Best Lighting Store Cambridge Near Me

Leesa M: Harry was very helpful and friendly. Watertown is lucky to have a shop like his!

BJ M: Great place to buy lampshades!

Meredith Weaver: I usually hate shopping for lampshades, I really do, but Harry of Lamp and Shade Gallery made it an excellent experience. I brought in a classic Baldwin that wanted a very unique shade indeed and Harry took the time to not only find me an unusual and perfect shallow shade, but also offered an alternative to the overly-long spire that came with the piece, giving me a shorter piece that put the shade in just exactly the right place. All on the Saturday before Christmas!The recipient of this gift liked it so well she wanted a picture even before the plastic came off the shade. Absolutely the best service I’ve ever had with a lampshade purchase.

Virginia Clough: Completely unhelpful and rude. Just sat and stared at when when I entered the store. When I asked for some guidance they pointed me to a corner of the store. When I asked about sizes they barked at me that the sizes were all marked. It was surreal. I walked out. Don't go here.

Joseph Sharkey: Primarily lamp shades and very nice ones at that. A few very exclusive artistic kind of lamps. Take a look at the hurricane style of lamp!

Chuck Krumroy: DO. NOT. SHOP. HERE. (Unless you like breakage and violence.)Brought in a mid-century Danish glass lamp that needs rewiring. Harry (the owner) was more interested in joking and talking than in repairing. He finally said I should go to Fun Antiques in Cambridge: "It's where I go when I can't fix something." Then he dropped the irreplaceable hand-blown cased glass lamp base on the floor.I picked up what I could and went to Fun Antiques as suggested. They referred me on to Restoration Services in Arlington, who can apparently work miracles with broken glass. They sent me back to Harry to retrieve any small bits of glass still there. That's when it got ... hairy.Initially Harry said he'd pay for it. So when I went back I said I'd send him the bill from Restoration Services. "How much?", he asked. Don't know. "Then I'll repair it." Harry, you break things, I don't trust you to repair anything. I turned and left and his wife screamed, "HARRY!" because he was running after me. I turned and he threatened me to beat me up.I left (with the few pieces they had managed to salvage). Total cost? In the hundreds of dollars, all down to the owner of this shop.DO. NOT. SHOP. HERE.

Thomas Best: Great Mom & Pop storefront business. Many shades in stock plus table lamps for sake, but the owner fixed a broken floor lamp I brought in while I waited and then sold me a new shade to replace the old one. Great neighborhood shop.

A.M. Donahue: No longer able to make simple repairs. Our lamp needed the switch replaced. They referred us to a hardware store that we have found unsatisfactory.

Tilden Chao: Owners have excellent taste, explain their choices well, and do a great job with their work.

Sheila Smyth: The owners were so welcoming, knowledgeable, and eager to suggest the proper shade for my lamp. I was delighted to have discovered this hidden gem and plan on visit again soon.Thank you Harry and Charlotte!

Rory O'Connor: Delightful, run by a mom and pop duo for forty years. There is nothing about lamps and shades that this couple doesn't know.

katherine merseth: Rude, unwilling to do a simply job Prices are outrageous. Do NOT go there.

Michael Winocour: One of the most enjoyable shopping experiences I can remember. The owners, husband and wife, were perfectly charming, extremely knowledgeable and left us feeling like we had just met our long lost cousins. The selection of shades was abundant and the owners have very good taste. I can not express how happy this shopping experience has been.

Elizabeth Bolton: Good lamp stores are more and more difficult to find nowadays. Lamp & Shade Gallery on Belmont Street on the Watertown - Belmont line is a great place to know about. They have an extensive selection of shades, they sell lamps, and they do repairs. We've bought shades from them and have had several lamps repaired. My sense is that if they don't have what you want that they'll do their best to get it for you. The owners are super helpful and charming - it's a pleasure to do business with them. Highly recommend.

Mohammad Jalali: Great collection but too overpriced...

Curt Raffi: Went in today to look for some entryway lighting and had the pleasure of meeting Jose. His enthusiasm for art and lighting design was infectious. He is not only an amazing ambassador for Nina's, he made the whole experience awesome.

MikSchlag: Greatest variety & nicest workers - extremely professional... Surprised they were not the owners!

