Romantic, traditional, and elegant, Victorian lamp shades always bring a regal touch to the living room or bedroom. Their flared silhouettes and braided trims soften tableside vignettes, while their mesh-like shades offer a dreamy glow of light. While some have patterns reminiscent of Victorian-era fabrics, others are offered in solid colors that will fit different aesthetic styles. Take a look at these antique-inspired lampshades selected by our design experts.
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Handcrafted Artisan Decor Piece
Meyda Tiffany
Perfect For: Adding a unique touch to any living space
What We Like: The one-of-a-kind design and craftsmanship
Each handcrafted artisan decor piece is a true work of art, with natural variations in materials lending to its distinct, individualized charm. From the colors to the design, no two pieces are exactly alike, making them a statement addition to any room. These exquisite pieces not only enhance your interior aesthetics but also serve as conversation starters among your guests. Admire the level of detail and the artisan's dedication to their craft in each eye-catching creation.
$855
Designer Advice:
Display these unique pieces on a floating shelf or a prominent wall to draw attention to their intricate designs and elevate your home's overall decor.
Unique Victorian Shade
Tristan Home
A stunning lamp shade for a Victorian lamp. It has a curvy bell-shaped silhouette made of Jacquard fabric. Its surfaces feature floral patterns in an ivory beige background and are accented by lace trims for the scalloped edges and corners.
Designer Advice:
A statement piece for a gorgeous home. The dramatic profile of this lampshade makes it perfect for quirky bases, while its versatile palette is adaptable to different colors and finishes. We can see this one being used in traditional homes and in maximalist and eclectic interiors. For an attractive contrast, we recommend using a gold or dark-toned base.
Multifunctional Sleeper Sofa with Storage
Red Barrel Studio®
Perfect For: Small apartments or living rooms with limited space
What We Like: The ability to quickly transform between sofa and bed
This multifunctional sleeper sofa is designed with versatility and convenience in mind. It also includes under-seat storage, perfect for stashing away blankets, pillows, or your favorite loungewear. The easy-to-use click-clack mechanism ensures a hassle-free experience when converting between the sofa and bed positions. Upholstered in high-quality fabric, it is available in a variety of colors to suit your style and complement your space effortlessly. Additionally, its sleek and modern design makes it a great addition to any contemporary living area.
$83.99
Designer Advice:
Enhance the cozy atmosphere by adding an assortment of plush throw pillows and a soft blanket, making it even more inviting for you or your guests to lounge on.
Fabric Shantung Lampshade with Octagon Softback
Winston Porter
Perfect For: Adding a classic, timeless touch to your home lighting
What We Like: High-density, durable material in various color choices
Our fabric shantung lampshade features an unassuming fancy octagon softback design that complements a wide range of home decor styles. Measuring 10" top diameter x 16" bottom diameter x 14" slant height, this classic and stylish lampshade is made of high-density, long-lasting material. Available in a variety of color options, you can choose the shade that best represents your style and enhances your existing home atmosphere.
$62.99
Designer Advice:
Pair this lampshade with a sleek and minimalistic lamp base for a modern yet classic look, or choose a vintage-inspired base to emphasize its timeless elegance.
Geometric Metal Wall Art
Rosdorf Park
Perfect For: Enhancing empty wall spaces with an artistic touch
What We Like: Its versatile and modern design
This geometric metal wall art adds an elegant and contemporary flair to any room with its sleek, interconnected shapes. The well-crafted design provides depth and an eye-catching appearance, catching light from various angles. Made from high-quality metal, this decoration is durable and easy to clean. Its neutral tones provide versatility, making it a great addition to living rooms, bedrooms, or home offices.
$9
Designer Advice:
For a cohesive look, pair this wall art with minimalist furniture and complementary metallic accents. Experiment with different lighting to create interesting shadows.
Mid-Century Modern Desk with Storage
Astoria Grand
Perfect For: Home office or study room setup
What We Like: The spacious drawers and clean design
This mid-century modern desk features two large drawers that provide ample storage for office essentials, keeping your workspace clutter-free. The sleek wooden design, with its tapered legs and classic mid-century silhouette, brings a touch of timeless charm to any interior. The sturdy construction ensures durability while offering plenty of legroom, making it ideal for working from home or studying.
$24.99
Designer Advice:
Pair it with a comfortable, ergonomic chair in a complementary material and color for an inviting and efficient workspace.
Tasseled Shade
Universal Lighting and Decor
A statement piece for your living room or bedroom, this Victorian-inspired lamp has a unique scalloped dome form. It is covered in polyester fabric with floral bouquet patterns in a cream tone-on-tone palette. Tassels and braided trims for accent.
Versatile Lampshade Collection
Astoria Grand
Perfect For: Customizing any home lighting design
What We Like: Variety of styles and designs
This versatile lampshade collection offers a wide selection of styles and designs to cater to different tastes and preferences. These lampshades can complement classic, modern, or eclectic home interiors, and are designed to fit various lamp types to suit your specific requirements. From bold patterns to subtle hues, each lampshade adds a touch of personality and flair to your space, elevating the ambiance and enhancing your overall lighting scheme.
