you!

Jim and Allison, thank you both so much since I had no idea there was such a thing as a shade riser. I had been looking in every department store online to see if I could find a local store selling harps. I like the idea that I can go to a lamp store and bring my lamp so I can make sure the height will still look nice with my lamp and the shade. Right now I can see that if the lamp shade is at least 1" higher, it would actually look better as well lessen the 2.75" net height diffence between my two favorite lamps.

I know the wall lamps would solve the height difference but I just love the look of these two unique crystal lamps and they have been making me happy the last two days having them in my bedroom. I am now even liking the fact that one lamp will look even bigger than the other lamp but have a shade height closer to the other lamp to balance the diffences in lamp side table heights that add interest to my bedroom.

Make sure you don't raise the shade too high or the stem will show too much.

Allison, Thank you for reminding me to not raise the shade too much. Maybe I will look for a 9" Harp (or one inch riser) to raise the shade up 1" so that there will only be a 1.75" difference in height between the shades. Right now the Kara has less of a stem showing than the Madie since the Kara's shade is 1/2" longer.

I returned the Riley (was chipped on the side so I told them about that as well as I decided to not go with the pretty lamp) and the beautiful Carmela ball lamp with the traditional shade that I loved a lot but the 27.5" height was too short for the iron table and too tall for the Junior Chest. I exhanged the Madie (light kept flickering so much be shorting out) for a new one to arrive on Saturday at the store for me to pick up. I decided I like these two lamps so much and I will live with any differences in the heights that I can't fix.

Thank you everyone

Chijim,

What a great website you linked! I have saved it as a favorite. I have many kerosene lamps that belonged to my great grandparents and over the past 110+ yrs. chimneys and shades have been broken, though the bases and fonts remain.

I am looking forward to bringing them back to working order. There is nothing more comforting than our woodstove and kerosene lamps when the power is interrupted by a "weather event". 10 yrs. ago, the state of Maine was devasted by a January icestorm. Many communities were without electricity for close to two weeks. So "old fashioned" oil/kerosene lamps are still useful (and beautiful) things to own.

Thanks again for a wonderful link!

Yes, thank you for that link! Just last night I packed up 3 Aladdin lamps (electric converted) to take to a consignment store to sell because one glass shade has already been broken by my toddler, and the other two were just getting dusty in the safety of the basement. Who knew you could get parchment shades for them?? I have ordered one to see if it works. I love the way they look with the glass shades, but yikes are they top-heavy and fragile!!

I have a new Aladdin lamp, bungalow., and we use a parchment shade on it. They do work! make sure you get the size that is correct for your lamp, esp. if you are using oil/kerosene, since the chimneys generate a lot of heat and it's important to make them as safe as you're able.

And I was wrong in my above post; my great-grandparents used kerosene and oil lamps in the late 1870s-1890s. My grandparents would be well over 100 yrs. old now. The helpmeet and I both have tons of very old, "low tech." household items. :)

I am so glad my post is helping others. I am learning so much about lamps from wanting mine to be closer in height.

chelone, if the parchment shades work out for my lamps, I would be glad to pass on 2 white glass shades to you. I'm in Maine. :)

You're Welcome!- I hope it works out for all of you looking to renovate/repair your prized & cherished lamps.

Here's a source for chandelier parts that's fun to browse. To my astonishment they had a fan leaf part(haven't ordered it yet) for a vintage lamp that had one of the four broken....and I thought it was al lost cause.

Jim

Here is a link that might be useful: Chandelier Parts

Thanks from me, too. I didn't know such a thing as a riser existed. I took apart two lamps last weekend and was stumped over how to proceed. I was determined to have "new light" in the new year. :)

I ordered two prism drops from that Chandelier site months ago. Very good experience. No muss; no fuss, fair price and quick delivery.