Several years ago I bought 2 white lampshades here and didn't discover, until I got home, that 1 was slightly bent or off-color. I exchanged the lampshade 2 times and both times the owners Alex and his wife Agnes were utterly professional, understanding and apologetic, explaining that the damage sometimes occurs in shipping. Prior to purchasing the lampshades, they encouraged me to bring in the lamps to decide the proper size and were so kind, helpful and patient in assisting me with the perfect lampshade. I have been coming here since then for all of my lighting needs and recently had 2 lamps repaired. Alex was very knowledgeable and thorough and recommended changing the outdated and unsafe electrical cord on 1 of the lamps. He repaired both lamps quickly and charged fairly. I highly recommend Lighting World and look forward to working with their son Kris, an electrician, for some electrical needs. read more

Super friendly and knowledgeable. Whomever took care of me made it for a fast and effective shopping experience read more

For literally decades, Lighting World has been our "go to" place for light fixtures, lamps, bulbs and professional Electrician assistance. Highly recommend!!!! read more

Kris is a true lighting expert. He has an incredible breadth of knowledge and can help you decide what works best for your house no matter how little you may know about lighting (like me). He is professional, kind, and has a great team working with him. He installed several lights for me, from chandeliers to reading lights to under cabinet fixtures. He was able to suggest several budget friendly solutions, but is very familiar as well with high end options. I'll post a few pictures soon of their work. Thank you so much Lighting World! read more

Hi everyone, I needed 2 lamps fixed and Alex and his wife Agnes took care of me , and fixed the lamps in less than 30 minutes. They are both so awesome and so friendly and very fair on the repairs . Please check out their wonderful store , they are so so friendly & kind . Sincerely, Robert read more

Kris was very professional and knowledgeable. We purchased 5 lighting fixtures, including a large chandelier that needed to hang from the second story ceiling, and they were done in less than 3 hours. Their pricing was very reasonable but better than the great pricing, they took care of everything. I would highly recommend them for any lighting needs. read more

I came in needing a small repair to an inexpensive lamp ("the switch broke cause it's old"). At first, he offered to replace the entire kit, for nearly $60, but I said no thank you, explaining that the lamp itself hadn't cost that much. He then offered another solution, which was perfect and exactly what I needed. He fixed it onsite I was in and out in 10 minutes! I wish I had taken note of his name, he might have been the proprietor, because overall, it was one of those rare positive customer service experiences and kind of made my day. read more

Very helpful family run business - was looking for a specific type of hanging configuration and they were great. will be returning for future lighting needs! read more

These guys are incredible. So friendly, they helped me fix my light today and were so kind and professional. Good people. Definitely recommend! read more

My house is trying to kill my in-laws. Attempt #1 Gigantic mirror above the fireplace commits hari-kari on to the living room floor and misses my father-in-law by inches. Attempt #2 A bulb in the kitchen light fixture breaks, messes up the socket and suddenly shoots a spear of flame at my mother-in-law. She screams and ducks out of the way leaving our bar stool to take the hit. Attempt #3 The shower/tub combo conspires to entice my father-in-law to lean just a little... bit... further.....He slipped launching himself half out of the shower and hit the top of the toilet tank so hard with his head that he broke it in half. After many weeks and several discussions I think we've convinced them that we had nothing to do with these attempts on their lives. We love them and are happy to have them stay here. We've gotten the mirror and toilet fixed but weren't sure where to take the lamp. Well Hoooray for Yelp. Read the great reviews for Lighting World and took it there. No more deadly spears of fire. The in-laws however have decided they're not risking it. We're going to their house for Christmas. It'll give our house some more time to come up with Attempt #4. read more

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Nice lighting store with a great salesperson by the name of Chris. Chris was very helpful and patient with my boyfriend and I. He explained all the different types of crystal chandeliers to us and even recommended a close by location with more crystal items in stock. Also, he explained to us about cleaning charities m chandeliers and informed us that they offer an in home cleaning service. The only reason I give this place 4 stars is because they don't have a big selection to choose from and they lack modern pieces. read more

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Excellent electrician! Needed power for a new bidet toilet seat. Chris and his crew got this small but important job done quickly, cleanly and efficiently! He's done work for others I know and they recommend him. I'll be recommending him as well. read more