$17.5
Designer Advice:
Mix and match different lampshade styles within your room to create a unique and dynamic lighting atmosphere, reflecting your personal style and taste.
Modern Lamp Shade with Virgin Styrene Backing
Aspen Creative Corporation
Perfect For: Creating a warm, natural ambiance in any room
What We Like: The use of Virgin Styrene backing board for a smooth light effect
This modern lamp shade offers a versatile lighting solution for various spaces such as living rooms, bedrooms, and offices. Carefully crafted with Virgin Styrene backing board, the shade ensures a warm, natural, and smooth light that is more appealing than those made with recycled Styrene board. This unique design choice avoids the risks of cracking and yellowing over time. The lamp shade features a stylish and well-priced design, perfect for enhancing your interior without breaking the bank.
$53
Designer Advice:
Pair it with a stylish floor lamp or table lamp to complement your room's decor and create a cozy atmosphere perfect for relaxation or productivity.
Decorative Wall Shelf with Hooks
Ophelia & Co.
Perfect For: Entryways or living spaces in need of extra storage
What We Like: Multifunctional design
This decorative wall shelf with hooks provides a perfect blend of style and functionality for your home. The sturdy wooden shelf is ideal for displaying decor pieces, while the five durable metal hooks below can hold anything from coats and hats to bags and keys. The simple yet charming design complements various interior styles, making it suitable for any room. The easy-to-install shelf quickly adds storage and visual appeal, saving space and enhancing your home's organization.
$23.99
Designer Advice:
Pair it with a small entryway bench or stylish floor mat to create a welcoming and functional space for guests, ensuring a clutter-free environment.
Unique Handcrafted Artistic Light Fixture
Meyda Tiffany
Perfect For: Enhancing the ambiance of any living space
What We Like: Captivating design with natural variations
Elevate the atmosphere of your home with this unique handcrafted artistic light fixture. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind creation that showcases the beauty of natural materials, resulting in a true work of art. The gorgeous colors and designs ensure that your fixture stands out as a stunning focal point in any room, while offering warm illumination that enhances your space's overall ambiance. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this striking light fixture brings both style and function to your living area.
$1530
Designer Advice:
Complement this artistic light fixture with simple, minimalist furniture and neutral wall colors to let the captivating design take center stage and truly shine in your space.
Warm and Smooth Light Lamp Shade
Aspen Creative Corporation
Perfect For: Enhancing the ambiance in any room
What We Like: Virgin Styrene backing for a natural, appealing light
This lamp shade boasts an assortment of well-priced and attractive lighting options, from portable lamps and kitchen pendants to vanity wall fixtures and outdoor lighting. It's designed by in-house experts who follow current trends and develop cool, up-to-date products. The warm, natural, and smooth light is a result of the Virgin Styrene backing board, providing a more appealing illumination compared to shades made with recycled Styrene, which can crack and yellow over time.
$49.99
Designer Advice:
For a cozy and stylish atmosphere, pair this lamp shade with a sleek table lamp and place it on a side table or nightstand in your living room or bedroom.
Stylish Clip-On Lamp Shade
Red Barrel Studio®
Perfect For: Enhancing bare bulb chandeliers and wall sconces
What We Like: Versatility and on-trend design
This stylish clip-on lamp shade is expertly crafted to provide a fashionable yet affordable solution to upgrade your chandeliers and wall sconces without needing bent tip style bulbs. Designed by in-house experts attuned to current trends, it offers a wide variety of aesthetic and functional options for both indoor and outdoor fixtures. With a focus on creating cost-effective solutions that don't skimp on design appeal, this lamp shade, along with its lamp accessories, brings fresh style to any space.
$11
Designer Advice:
Pair it with a candelabra-style bulb to elevate your lighting experience, and mix and match with other lamp shades to create a customized, cohesive look in your living space.
A Shade of Gold
Darby Home Co
Following a bell-shaped silhouette, this Victorian lamp shade is crafted in linen with a gold fabric color. Its form is emphasized by tone-on-tone ribbing and stitching details, which are also present for the top and bottom rims.
$41.99
$47.99
Designer Advice:
With its rich gold tone, we recommend installing this piece on top of a wooden base for a traditional look. However, if you have a transitional style, this will go well with a clear glass or acrylic base with a stem composed of stacked balls. The versatile form and details of this piece also make it an ideal option for contemporary interiors.
Multi colored Shade
Astoria Grand
These lamp shades in Victorian style feature a Jacquard fabric cover with small floral patterns. Their bell-shaped forms are accented with braided trims and tassels in contrasting colors, giving the pieces a distinct old-world character.
$52.99
$78.99
Designer Advice:
A great option for cottage-style, vintage, eclectic, bohemian, and maximalist interiors. We recommend placing it on top of a celadon base for a coastal or dreamy romantic appeal. You can also opt for a traditional wooden or bronze base with a bulbous silhouette if you are aiming for a more dramatic and moodier approach.
