Wrought Iron Table Lamps

Wrought iron table lamps can add style, elegance and nostalgia to any table or room they are placed in. However, being wrought iron they can just as easily be used in the garden on a warm evening or on the deck, because they are unlikely to be blown over. There are many styles of wrought iron table lamps so you will always be able to find a wrought iron table lamp to suit.

Wrought Iron Table Lamps

No matter what style of decor you have gone for in your room, you will be able to find plenty of choices of wrought iron table lamps to complement it. Wrought iron table lamps are kind of unique in that they can convey nostalgia, romance and tradition all at the same time, but they are also very practical. Wrought iron table lamps are useful as table lights because they are heavy enough to be stable. They cannot be knocked over easily.

One of the most liked styles of wrought iron table lamps is the kind with the Tiffany lamp shade., but there are many others too, like the Mediterranean Spanish and Italian styles, which were later taken up by the Mexican nobility and later again by the southern states of America where it is called South-Western.

Originally, wrought iron table lamps would have be fuelled by, kerosene, paraffin, or oil. Or they may have had candles, like the specialist form of wrought iron table lamps, the candelabra. Nowadays, of course, most wrought iron table lamps have electric light bulbs in them, although some people like to use flickering bulbs that quite accurately resemble candle flames.

Wrought iron table lamps can save you money too. If you are working or reading at your desk, why do you need to illuminate the whole room? Instead of using the main 100 watt bulb and maybe a few wall lights, why not turn them off and just use a wrought iron table lamp with a single 20-40 watt bulb? You could easily save 80% of your light bill for those few hours.

Many of the wrought iron table lamps that are intended for reading or working at a desk or table are completely adjustable, so that you can focus the light exactly where you need it. Other wrought iron table lamps can be adjusted for brightness either with a physical dimmer or by touch.

If you prefer more contemporary designs in wrought iron table lamps, then there is a wide choice there as well. You can get reproductions of the wrought iron table lamps used in the 1920's, the 1940's, 1950', and 1970's or you could just come right up to date.

The best tactic is to look for suppliers on the Internet, I am sure that there are several on this web site and even on this web page, and look around until you find something you like, then you can go on a price comparison surf. Or you could start in the mall and then try to get your wrought iron table lamps cheaper online.

by Owen Jones