Globe Lighting

Globe lighting has the best selection of high end and designer lighting fixtures in Bend. I have purchased from Globe multiple times. The service is excellent. The selection is huge. They have multiple stores and can deliver product quickly. Highly recommend.

The Bend location for the Globe Lighting chain, this store is on the smallish size but offers a full range of lighting products, helpful staff who know their stuff and reasonable prices. Plus close proximity to the Cascade Village Shopping center makes this our «go to» shop for lighting needs these days.
MOVING SALE:
The «heads up» for now is the store is getting ready to relocate to new digs about a mile away and as a result, they are having deep discounts on in store several items so they don’t have to move the inventory. So a good time to pop in.
WHAT YOU“LL FIND:
You’ll find a decent selection of good quality lamp shades in a full range of sizes from chandelier to those that fit large lamps. These are tough to find in Bend. And as example of the current great sale, we found a premium lamp shade in exactly the size, color and shape we needed for almost 75% off the original price last week.
Also, you’ll find all kinds of light bulbs including those for recessed lights and decorative pendant lights, some of which are specialized enough that places like Home Depot does not carry them. And our experience has been if they don’t have the specialty bulbs in stock in the store here, they can order them for pretty fast delivery.
You’ll also find lighting fixtures for walls from bath lights to wall sconces, chandeliers, ceiling fixtures and lamps in all price ranges.
They even carry some non lighting related products, like door hardware, in medium range quality like Emtek.
But it is the knowledgeable staff that most shines (pun intended) here. As example, when we recently wanted to change out a down light to an angled art light to highlight a new piece the staff there could recommend options, answer our DIY installation questions, and had the light ordered and in store within a week.
TWO DRAWBACKS:
1) Their lamp shade selection isn’t as broad as offered via the company web site (see here
) and they can’t seem to order those individually if they’re out of stock in store.
2) The staff is limited to two or three people and they always seem busy. So be prepared to be patient if you go in and need help from them. It astounds me how rude some shoppers can be to these busy staff folks; as in the case of a woman when we were in the store last. She thought the staff should drop all given she was in a hurry and needing consulting help on recessed lights. So a heads up — plan on delay if you need consulting assistance or call ahead to schedule that time.
THIS N THAT:
LOCATION: Although you can see the store from Highway 97, you can not get to it without driving down a distant access road, alongside the Holiday Inn Express and onto a feeder road that runs to the cemetery. Before entering the cemetery you need to make a right turn into the lot that serves Globe Lighting. The point is, use GPS or a map because although the store is highly visible from the freeway, it is hard to get to unless you know where you’re going. This will change when they move (maybe December 2012) about a mile up (closer to Cascade Village) in that the store will be less visible but easier to get to. Either way, it’s worth the effort!