Contemporary Victorian Shade
Aspen Creative
Beautiful and attractive, this Victorian shade is covered in jacquard fabric. Its patterned textures showcase stylized foliage with a tone-on-tone application. Following a contemporary flared bell-shaped form, ideal for transitional and modern farmhouses.
Elongated Bell Shade
Charlton Home®
These Victorian lamp shades have a unique appeal with a rectangular bell-shaped form. The four corners are cut into angles that lend a casual look, while the top and bottom parts are lined with metallic trims. Crafted in linen.
$33.99
$35.99
Flared Shade
Red Barrel Studio®
Elegant Victorian lampshades with flared scalloped edges add a whimsical character to your home. It is made of linen in a solid color with translucent textures. Braided trims for a tone-on-tone look add emphasis to the form.
$52.99
$61.99
Designer Advice:
Available in eggshell, white, and champagne. This is a simple yet versatile option for any interior style with a transitional, traditional, or vintage look. Its aesthetic makes it the ideal base for crafting a new lampshade simply by adding some embellishments. If you are going for this route, we recommend accenting it with pastel or gold tassels.
Scalloped Edge Shade
Red Barrel Studio®
Crafted in durable linen, this lamp shade with Victorian aesthetics has a charming and modest appeal. The scalloped bottom edge lends a traditional touch to the piece, which is further emphasized by its lace trimmings.
$67.99
$58.2
This gorgeously made antique lamp on a metal base impresses with its exceptionally colorful and stylish lampshade. The whole is phenomenal, thanks to which the interior takes on an exotic, slightly oriental climate.
This type of lampshade is dedicated for everyone who wants be original - it is inspired of oriental, Asian style! It is hand-made and decorated with hanging beads. This lampshade is intended to floor lamps.
A stunning antique electric floor lamp with a metal frame: an ornate round base, a sleek stem and a curved shade arm with scrolls, a pull chain. A turban-like shade of silk in beiges, pinks and blues has gold and silver overlay and a beaded fringe.
Floor lamp in Victorian style. Richly decorated lampshade is finished with tassels. Base is made of metal. Perfect as additional source of light in any interior as needed.
Stunning table lamp with antique Victorian shade made of silk and adorned with beads. The shade was dyed to achieve ombre effect in different tones of blue, from teal and violet to midnight blue (similar to peacock colors).
Peachorange victorian beauty 6 fringe
An adorable stylish lampshade with a bell frame and a finial of metal. It has curved bottom edges. A canopy of fabric in creamy-tinged orange hues is adorned with lace overlay and braiding, big tassels, fine fringes, strings of clear acrylic beads.
Phenomenal table lamp in Victorian style. Lampshade is decorated with interesting ornament and finished with fringes. Stylish accent for each place according to taste and need. Classic form and elegant design.
Roses and Pearls Medium Beaded Victorian Lampshade
This extraordinary table lamp in Victorian style is a real treat for antique lovers and the original details of the interior design enthusiast. The gorgeous lampshade with the subtle beads is incredibly stylish, and the solid metal base adds all the stability.
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A characteristic feature of the Victorian style is eclecticism, glamor and rich ornamentation - all visible on the example of this victorian beaded table lamp with a large umbrella-shaped lampshade with golden, copper fringes and embroidered blue material.
This beautiful Bella Rose table lamp from Night Shades enchants with its detailed ribbonwork, from an antique French pelmet. Multiple tiny crystals in shade constitute another delighting element.
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Designed in Victorian style and embellished with a bunch of sparkling beads, this lamp shade can elevate your home decor in a blink of an eye. The shade effectively blocks most of the light, creating warm and cozy atmosphere.
Victorian Lamp Shade-Spearmint
Elaborate floor lamp from Victorian era. Tall metal base features romantic swirls and climbing roses detailing. The shade features rose pattern and is finished off with a fringe of colorful beads. A stunning antique.
Lovely table lamp mounted on richly decorated base. Bell shade is covered with fabric and finished with decorative fringes. Great addition as additional source of light in the living room, bedroom and more.
Antique take on a Victorian style floor lamp with a hanging design. The floor lamp is fitted with a beaded lampshade with red crystals hanging from the bottom, which nicely fits in with the colorful material of the shade.
Vintage design for a shabby and chic table lamp in an antique style. The frame of the lamp is made out of wrought glass with a variety of pastel layers of paint, and the lampshade is fitted with a lot of decorative beads which give a unique finish.
1920s painted bridge lamp holds a Cherry Blossom Lantern shade dyed green to blue and covered in vibrant fuschia colored vintage silk cherry blossom appliques and gold mesh. The bottom is adorned with fancy little flower beads. This shade would also work
Art Nouveau Table Lamp w/ Beaded Shades
How to choose a lamp to emphasize the spirit of interior design? For lovers of classic France-we return to the Victorian era thanks to a beaded lamp with a golden carved base and a traditional lampshade of warm orange color with crystal tassels.
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Dark fuschia to teal green cresent shade covered in colored embroidered net and art nouveau-asian appliqués in the center circles and along the sides. Hand painted antique base. Double layer fringe in amethyst with hand beaded fringe on top.
Victorian Beaded Lamp Shade