A Shade Better

This store has overpriced lampshades and the owner has a «know it all» attitude and is not very helpful.

These days there seems to be a store for everything, so I guess I’m not that surprised that there is a store in Symmes Township dedicated to lampshades. A Shade Better, as it is known, also had a location in Northern Kentucky, but that one has closed. My mother has shopped at A Shade Better before because she had some lampshades needing to be replaced, and she said they were extremely helpful in finding the right ones.
When you walk in you will notice a TON of lampshades, but actually a lot of lamps too (thousands of shades, hundreds of lamps, according to website). I was impressed with the number of shades because I’d never expect to see that many all in one relatively small store. The lampshades seemed pretty basic, although some were more «distinctive» than others like they say, while on the whole the lamps were unique. My favorite lamp I saw was a Cincinnati Reds lamp, with a Reds helmet serving as the shade. Other than that though, most of the lamps and shades are more or less normal, no matter how unique or exotic they may be.
A Shade Better also sells some custom shades, designer finials, and home accessories, while they also offer expert lamp and chandelier repair, preferred customer and interior design programs, and commercial business programs. Bottom line, though, if you are looking for a shade or designer lamp, they have it. They have got to be «a shade better» than any other store around when it comes to selling those two things and, by the way, they are holding a big lampshade sale right now.