| Antiques are sought for their mature beauty and | | | | and more functional. Converting a vintage floor |
| the elegance they bring to a room. The antique | | | | lamp into a halogen or a compressed fluorescent |
| trend that exists in the world of home design has | | | | floor lamp combines the benefits of modern |
| even influenced floor lamps. Manufacturers create | | | | lighting technology with the beauty of antique |
| designs to mimic the sometimes flowery or | | | | design. |
| ornate styles of antique furniture to provide | | | | Antique floor lamps are rarely chosen for their |
| fixtures to match the various types of antique | | | | light - they really are more aesthetic than |
| home décor. | | | | functional. A vintage floor lamp pleases the eye |
| Many of these so-called antique lamps have a | | | | and accentuates much of the furniture around it. |
| gilded base and ornate cloth or stained-glass | | | | Brass trim in a floor lamp's base can call attention |
| lampshades. Sometimes, the word "antique" is | | | | to the brass handles of a nearby chest. The |
| used simply to describe a hue in the finish. Antique | | | | carved wood of a maple floor lamp adds to a |
| brass is a popular finish in floor lamps. In truth, | | | | room's warm tones and blends in with the rest of |
| these are simply reproduction lamps. True antique | | | | the dark wood furniture. |
| floor lamps are much harder to find and are | | | | A piece of furniture can be effectively used in |
| substantially more expensive, depending on their | | | | design, and floor lamps are no different. Selecting |
| history and design. In fact, some French antique | | | | an antique or a reproduction floor lamp has the |
| lamps sell at auctions for thousands of dollars. | | | | potential to bring the style in a room together. |
| A popular antique floor lamp restoration technique | | | | Choose these lamps if you have lots of brass |
| is to replace the electrical workings with | | | | detailing or a consistent theme of dark wood and |
| contemporary parts to make these lamps safer | | | | warm fabric tones in your furniture. |