Krystal Dong: Beautiful store.

Charles Bosse: Some of the fixtures here are truly spectacular. Sadly for those of us not furnishing our Newport mansions, there isn't much here for simple lighting.

Cathy Breckenridge: Awesome place

Carol “cbell” Bellinghausen: OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE from Rita, Robert and Bob. Rita gave us her undivided attention when we were looking for light fixtures for our new bathroom. Robert and Bob were very personable and helpful with a replacement shade that somehow got scratched during installation. A.D. Cola stands by their products and we are grateful for their service.

Peter Kachajian: Exceedingly helpful, knowledgeable and with quality products not found in the big box stores

Phyllis Goodman: Great selection, prices and customer service!

Lynda: The Best showroom and the most knowledgeable consultants in the Metrowest area . I’ve been coming here for years. They are always stocked with the newest lighting trends and programmable lighting for my home. I’ve purchased all my ceiling fans from here too. So quiet and can be set to the lowest setting. Thank you ADCola for always standing behind your products.

Cheryl Saunders: Wonderful place to get lighting for your home. We just purchased lighting from A.D. Cola and Janet was great to work with, highly recommend and will definitely go there for future lighting needs for our home.

Arushi Burson: Terrible experience. Would not recommend!

Jim Pownell: Best place for high quality lighting at reasonable prices

Stanley Gordon: Reasonable prices great selection, friendly sales people

Erica Kelly: Seriously. If you walk in there not dressed up you will not be acknowledged. I have made purchases in the past and went back another time as we moved and were redoing all of our lighting. I was wearing sweats and the woman would not even step out from behind the counter. I had this exact experience there another time and had chalked it up to me perhaps reading into it too much. I wasn't. I swore that place off for years and wish I had never gone back at all.

Sean Foley: Didnt help me at all nor did they come up with a solution

brenda marsh: Great selection and service. Good prices

Bob Casagrande: Overpriced

Trevor Welsh: An excellent lighting store with friendly, helpful staff. Love the variety here! One thing to note, if you want to order something that they need to bring in, they’ll charge shipping. If you order from their online store, no shipping charges. Fortunately, they have a ton in stock.

Dan C: We have done business with A.D. Cola for several years now. Rita is very knowledgeable and helpful. We buy all of our lighting needs and mirrors from her.

Luke Lombardo: Salespeople are very knowledgable and helpful. Great selection of lights and prices. They had everything I needed to light my house.

tony karis: Great selection of lights and knowledgeable staff.

Shant Karakashian: Decent collection of lighting, a little expensive and not that impressive. The items on display are not carefully chosen. Convenient location.

Elizabeth Rockwell: Fabulous one of a kind store. I have f de one business with them for years and the staff is superb and guide you to selecting the right size shade for your lamp plus the shade and lamp selection is outstanding. I see the Chestnut Hill location us closed. I was sorry to see that!

USA Traveller: Good

Milton Wuthers: Concur with prior reviewer regarding the unfriendly nature of the staff - struck me as suspicious, rather than welcoming. I was also disappointed to find that lamps and shades here were quite highly priced. For example, their simplest shades were, on average, $90-$100 each. Had expected to find more of a range in terms of both price and style. Ultimately, when compared with various online options, including so many beautiful shades on vintage sites like Etsy, I couldn't justify a purchase here. For reference, note that the entrance is located in the back facing the parking lot.

Heather Mason-Suares: We have had gas sconces rewired and polished/mika painted here. They do amazing work. We have also bought a couple of their chandeliers. For antique lighting, the are the best in the area. Everything in their store is beautiful.

Frank Radley: Went to drop off a Chandler for repair. Ladies there were very helpful and knowledgeable. I will admit, prices of chandeliers are not for the faint of heart.

Stavros Macrakis: Great collection of beautifully restored antique lighting, mostly ceiling lights. Also experts on table lamp repair and shades.

P H: Not much service and staff had attitude

Helen T. Fraser: How to find perfection in lighting? Visit Appleton's where the beautiful lamp bases and shades and the many exquisite chandeliers will more than just please you. We have purchased lamp bases, chandeliers and shades for our homes over the last ten or twelve years or longer from Appleton's and have never had a problem. This is one business that has reached perfection! Helen and Dick F.