I took a lamp to this business to be repaired. Moses came to the car, brought the item inside, and repaired it immediately. The price was reasonable, and in less than ten minutes I was on my way with a working lamp! Moses provided excellent service! read more

Great selection, beautiful lamps and a helpful staff that made sure I chose the shades with the right proportions for lamps I bought at an antique store. read more

Amazing service and products. We brought in a lamp that we could not find a shade to fit and they spent 20 minutes making a lamp shade fit our abnormally shaped lamp!! They also have beautiful lamps and shades here. read more

Called to find specific parts for a chandelier and was very rudely told that they did not sell parts. There was no offer to give help and suggest that it could be done for me. Given the attitude of this place, I wouldn't care to give them business. read more

I DO NOT RECOMMEND this place. I came in for information and parts for my lamp re-wiring. The man that helped me was condescending and pressured me into purchasing massively overpriced parts that I did not want and I cannot return because they are final sale. Do not come here if you are looking for friendly and informative staff who want to share their knowledge. read more

Many years ago I purchased a small table lamp for my office desk that I have kept all of this time. Recently the twist on off switch broke and I took it to The Shade Tree for an estimate and possible repair. I didn't want to spend much money on it because of it's age and asked Shade Tree for just an estimate. A couple of days later they called me to say it was repaired. Before I could feel upset I was informed the total cost was just $3.82. Of course I was happy by that and returned later to pick it up, The folks there were friendly and I appreciated the low cost. This is a fine place to bring your lamp for repairs and of course they sell new ones too. The selection of light fixtures looked to be quite large. I would be happy to return. read more

I drove here to pick a new lampshade. No one helped or offered to help. Good selection. I picked two lampshades as I was not sure which color would work better, and they said of course I could return the one that didn't work. That was at about 4 pm on a Saturday -- store is closed Sundays and only open 10 - 5:30 weekdays. No price tags on the shades, BTW - surprised to see a $220 charge but oh well, I was returning one. Got home, picked the shade, and decided to return the other one. Not able to go during the week as I work and cannot make it all the way to that part of town, so decided to return the first available weekend - two weeks later. When I return it, they tell me gift card only as my return was more than 3 days after purchase and they consider 3 days very generous. Also, they tell me the gift card is only good for one year. Then they give me a gift card that doesn't even show the amount of the return. Sales person tells me that she keeps track of her money matters, to imply that if I lose the receipt and don't know amount or date of return, that is on me. I ask for the manager's name. They don't have one, just an owner. I ask for owner's name: William Smith. I ask for his phone number; he does not have one. I feel like I have been robbed. Product is nice but their business practices are not. No price tags, ridiculously restrictive return policy, no manager and absent owner with a name akin to John Doe? Never again. read more

We made a couple of trips recently to the Shade Tree in order to have a lamp fixed and to find a much nicer shade to go with it, having found the one which came with it to be pretty ugly as well as too darkening. To our delight, they were able to do a marvelous repair on our lamp and to fit us up with great shades, both for this lamp and for a newly polished pair of brass lamps. To our surprise, we found a fantastic frame shop located in the same premises and will likely go there in the future, especially for family portrait framing. The Shade Tree also has some great lamps and other fixtures there, as well as a generous selection of lamp finials, etc. I only wish they were closer to where we live! read more

It's so easy to order lamp shades from Amazon...but DON'T DO IT! We visited the Shade Tree yesterday and were treated wonderfully by Zandra. She's an expert and helped us tremendously as we brought in 4 lamps for shade replacement. She guided us through the selection process; we couldn't have done it without her. We ended up with 5 new shades and 5 beautiful finials - and at very reasonable prices! Four of the five shades were under $100; for quality shades, that's a very good price. We could have spent quite a bit more on the beautiful lamps they have there as well. Personalized service & expertise, good prices, small local business: why would you buy anywhere else? read more

What a wonderful business! Very knowledgeable and helpful. Answered questions, gave guidance etc. Travis was so helpful. Looking forward to coming back and getting the PERFECT shade! Great Business! read more

Best selection in Houston... Offer special orders lamp repair beautiful Lamps. Great service. I could spend a while in here.