Best Family owned and operated business ever!! Brought my chandelier in and Alex replaced all the stems due to deterioration, wired a new electrical cord and cleaned the whole chandelier. Absolutely perfect. Saved me a ton of money by reworking it all rather than buying a new chandelier and besides that, I loved this light as my parents have had it all my life. Agnes and Alex are so kind and accommodating. A total throw back to the good old days when you're dealing with nice people not big box stores. Can't recommend them enough. Great find, easy convenient location and free parking. Absolutely excellent!! read more

The was really professional to fix my chandelier kind and did it on time I definitely will be back to work with them for the next time thanks read more

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They were so helpful with one repair that I am bringing another lamp to them as well! Excellent customer service and I highly recommend them! read more

I have been here many times over the last 20 years, buying shades and having custom ones made. The woman who helped me, (I think her name is Agnes) is very knowledgeable and on this visit helped me quickly pick out a perfect shape for my antique lamp. She asked if I wanted the lamp rewired, since it's over 50 years old. I said yes. She said if I could wait 15 minutes they could do it now. I didn't have time to wait, so said I'd return that afternoon. The man who works with her and does repairs came out of the back room, looked at the lamp. He mumbled a price as I turned to leave, and I heard him say "five." I missed the first number since I didn't have my hearing aids in at the time. I thought the first number was a "2." $25 bucks would seem a fair price for the simple repair. (see photo) $35 would be ok for the convenience. When I returned that afternoon, Agnes handed me the bill. The charge for rewiring was $75. The cost of the shade was $58.85. I told Agnes I thought that was excessive. She said I gave them a verbal OK for the repair. I said I didn't have my hearing aids in and had I heard him say $75 I would have declined the rewire. This was not a difficult job. I told her I could do it myself. I've re-wired a lot of lamps, installed fixtures, ceiling fans and re-wired parts of my house. I know the 6 feet of new zip cord sells for $.25 a foot. The replacement socket he installed (not a 3-way) costs no more than $2.00. The male plug he installed sells for $1.03. Let's say you could easily get the parts for under $5.00. So, that leaves $70 for labor of 15 minutes tops. That's $280 an hour. I didn't have time to argue with her, and Agnes held her ground that I had agreed to that amount. I told her that while I did nod, it still was excessive. I gave her my credit card. I don't know if Agnes was embarrassed, but she didn't look at me as I picked up the lamp and walked out. I won't be walking back in again. read more

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I used lighting world for my house and business and I am very satisfied with the service kirs provided. His very knowledgeable in his field and he helped us to design the lighting at our house and our business. Very reasonable pricing and great service. read more

I hired Kris to replace lights 2-stories high in my grand entryway. It was a very difficult job and they made quick work of it. They are the best. If you have any electrical needs they can do it all. Professional, quick, kind and super knowledgeable. All at a great price! Look no further. I highly recommend calling Lighting World. read more

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Worked with Agnes yesterday. She was very knowledgeable and helpful.

This seemed like a nice shop, if you have lots of extra money to spend on minor repairs and ordinary lampshades. We don't, so we went elsewhere. I like that they've been in business at the same location with the same family for so long, and we would have liked to give them our business, but we are on a budget. read more

Best prices with the largest selection in LA. Also, their customer service rep helped me pick a chandelier that will match my ranch themed home. He was patient and understanding of our desire to purchase the right lights for our home. read more

Highly recommended. I had a lamp I only liked and a cat I really liked. The cat kept leaping on the lamp and breaking it. Kris, Alex and Agnes couldn't have been more helpful. That lamp was fixed fast and perfectly. read more

Agnes is so helpful. Really appreciated the time she spent with me picking out a new shade for a lamp.

