Floor lamps are awesome additions to any room. Table lamps provide light in a room that might otherwise be too dark. They can be found in various heights to suit your needs. Table lamps can add a decorative element to any room or they can blend into the background of the room without standing out. The best thing about table lamps are that they do not take up much space. They sit on the floor and do not take up room on a side table. They can be placed in the corner or in between other furniture. Table lamps are great ways to shed light on a room without making it more crowded or having to install an overheard light.
However, table lamps have a tendency to lean either slightly or a lot. A leaning table lamp does not only look like it is about to break but it also does not look esthetically pleasing. Luckily there are ways to keep a leaning lamp from leaning.
The first step in fixing a leaning lamp is to figure out from where the lamp is leaning. Wiggle the pole near the base of the lamp. This is the most probable place for the lamp to be loose. Nevertheless, it may be loose in another place. If it is not at the base, move your fingers up the lamp and gently shake until you can determine where the lamp is loose. Once you determine from where the lamp is leaning, you can make the necessary steps to fix it.
If the lamp is leaning from the base, tighten the bolt that is in the base of the lamp. Some floor lamps need socket wrenches to tighten the bolt and others have Philips screws that need to be tightened. The bolt must be turned in the clockwise direction to make the base tight. If the lamp is loose at one of the places where the pole it attached together, then tighten the bolt that will be located close to place where the poles attach. The bolt will also need to be turned clockwise until it is tight enough so that the lamp will no longer lean.
If the lamp is leaning because the base is uneven or it is placed on an uneven area of the floor, go to the hardware store and purchase a package of shims. Shims are little pieces made of wood or plastic that can be put under the base to make it level.
While usually the lamp is able to be easily fixed, sometimes the metal of the lamp is bent and cannot be fixed. Sometimes the pole of the lamp can be carefully bent back. Most of the time the lamp will be unable to be fixed. Always be careful when the metal is bent. Wires are in the tubes and could break apart.
Floor lamps are perfect items for any room. However, a leaning floor lamp could ruin the entire look of the room. By using a few trouble shooting steps, most of the time the lamp can be fixed.
However, table lamps have a tendency to lean either slightly or a lot. A leaning table lamp does not only look like it is about to break but it also does not look esthetically pleasing. Luckily there are ways to keep a leaning lamp from leaning.
The first step in fixing a leaning lamp is to figure out from where the lamp is leaning. Wiggle the pole near the base of the lamp. This is the most probable place for the lamp to be loose. Nevertheless, it may be loose in another place. If it is not at the base, move your fingers up the lamp and gently shake until you can determine where the lamp is loose. Once you determine from where the lamp is leaning, you can make the necessary steps to fix it.
If the lamp is leaning from the base, tighten the bolt that is in the base of the lamp. Some floor lamps need socket wrenches to tighten the bolt and others have Philips screws that need to be tightened. The bolt must be turned in the clockwise direction to make the base tight. If the lamp is loose at one of the places where the pole it attached together, then tighten the bolt that will be located close to place where the poles attach. The bolt will also need to be turned clockwise until it is tight enough so that the lamp will no longer lean.
If the lamp is leaning because the base is uneven or it is placed on an uneven area of the floor, go to the hardware store and purchase a package of shims. Shims are little pieces made of wood or plastic that can be put under the base to make it level.
While usually the lamp is able to be easily fixed, sometimes the metal of the lamp is bent and cannot be fixed. Sometimes the pole of the lamp can be carefully bent back. Most of the time the lamp will be unable to be fixed. Always be careful when the metal is bent. Wires are in the tubes and could break apart.
Floor lamps are perfect items for any room. However, a leaning floor lamp could ruin the entire look of the room. By using a few trouble shooting steps, most of the time the lamp can be fixed.