The Shade Tree is your one stop shop for lamp purchase and repair. When one of our Stiffle lamps took a bad fall, we drove from Montgomery to their store and wasn't disappointed. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful in every step of the repair procedure and choosing a shade. In a short time, we walked out with a lamp that looked brand new for a reasonable price. read more

Great place to see some of the absolute best brands of lamps up close and personal. I came here to get a few new shades for a pair of John Richard lamps and get another fixed. Zandra was very helpful and nice. Prices are very reasonable. Love their great selection! read more

Really disappointing customer service. We had to source 9 lamp shades for a client project (as an interior design business), and brought back the ones that did not work (only 2 out of the 9) within their 3 day return timeframe. They were still in their full & complete wrapping, and again, within the timeframe outlined on their receipt. They would not accept them back and refund us, and were unwilling to work with us at all. All around it was a really negative experience. I very rarely write reviews unless I really felt like the customer service was off. In which case, this was - and we won't be sourcing lamps or lampshades through in the future, nor recommending them to our client base or community. read more

In the midst of a poor customer service epidemic- this place was a breath of fresh air. My only want- would be for more modern style shades to choose from but other than that this place was awesome for sourcing new shades for my lamps. read more

If I could give them 10 stars, I would. This is a group of creative problem solvers who take the time to get to know exactly what you want. Outstanding technical expertise and customer service -- this kind of business is very rare these days. I wouldn't take a lamp anywhere else. read more

I took a pair of lamps to the Shade Tree in hopes that these family heirlooms could be retired to their former glory. I was so delighted when I picked them up. Pricing super fair and workmanship A+++. read more

Need shades, lamp accessories or even your broken lamps fixed? Look no further! The Shade Tree is the place for you! They have wide variety of products to choose from and the staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly. read more

Employees at both locations border on rude- they won't even acknowledge your presence until they have to. I confirm with the other reviewer that the prices are much higher for comparable lamp shades. Plus their return policy is ridiculous; you have to bring in the lamps to buy shades and only then are the shades returnable. If you don't bring in the lamp, you receive store credit only. My two word response, "Amazon Prime". I was willing to pay the high price for the shades - the fact is that as a brick and mortar retail, they had the product for me to see and touch. Those qualities in the store are worth the extra price. But the rudeness and return policy had me back on-line. read more

The Shade Tree has been around for many years here in Houston, and it's done the same thing consistently, and very well the entire time: they fix your lamps. No big production, no drama, just professional polite, efficient, courteous service. A small business that will make sure that you are well taken care of and that you leave completely satisfied with the work they've done. If you need lamp repairs, they'll do it right. If you need a replacement shade, they have it. The Shade Tree even has a huge assortment of accessories and other items to choose from. Conveniently located not too far from the Galleria, and if you're outside the loop it's worth the drive in. read more

Was sold a linen shade for over $130, finally got it out of the bag to use and it was damaged. Took it back in the store and the manager said she would have to find my cc receipt. Did not call back, I called back and she said she would not honor it even thought it was within a time frame to return! She blamed me for the damage---- What happened to the customer is right--- NO THERE! BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO HONOR THERE! sad as this "WAS" one of my shopping locations. no more! read more

Great store! Loads and loads of lamps and lighting - every style, size and color imaginable. I went in to get a new plug for my treasured antique lamp. I was greeted and helped immediately, by a smiling Zandra (sp?) who was wearing a mask and eager to assist. Ten minutes later, my lamp and I were on our way! What a pleasant experience - I'll definitely be back!! read more

Unique and Excellent service, superior quality and individual attention is paid by the sales staff and the owners ... They take pride in everything they do & it shows in The quality of workmanship. I don't care if you have a $50 lamp or a $50,000 Chandelier, these people take Exceptional care of everything they do. I highly recommend them. read more