Once Upon a Time, in an exotic land known as North Hollywood, there lived a Gentleman with a beautiful Lamp. The Lamp was kept in the Gentleman's bed chamber, and resembled one of those fine Arabian vessels that houses magical wish-granting genies. One night, the Lamp inexplicably stopped working. No longer would it emit the soft glowing light that the Gentleman had become used to. Not waiting around for a genie to help, the Gentleman took the Lamp to the Sheiks of the Lighting World. It is a family run dynasty that provides lamp repair services, electrical wiring, and anything having to do with illumination. Their store has a wide abundance of lamps and shades for purchase as well. They repaired my Stygian Lamp for a nominal fee. They were also kind enough to inform me that my Lamp was wired for a three-way bulb; which I was not aware of before, and pleasantly surprised. The service was fast and radiant, and I will definitely be back for further lamp needs. There is convenient metered parking out front, or one can park in the residential street of Hortense around the corner. I've included the website for more information: www.lightingworldweb.com read more

I've bought a number of Tiffany lamps from this mom & pop lamp store. Their prices are fair to good and they bring in a lovely selection of lamps. They also sell any kind of bulb you can think of, lamp pieces (say you've miss-placed the top to a Tiffany lamp during a move, as we did), lamp cleaning supplies, wall switches....if it had to do with lights they have it or will cheerfully order it for you. They have a small lot directly behind the business and I'd recommend parking in it. They have a rear entrance which leads directly into the shop. Note: They also repair broken lamps (including Tiffany). They repaired several of ours: good as new....one however, was simply glued together and still won't turn on......Until they make that repair right, I can't award them that cherished fifth star. read more

I actually used yelp.com to find information about lighting repair shops in my area. I came across Lighting World and voila! - right down the street! I took my lamp in to them to see if it could be repaired. Within 5 minutes my lamp was as good as new. Alex took it right back to his workroom, fixed it and I was on my way. And to boot, I found out he is a licensed electrician who works on the "outside" too. I also met Alex's wife, who is charming. What a great store, and a great couple! Looking forward to working with them again. read more

Suuuuuper friendly service and very fair prices! I came here to look for some lighting bulbs for my architecture class and the guy was extremely helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. He had a lot of information on the bulbs I needed and didn't make me feel dumb if I didn't know too much about certain things. I will definitely come back whenever I'm in the Valley! I really suggest this place for all your lighting needs as the service is really amazing! read more

2 weeks ago I went to Lighting World to purchase LED lights for exterior of my house. I choose the lights that I liked then I ask the guy if he knows good electrician that he can recommend. He said that they do the installation too and they licensed. Long story short Chris did the installation today and I'm very satisfied. He was on time and did awesome job. Thank you Chris. read more

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I love this place. The work is fast and more importantly, good!

Recently took a table lamp that had a short circuit to Alex to be rewired & noticed that they had a selection of shades for sale too. Remembered that I had another, slightly different lamp that needed a new shade. It wasn't an exact match to the one with the short circuit but I had been using them together because the one with the short circuit was at least 50 years old & I had never been able to find a matching mate for it. When I returned to pick up the repaired lamp, I brought the old shade from the 2nd lamp with the intention of finding a replacement shade that would look the same. In speaking to Agnes, I realized that I should be looking for a shade that was like the one on the repaired lamp, and not like the original, damaged one. Agnes knew just exactly what kind of shade would make the 2 lamps look pretty much the same, the same size and shape and same level. She expertly modified the harp on the old lamp and found a shade just the same as the good one. Now my 2 lamps look almost identical. I really appreciated Alex & Agnes' expertise & would highly recommend this store. read more

Found this place on Yelp and WOW what a find. Very small but a lot of stuff. We were on a lamp shade buying expedition from out of town and this place had just what we were looking for. Mrs Chris (I assume) was so helpful and pulled out dozens of different shades until we found the ones we were looking for. Ended up buy 6 of them. I can't wait until I need lights or shades again as this will be my go to place. Thank you for all your help and being so kind and helpful. read more

We love these guys, they repaired two wooden floor lamps for us that were over 50 years old. They made them look amazing and on time. We were there this Sunday and bought some great lights for our house, nothing is too much trouble. These guys are great read more

I happen to be in this neighborhood on Sundays and I've gone by on the last two Sundays to see printed hours on the door saying they're open from 12 to 4 PM, but today and last Sunday there was a sheet of white paper stuck to the door saying that "for that day only" they're not open on Sunday. Why not just come out and say you're not open on Sundays? You've turned me away forever... read more

Updating my review cause I had to deal with the father and the experience was not positive at all. Chris on the other hand is delightful. You just have to hope you run into him at the shop. I'll be taking my business elsewhere. read more

