Here at Cotterell & Co we create and handcraft our lampshades in our Rocke design studios. Our collections of bespoke modern lampshades are all lovingly made in the UK. We make exclusive lampshades designs. Our virtual design service will help you to create a personalised lamp shade pendant light to match your décor and style and colour scheme.

A custom-made lampshade for the ceiling can literally bring the whole room together and complete the look. An outsized pendant lampshade makes a real design statement in a room and can pull all the décor together.

Using light shades for ceiling lights brings colour and texture front and centre of the room? We would always recommend large ceiling shades – an empty ceiling swallows up a small shade. A small shade can look miniscule and even for a small room we would recommend no smaller than a 50cm drum lampshade.

There are many alternatives to the ubiquitous cream ceiling lamp shades, however cream can still make for a statement lamp shade when combined with a beautiful wallpaper lining, as in our Angora Faux Cream Silk Pendant Shade with Arte Umbrella Squid lining. .

Make use of our virtual design service and we can help you draw together the elements of your scheme, picking out colours from cushions, curtains walls, sofa or a painting to incorporate into your bespoke custom make ceiling pendant.

A bright light shade can really cheer up your décor and hence your mood and you don’t get much brighter or cheerier than our Fluffy Rainbow shade with hot pink fabric lining! Or try a little more tropical with our Palmyra Spice fabric on the inside for subtle drama or the outer for a brilliant pop of those jewel tones!

We have something for every room, style and budget for ease and pocket friendly you could simply install an non elec shade these are also known as easy fit lampshades which simple attach onto an existing lampholder, for example velvet tassle fringed pendant shade. Or you can install a more decorative pendant flex lampholder to support the lampshade.

Make A Statement With Your Shades

At the other end of the spectrum you could make a real design statement in the room and have a custom made shade made for the spectacular Langan antique silver chandelier.

We have many different beautiful lampshades for the ceiling: Decorative light shades for bedrooms, ceiling shades with crystals as in Lucerne chandelier with marble ceiling shade, or if you don’t want to see the bulb we can offer ceiling shades with diffusers, or if quirky shades for the ceiling is your thing then we can offer quirky lampshades for pendant lighting such as Moooi Menagerie of extinct animals,

When selecting a lampshade for the ceiling pendants the most important consideration is the height of your ceiling. if you have a high ceiling, don’t pair with a flush pendant fitting as this will look very silly, similarly for most new builds you will need to keep your shade narrow and the fitment short.

Pendant Ceiling Lighting Needs The Perfect Shade

Even if you have a low ceiling you won’t need skimp on the size of ceiling lampshade. Go shallow and wide, seen here in our Mikado Electrified Shade with Anthology Oxidise Lining. This is an extra shallow pendant ceiling light specially designed for lower ceilings with an overall height including rod of only 32cm.

We carefully match our bespoke ceiling shades with the perfect LED decorative bulb which beautifully illuminate the metallic effects in this wallpaper lining - lighting is too important to atmosphere to leave it to chance.

The choice is literally endless when selecting a pendant shade for the ceiling. Within this collection you will find a selection of velvets, silks, linens, cottons in subtle and vibrant colour choices alongside an eclectic, curated range of eye-catching patterns from, Harlequin, Ashley Wilde, Prestigious Textiles, the great Dutch fabric brand Wind amongst many others: for example our Iguana electrified shade with burnished golden wallpaper shade.

Designer Shades That Fit Your Decor

We also make beautiful lamp shades for ceilings from designer brands such as Mairi Helena, Julia Clare and Moooi for Arte and Rocke studio also source our own fabrics. These range from the latest lighting trends to classic looks.

We have a huge range of fabrics to choose from and if by chance you don’t see a pendant shade to suit then browse all our Rocke lampshades and any of these can be made into a pendant shade for the ceiling…simply select the lampshade you like and contact us and we can help you to pick the correct size of ceiling shade and to select the inner material.

We have a massive selection of inner linings too – card in various matt metallic finishes, brushed metallic finishes and a selection of beautiful shimmering wallcoverings that we can cover the inside of the lampshade pendant with our own unique technique.

This allows for great creativity and you can be confident that your ceiling pendant fitting will be special. We can also line the lampshade with another fabric, for example as we have used on this Mairi Helena Poppy Cloud ceiling lampshade with coordinating pink silk lining.

Trust Our Expertise As Lighting Experts

We will also advise on the correct pendant fitment and we can also recommend the correct bulb to really make the lining shine. For more light output we can make you a 3 light suspension pendant fitting for lampshades. These can be on a single metal rod or on a 3 wire suspension fitting. The 3 light option requires a baffle to hide the 3 bulb lampholders. Some people prefer this as the bulb is not visible, however the new LED decorative bulbs are so effective and without glare that you wouldn’t want to hide them.

Choose an original Rocke bespoke pendant lampshade to really light up your home.

You’ll need to think about how to mount the creation on your ceiling too with our suspension range. Options include fixed length and made to measure rods in a great range of metallic and painted finishes. You could choose to employ a simple cup and flex suspension, choose the colour of your cup and your cable.

Insider Tip! Choose the inner lining of your shade from our wide selection – or ask about a wallpaper or fabric lining for extra impact.