I have a standard lamp in my small front room. The lamp doesn't look right with a small shade, but a large shade means the lamp has to be placed a fair way from the wall, which is a waste of space.

The basic gist is that you can change the look of your lamp (and as a result, your entire room!) by just swapping out a lamp shade. I had forgotten about this Real Simple feature but apparently it ...

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