Vicente Wolf

Name: Lana Weekley
City: Metairie
State: LA
Comment:

I like your use of the Parentesi fixture in rooms shown in your books. Is this fixture appropriate for reading? If so, your fixtures appear to have smaller bulbs that are more recessed in the socket compared to the bulb in the fixture advertized by companies offering this lamp. What size bulb do you use? Thank you for your blog and your next book. I appreciate your talent and now recognize your rooms before reading your name. If you think I can direct this light for reading, I will install the fixture next to a wing back chair where I read the Sunday paper. Thank you for your response.

Vicente Responds:

Yes, I think they make great reading lights. They have small plug lightbulbs and they can come up to, I think, 75 watts.  I suggest that you install a dimmer on the cord so you can control how bright you want it because you may not always want it that bright.