A great shade can add life to a lamp and wake up a space for little money. “You can spend thousands on a room, and the first thing people see is what’s lit,” says Margie Willis, co-owner of Ruth’s ...

But lampshades? They're an afterthought, at best. "So many people tend to go off-white and bland with their shades," Philadelphia interior designer Barbara Eberlein says. "They don't understand how ...