I think two of the tall shade uploaded. Here is the shorter shade option 2

I think the tapered shade is too tall, and the drum shade too narrow. Also the table is a bit small for the lamp. Show us the current shade. I've dyed a lampshade that had some marks, and it worked out well.

I like that lamp! But I agree that the table is a bit skimpy for it. Perhaps a floor lamp here, and a different place to show off the lamp.

Not a pro but this has worked well whenever I’m unsure.

• Your shade should be about two-thirds the height of your lamp base (give or take an inch).
• Proportion is the key – too tall and the effect will be top heavy, but too short and your lamp will look out of balance.
• Just like a slip, you never want your harp to show. So if your lamp sits on a mantel or close to eye level, this is especially important.
• To choose the right lamp shade width, measure your lamp base and multiply by two. For a round base, measure straight across; measure diagonally for a square base. The widest part of your shade should be at least a half-inch wider than the widest part of your base on each side.
• And when you’re considering width, don’t forget location. So if your lamp is going next to a bed or in a busy hallway, pick a narrower shade to avoid flying elbows.

Ok let me try to add a picture of the original shade. I have never been a fan of it though — it just seems too short for the lamp though they came together.

I love this lamp so much & don’t have anywhere else to show it off. Bought the tiny 12x12 table specifically to fit the lamp in this corner but can rethink I guess.

Original lampshade

The original is a bit short, but the right diameter. Do you think a light brown dye would hide the marks?

I don't like the shelving next to the piano. That's what throwing everything off. Suggest you remove it AND the table and lamp. and continue add to the gallery on the wall.

Oooh I really didn’t want to hear that, judianna!! I’m not allowed to put anything else on that wall, so the gallery is complete. What would you put next to the piano instead of the lamp and tall shelf?

P Banos — I don’t think a dye would hide the marks. My daughter went to town w a dark colored marker. Right now I turn the shade to hide them and it mostly works but it’s also kind of dirty (I guess dyeing would help w that).

But it’s so short! Do you really think it is better than the new options?

How about this idea? Use two smaller lamps:

You could display the silhouettes, add the animal statue mixed in the metronome.

I am sorry to hear that you are "not allowed" to continue with the wall gallery. The wall is a great backdrop for more framed pieces/

Well… this a heavily used piano—the lamp on top is for lighting the music. Don’t love lots of stuff on top of the piano.

I should clarify — not done styling the shelf. Open to suggestions if you think that would help.

Here you are with a brown shade.

The dimensions are about the original shade. Which looks about right.

Sorry, but I think the entire area looks cluttered with the table, lamp and shelf. The focus here is the piano. I would put the bust and metronome on the left and the trio of silhouettes on the right of the piano light and that is all. I hope the piano is on an interior wall for its health.

Yes, piano is on an inside wall! 😃 it’s in the best possible position in our home.

I was kind of tied to the lamp there but I can see your point about clutter. Will consider where I can put my favorite lamp (just kidding they are all my favorites!) & the shelf. We don’t have much wall space in this house — too much open floor plan!

The piano wall area feels cramped and crowded. Can the lamp (and whatever lampshade you ultimately choose) and the small table go someplace else and you move the tall plant closer to the piano? Then that wall is done.

I think your short lamp is very charming, but follow shade the measurement rules from @chloebud. I redid some lampshades during the pandemic and it took getting the right measurement, the right sized and shaped lampshade to get each lamp done properly. (Then I changed several finials just to make sure I went completely crazy.). The right proportioned lampshade is crucial.

I personally don't find anything wrong with what you have going on... particularly if that is a piano and area of your house that is frequently and well used, I would want function to take precedence. To answer your original question, I think either of the two taller lampshades would work fine- its a quirky lamp so if the shade doesn't totally "fit the rules" so what if you like it? However, a different option for that spot- if having the little table with lamp on it in that space is cluttery or too much to you- could be to choose a plug in hanging pendant with a cool and funky natural shade. That frees up a little floor and wall space but still provides needed light in that corner/spot for reading music etc.

World Market has some nice ones.

Here's one.

