| | | Luminous or Opaque Translucent glass shades provide a degree of downlighting, but are more often selected for their emotive luminous effect. One's eye is drawn to their artful display of form and color. Metal shades with their opaque character and high-reflectance white interiors deliver higher levels of downlighting while drawing fess attention to themselves. Like Yin and Vang, there is no right or wrong in the selection of a shade style... it is simply a matter of picking what best harmonizes with the design intent of a given interior. | | |