Introduction
In the home lamps are often preferred over harsh overhead lighting. Home lamps give a soft welcoming glow to a room. There are many styles, colors and sizes when it comes to choosing home lamps. Home lamps can be quite expensive, however, there are ways to save money and get great deals on these wonderful, lighting additions to the home.
Step 1
Shop at stores that specialize in home lamps. They will often reduce prices on merchandise in order to make room for new items. Shopping these discount and clearance sales is a good way to get high quality attractive home lamps for less money than they would normally cost.
Step 2
Shop online, sites such as Overstock.com often have home lamps for a fraction of what they would cost in a store. If you do not see anything that you like, check back often, as stock changes quickly at sites like this.
Step 3
Shop department stores. Stores such as Kmart, Target and Walmart all have a selection of home lamps. Using coupons or special discounts when shopping at these stores allows you to get even better deals. If you can combine a sale priced lamp with a discount, you save even more money. Check out weekly sales fliers for home lamp sales.
Step 4
Buy a lamp that may be unattractive, yet cheap. As long as you like the shape and style of the lamp, you can put your craft skills to use and totally change the look. Think about using rope, ribbon, even decoupage to transform an unattractive lamp into a one of a kind home lamp that you are proud to have in your home.
Step 5
Shop thrift stores for good deals on home lamps. These lamps may look old or worn out at the store, but once you get them home you can change that. Lamp shades are often expensive, however, you can use the existing lamp shade frame and cover it yourself. Directions can be found in craft books and online.
You may be able to find a tarnished brass lamp that looks beyond repair. However, you can clean the lamp up and have a stunning home lamp for your home. You just need some brass polish, rubber gloves, a soft cloth and the time to bring back the lamp's beauty.
Tips
Lamp shades can be made using ribbon and other fabrics. Replacing lamp shades can be expensive, learning to recover your own is a lot less expensive. Directions for measuring and covering frames can be found in craft books or online.
Home lamps can even be made easily with a simple kit from the hardware store. Making your own lamp allows you to truly customize it to meet your style. For example old books can be used as a lamp base for a home library or office. Look around your home, department stores and home improvement stores for items that can be used for a lamp base. Once you find a base that you like, the rest is easy.
When shopping online be sure to take into account the cost of shipping and handling.
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