This place is literally half a block from my home. Perfect location. I first thought I would go there for all my lighting needs. I first visited this shop just a day after I moved in, in September 2012. I was looking to replace the glass light bulb shades on my kitchen ceiling fan because the ones that came with the fan were much too ornate for my taste. I just wanted simple, frosted white glass shades. So I walked over to Lightening World to check out their selection. I was pretty disappointed because they didn't have much of a variety either in the store or available for special order, and also because, considering they were pretty shoddy quality, I was going to end up paying like $50 for a set of four ($12.50 each). But, I didn't really know the going market rate for replacement glass lamp shades for ceiling fans, so, I trusted the guy behind the counter, "special ordered" the least ugly set I could find, and left. He said he'd call when they came in, and I could pay on pickup. Interestingly, he made it a point to emphasize that the (thin) book from which I ordered my shades pretty much included ALL the styles of shades available for purchase on the market (by consumers purchasing small quantities, like me). Which seemed odd, but I'm not really a Home Depot type of girl, so again, I trusted. Weeks went by, and he never called. Having forgotten about the shades, I was in Lamps Plus in Northridge looking for a floor lamp, when low and behold, I came across an impressive selection of ceiling fan lamp shades. Many more than offered by Lighting World. I even found perfect frosted white shades, for $3.99 each. In stock. Naturally, I purchased a set of four, for under $20, and never returned to Lighting World. Until today. Two years later. Today is Thursday, September 4, 2014; on this beautiful, sunny, summer day, I was desperate and in a hurry because I needed an unusually shaped 25 watt light bulb. I checked the store website to confirm it was open until 6:00 p.m., and at 5:35 p.m., I got into my car, drove around the corner, and parked directly in front of the store. I went to open the store front door, only to find it locked. The store was dark. No signs. No explanation. Guess they just went home early/took the day off/whatever. Nice way to run a business. Then I remembered the way they'd handled the 2012 transaction, and I thought "figures." So, to sum up: (1) über limited inventory, (2) marginal product quality, (3) triple the price of its competitors, (4) no employee follow-up or follow through, and (4) unreliable, inconsistent hours of operation. Please note that if you look at my other reviews, you'll see that I don't like to write negative reviews. But as for Lighting World, I don't see any reason why I would go back. Why agree to pay triple the price for an item that never arrives? That's insanity, no? Ten minutes later today, and less than half a mile away, I found my unusual light bulb at the Crystal Palace, just west of Lighting World on the south side of Ventura Blvd. I arrived there at 5.55 p.m. They were lovely, OPEN, and accommodated me--no problem. Now, I'll never go anywhere else. Please refer to my review of Crystal Palace, if you're interested. read more

First..Open on a Sunday. Not with some flunky but with someone knowledgeable friendly and with genuine care. My wife and I are having the kitchen remodeled and have been looking everywhere for "dimmable" under cabinet lights that can be dimmed at the light switch (not via some special extremely large transformer). We don't need enough light to be seen from space but enough to enhance a workspace or mood if needed. The gentleman at Lighting World demonstrated how the lights work. provided everything needed to make them work and gave us phone numbers for our contractor to call if there were any problems. Most importantly, I paid a fraction of what I expected to pay everywhere else. Including from online sources. Done, done and done. read more

They did very high-quality work in repairing my floor lamp. I just wish they had called me to tell me that it was done. That is too minor of a complaint to give them anything less than five stars. Low-cost, high-quality. Cannot recommend more highly. read more

I would definitely NOT recommend this place to anyone. They may have nice lamps but that's all I can say. I recently purchased 2 crystal lamps for about $400. They must not have a large supply since my lamps were taken off the floor. They wrapped them before I could inspect them. As soon as I got home I noticed a chip in one of the lamps. I called the store and all they did was take my number but they never followed up with me. What horrible customer service! How can they expect to stay in business with that behavior? read more

I am giving this place a 5 star because of customer service. If you need to fix your lamp at home bring it in or the part and they will more than likely have it. I haven't really bought any lamps there but they have a great selection. read more

Excellent and fast! Professional and service oriented. And our heirloom lamp is finally fixed and beautifully lighting our living room.