FAQ
Where do I find replacement bulbs?
The bulbs we use are now readily available at Lowe’s, Home Depot or through Amazon. We prefer the Eco-Smart brand at Home Depot. We spent a lot of time in choosing our bulbs looking for the best color range and brightness to achieve the look we want. We are very particular about them. The bulbs we recommend are Edison style glass LED, Size A-19, with a standard base E-26. The 60 watt equivalent (which only uses about 7 watts) with 2700k color range (soft white/warm white). The A-19 is the shape and size of a classic common bulb.
What’s easiest? Remove the bulb and take to Home Depot and match it, the important info is printed around the collar of the bulb so you don’t need to write everything down.
Note: With the mica shades the bulbs are slightly visible through the mica so regular household plastic LED bulbs look unsightly. We use these Edison style bulbs because they distribute light more evenly all around especially around the base. Regular household LED’s have a wide cover around the base that blocks the light in that direction. That is also a big problem with Cigar box lamps that need the light below the bulb to help light the box, that’s why we recommend the Edison style bulbs on all our lamps.
Is there options for the lamp shade?
Certainly. We deliver our Cigar Box lamps complete with shades (the Craftsman style lamps have the shade built on) and we only use quality hand tailored shades. Normally we have a few different options for colors or shapes and we try to pick the best looking ones for each lamp. If you want something different, contact us and we can let you know what is available, we can even send you some pictures of how they look on your lamp. You could also opt out of the shade if you already have something you want to use and we can credit $30 back to you. Just remember, lamp shades are funny things, they always look different on every lamp. The only real way to judge is to put it on and light it up!
You have a Pattern A, B, C and D lamps, plans for any others?
There are some other styling directions I’m looking into, along a tropical theme like a vintage Hawaiian with rich brown wood tones. A long time ago I made a Palm tree lamp for my bar and it came out great, now I have people asking for me to expand on the idea and make a new product line around it. I have been thinking about a floor lamp size of Palm Tree lamp with a unique palm frond shade made from molded mica.
On the home page, what is the photo of the trees?
That was taken with a cell phone on our property in North Carolina. We go and camp there every year and it was just an beautiful Autumn sunset. The colors were amazingly vivid and with many of the leaves that had already fallen it was a perfect view looking up through the branches.