Southwestern Lamp Shades

Buy the best southwestern lamp shades selected and recommended by interior designers. By Vanessa Weber.

Southwestern lamp shades come in several styles and ideas that can brighten up and complement not only the rough beauty of your room, but the actual lamp base, too. Translucent shades are the most logical choice if you’re looking to create the right ambiance or for a reading corner, whereas opaque options result in well-directed beams to highlight objects or strive for a specific mood. Here are our ideas to fully embrace Southwestern decor through your new lamp shades.

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Southwestern Lamp Shades

Buying Guide

Southwestern lamp shades come with a distinct style, which makes them desirable for many homeowners. Aside from the aesthetics, a Southwestern lamp shade has an essential function of providing light.

Keep in mind that there are plenty of Southwestern lamp shade varieties. In fact, the options are so many that it's easy to make a mistake of buying one that is not compatible with your situation. To help you with that, this article is going to be a buying guide for Southwestern lamp shades.

The shades may come in different shapes. The common ones are the drum, empire, and bell. The right one for you depends on the lamp's primary purpose.

  • Drum - This shape focuses most of the light upwards and downwards. As the shape gets lengthier, the more the light will be funneled. Generally, drum-shaped lamp shades are used for providing focused and ambient lighting. Hence, it's an ideal shape for a table lamp or a tall lamp.
  • Empire - It's a shade that has a larger opening at the bottom when compared to the top. Also, the sides have a uniform angle, and not in a gradient. The shape directs and maximizes the light towards the bottom. It's an excellent lamp for ambient lighting. While the shape does provide more lighting coverage over a table, it's not recommended as a table lamp as there's a tendency for the bulb to become visible when in a seated position.
  • Bell - This one’s a shade that is shaped like a bell. It may come in the shape of an inward-curving or outwards-curving bell. The bell is somewhat a cross between the empire and drum shape. Thus, it can work as a lamp that provides ambient lighting and as a table lamp. On the downside, it just does an "okay" job at both, and not excellent.

Southwestern shades may be hard-back or soft-back. Each has its own pros and cons.

  • The hard-back Southwestern lamp shade has the purpose of maximizing the light output towards the top and bottom. To achieve this, light coming out to the sides are blocked and re-directed. It's the reason why hard-back typically comes with a dark color on the outside and a shiny metal sheet on the inside to direct the light. Because it maximizes the light downwards, it's a good option if you need a lamp that provides illumination while doing something at a desk or table.
  • The soft-back allows the light to pass through the sides. Thus, such kind of shade comes with a sort of fabric cover. Since the light is not overly focused, the light output is more diffused. It's the reason why a soft-back lamp shade is a great solution if you are in need of ambient lighting.

The trick to avoiding costly mistakes when purchasing a Southwestern lamp shade is knowing how to narrow down your choices. The points mentioned above should help you filter your selections into a more manageable list. If you are still left with too many options, feel free to add more filters like the style, size, and costs.

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Can rust have an artistic dimension? As much as possible - in the form of a metal lampshade in the southwestern style with the Indian shade of light turquoise. The traditional shape has a non-traditional finish also with patina.

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Hhome Decor - The Use of Painted Lamp Shades for Rustic

Western lamp shade bronc rider free

Western lamp shade bronc rider free

This stunning lamp shade offers the amazing Western styled structure and will make for a nice way of actually elevating the look of your interior, especially with the sublime man on the horse theme and the dirty cream finish.

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Bring industrial accents into your home and illuminate your room with vintage flavor by using this impressive lamp shade. Drowned in rust patina, the shade features sturdy metal construction with stylish cut outs on top and bottom.

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The style presented here is a package full of culture and heritage in the form of a southwestern single lamp shade. Known patterns of the wild west and indigenous people of America - are spread on a linen shade with an amber color.

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Goodnights Legacy Lampshade - Western Decor - Cabin Decor

Mid century cholla cactus table lamp

Mid century cholla cactus table lamp

Embodying perfectly the southwestern spirit, this cool lampshade depicts a classic, western scene of a cowboy on his horse, somewhere in the desert. The base of the lamp is a (presumably) pine construction), while the main part of the lamp is cholla cactus.

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Aztec stripe rawhide lamp shade

Aztec Stripe Rawhide Lamp Shade

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The excellent base of this southwestern lamp shade makes it all captivates in every interior, giving it an original and highly stylistic look. Beautiful carvings on the base are exquisite details.

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A cactus lamp is sure to top off your Wild West themed decor as no other table lamp would. Works well as a night lamp when placed on a nightstand. Light green colored base is very... succulent. The shade is orange.

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Cowhide leather lamp shade rustic western 1351

Designed of a durable cowhide leather with white accents, this rustic western bell shade is going to easily enhance your country home. The top and bottom is neatly intertwined with a leather lace, beautifully emphasizing the whole look.

Cactus lamp

Beautiful, one-of-a-kind design for a table light, made to resemble a cactus plant with little spikes on them. The iron frame gives the piece a contemporary vibe, and the hand-woven, opaque shade adds a stylish detail.

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Flat iron table lamp with southwest painted shade 32 in

Flat Iron Table Lamp with Southwest Painted Shade 32 in

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Unique lampshade dedicated especially to table lamp, but other available sizes will fit to different types of lamps. This metal lampshade has beautiful, hand-made decoration inspired of rising sun over mountains.

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Kachina II Southwestern 25 in Table Lamp & Shade

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... Southwestern Spirit Giclee Set of Four Shades 3x6x5 (C rustic-lamp

Tuscan lamp shades

Richly decorated table lamp in southwestern style. It is made of coloful glass. Empire lampshade gives warm tone of light. Application in all kinds of interiors as needed.

Western lamp

Charming country style table lamps featuring conical lampshades hand-crafted of rawhide decorated with images characteristic for the Wild West and having edge lacing of leather. Cylindrical wooden stems on round bases are also beautifully painted.

Lamp shade with clear glass star

Lamp Shade with clear glass star

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Inject Southwestern intonations into your urban apartment. This unique table lamp boasts sculptural base with full moon and desert cacti - the base is crafted from recycled steel for a reduced environment impact.

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