What is a Swag Lamp?

by whaleadmin

in Home and Furnishings

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A swag lamp is a great way to finish off a room in a vintage style. Not only that, they are also very functional. They are an easy way to light a room with little floor space of an area where you want to have direct, overhead light. But what is a swag lamp? In short, a swag lamp is a lamp that is hung from a ceiling with a metal chain. The lamp itself can have one or several light bulbs, but they always use a fabric lamp shade. The fabric shade makes swag lamps very cheap and also functional. Due to their practicality, swag lamps were used to light many different hotels, cheaper resorts, and motels from the 1950s up until the 1960s.

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