There are some here on Houzz too that could work.

https://www.houzz.com/products/isla-14-1-light-farmhouse-rattan-180-cord-plug-in-or-hardwired-pendant-brown-prvw-vr~187596543

https://www.houzz.com/products/2-light-swag-plug-in-pendant-16w-white-linen-drum-with-diffuser-white-cord-prvw-vr~160906685

https://www.houzz.com/products/nova-20-25-1-light-farmhouse-rattan-180-cord-plug-in-or-hardwired-led-pendant-prvw-vr~187596544

An added benefit of a hanging pendant is that little fingers with markers can't reach it as easily for further doodles! : )

Thanks to everyone who commented. @Hope Stewart this is exactly the situation— it’s both my “nice” sitting room but also centrally located and heavily used. The shelving was mostly for the piano lesson books that need a home next to the piano. And my favorite lamp is there to provide ambiance when it’s an intimate gathering. There’s not really another place for it in the room. I have considered a floor lamp but I do really love this one, I’m going to try to make it work.

I found a taller harp and put one of the new lampshades on it. I pushed the tree back and moved the piano a hair to the right. What do you think? Is it working / better now? Keep looking for a lampshade or fix the whole wall?

Light on!

nice

I would take away the side table, and the tall shelving AND the piano light. Take the doo dads off the piano top:

Frame the piano with two matching standing lamps. Function AND beauty. Strong focal point, and more light. All Pottery Barn below.

Less........will be MORE. And the height will frame the whole vignette of piano and gallery, uncluttered: )

I agree with Jinx. It is a room with character and is perfect as is.

Or one could try......

Cozy and clutter are not necessarily synonymous. Two flanking lights is quite similar to lighting a vanity. More even, and balanced.

apologies for the "art'

Her room doesn’t look cluttered to me at all.

But sure — waste money on some mass-produced matching PB lamps because … why again? I forgot why that’s better.

I wouldn’t want my piano being lit like a vanity area. She has a piano light for a reason.

I do commend you for the drawing, in all seriousness. You did that fast. But it doesn’t look better than what the OP has. It has the feel of a waiting room/hotel lobby.

I would suggest removing the shelving on the right and the table on the left . They crowd your piano far too much.

A waiting room lobby...........seriously. ? Well. It IS the internet.: )

All lamps are "mass produced" and virtually none of them HERE. 200.00 dollars or 2000.00, it's China.

I like your small changes. It looks homey, comfortable and useful to me.

“A waiting room lobby...........seriously. ?”

Yes, seriously. : )

I don’t need a lesson on what mass-produced means. My point is that the OP’s lamp is attractive and unique … and she likes it … why replace with bland new ones that are not needed for looks or function.

It is a matter of opinion. I explained mine text and visual. For function, focal point and LIGHT . Therefore, the op has many opinions, more above certainly. Whether or not she shall employ either, any , all is her decision. "Bland" is also opinion. It's the internet.

Yes, I’m aware it’s opinions and we’re on the internet.

I like the look of the flanking floor lamps, but OP says the shelves are used for storage for piano lesson books, so it sounds like some storage is necessary. I loved your comment that all your lamps are your favorite. As a hoarder of lamps, I get that! If you replace the tall shelves with something lower, you could put another beloved lamp to balance out the other.

To answer your original question, I like the taller shade. It might not fit the "rule" but it looks quirky to complement your quirky lamp.

I also saw you aren't "allowed" to add to the gallery wall. I'm assuming that has to do with drilling into bricks? If so, would command hooks work? I agree adding to it would be really nice.

Layer the silhouettes like you did on the shelf; no soldierly rows. That's too stiff and rigid for your cozy area.

Wow thanks everyone!

Re not being allowed to add to the gallery wall: Combination of difficulty of drilling into brick but also a beloved husband strongly opposed to more. I snuck in the 5x7 frame on the far left and he noticed and put his foot down. He lives here too & I have a huge hallway gallery so this is not a fight worth having. 🙂

Thanks to all who voted for quirky and cozy. That is my feeling when I sit here, even if it’s not the “best” design wise.

I like the easy free changes you made! Its a room I'd enjoy sitting in listening to the piano (depending on who is practicing) or reading.