I had thought about brass but what you dont see in the picture above is that I have a brass table there, so would a brass floor lamp be too much?

eta, I dont have accent pillows yet for the sectional, that will be my next post.

I'd do a dark cream to tan shade so as to not detract from your art and windows. Not every piece has to be a star in the room and you've got some great stars already!

eta...not much of the shade showed up....but this kind of color.

I love black lamp shades, but I think in your room I'd go with a cream shade (not white). Here's another tripod style...

http://www.lampsplus.com/products/possini-euro-cherry-finish-wood-surveyor-tripod-floor-lamp__w1650.html

Would a cream shade not look dingy against the white shutters?

That is a beautiful lamp torreykm.

In my search for a floor lamp, I came across this...........unbelievable

^^^I guess that would make a good "gag" gift.....???^^^

RA, I really like your abstract art pieces! Those are very well done, and I love the colors you chose.

I'll pass on the pooping pooch lamps though! Ew.

Your art pieces look very nice!

Is there cream in your rug? Can't tell if it's maybe a soft gold instead.

Your room is really really pretty, I love all the color and the suggestion of the black shades would work but I think the black shades would be over powering.

Took a double take of the dog lamp, what will they think of next...

Thanks TR. Any suggestions about shade color?

Thanks Shee. The rug has light gold, medium gold, some bronze and then a soft black around the border. Were you thinking of maybe a cream shade?

lukkiirish, thanks so much. I wondered if maybe the black would be too much too. Probably wouldnt give much light to the room either. That is the only lamp I would have in the room, the other lighting is overhead.

I wonder how a dark red shade would look? Not quite burgundy, but not too-too red either.

I do like red, but already have the red ottoman, and some red throughout the rest of the room, and kitchen, might be too much since red is a powerful color.

In my bedroom I have cream lamp shades and white linen sheers. They're beautiful together, not dingy at all.

Thanks sheesh, Because the sheers are somewhat translucent, the cream and white would work beautiful together. My shutters are a sold white so I am not so sure the cream would look good against it.

I would vote for a black shade (I have several in my house) but I'm sure the lighting store will let you bring home shades in each color to try out.

Is a tripod lamp going to be tall enough?

I'm partial to black, but for the summer months always change to something lighter, like cream. Your white shutters are probably not as white as the white lampshades would be. I would opt for the cream for summer......and black for winter. It's the best of both. ;)

I love cream and black together. And I love the way the black lamp ties in with the black in the rug. I brighten the photo and added a black lampshade. Nice room :)

I think black shades are beautiful and dramatic, but they soak up all of the light that the lamp is omitting. That's counterproductive to what you're trying to accomplish. A brass floor lamp with a light shade would look great.

I get what you're saying about the cream being so close to the white. I think the black shade mocked up above looks very nice, but they do diminish the light so I think it also depends how much you really need. In my LR I have a white shade and a cream/linen shade and even though my blinds and trim are all white, I find myself constantly looking at the white shade thinking it's so bright. You do have a larger span of white where yours would be though. I'm sorry, I don't think that was probably helpful at all!

The black shade does look nice as mocked up...I was picturing something much larger in black that I thought would block too much of the window.

Sorry I have been having problems with my computer.

I dont think a cream should would work for me, as I think the difference between the white and cream would bother me. I do like the look of the black shade, not sure how much light it would emit though. I also think a larger tree would look good too. Photoshop anyone :>)?