ITS HOT HOT HOT IN THIS PLACE!!!!! The temperature is wayyy too hot to enjoy shopping in this lovely place!!! Every year the temperature here is more miserably hot making a trip to purchase a shade a sweaty trip more comparable to a trip to "hot yoga!!" Why don't they have AC like other retail stores?? Cutting my shopping urge off here! No ONE enjoys feeling like your shopping in a hot flea market warehouse when your paying prices for an exclusive decor item. Friendly and very appoligetic staff cant make you sweat less while trying to soldier through a shopping venture here. Recommend you buy shades and lamps where they provide a cooler air conditioned environment for the customers shopping experience. read more

This was my first visit to the Fountain View location and I was amazed just walking through the door to see the inventory of beautiful lamps they have. I needed a repair to my lamp and it was fixed in a flash! Great service and great people. read more

I can't comment on Brian's review, however, I can comment on mine. When I lived in Houston, I shopped at the shade tree regularly. I always found their staff overly attentive and available to answer any question I needed. When it comes to price, I think the consumer should do their due diligence. I've gotten some extremely good buys there. I was recently back in town for business and actually stopped bye and purchased a lamp I took home with me. Not to mention the fact that they're definitely the best custom frame shop in Houston. I've had several pieces of art custom frame there and they've always done an excellent job. read more

AWESOME!!!!!! Have been putting off replacing old and damaged lampshades and needed some rewiring done. Zander was SO HELPFUL! Great one stop for EVERYTHING lampwise! read more

I was very please with my experience at The Shade Tree, they have the most beautiful selection of quality lamps & lighting accessories. If you want cheap go to Ikea if you want quality this is the spot. Thank you Zandra she was the nicest sales associate, that gal knows her stuff. She took time and worked with me to be able match both kitchen & living room area from pictures and my wife was so happy. I will be back, now my wife wants to redo the bed rooms. Thank you Zandra & The Shade Tree folks. read more

Walked in with a broken lamp, fixed it while I was in the store. No charge! Definitely will refer friends here. Thanks for the great customer service. read more

Warning - The Shade Tree has a VERY SHORT return policy. Refund during first 3 days only, store credit from 3 to 10 days, no returns after 10 days. They have a large sign next to the check out counter that lists all sorts of rules around returns - BUT does not say anything about the 3 day return policy. They do have it stated at the bottom of your receipt. I had two lamps wired (and paid way too much to have them done there). I was in a hurry when I went to pick them up and didn't have a lot of time to shop for the shades. The salesperson talked me into going ahead and picking out the shades since it would "save me from making another trip". So I went ahead and bought shades and told her that I was taking these out of town to a country house. I asked if I could return them if they didn't work out, and she said "sure". She didn't mention anything about 3 days - I knew that I wouldn't be back in town in time so definitely would not have bought them if I had known. I got back in town and went the next day to return them (7 days). As I was getting out of the car, I noticed the policy on the bottom of the receipt. Too late - too bad. Store credit only, which I do not want to use. There are not many lamp shade stores in Houston. This place has been around forever and knows that you don't have many other options. They are overpriced and not very customer friendly. read more

Three day return policy or store credit only. Must pay for items before they arrive from other store. Called to say item was in but did not leave a message. Overall rather poor customer service. Why would I want store credit at a place where I never intend to shop again. Big expensive mistake on my part. read more

This is a wonderful place for Lamps, Shades, Repairs and accessories. The best location is this , the Fountainview location, its the original. The owners are 2 sisters, one is Cinthia Smith, we did not meet the other sister. The lady that was so helpful for us was Xandra Cummings. There was also other employees Male & Female who were very helpful. Xandra knows the business (and the owners do). We bought 2 lovely Dale Tiffany lamps, they were special ordered for us and we were able to open these in the shop with Xandra & Cinthia present to make sure nothing was broken or damaged. We are very pleased with our purchase, the attention given to us by the owner and employees of the Fountainview location. They corrected the problem with had with the person working at the Memorial location. They made sure we were happy. We also purchased some Lamp Shade Brushes to clean our lamp shades with. Everyone took care to help us and make up for the bad service at the Memorial location. They certainly did help us and went out of their way to help us. Also several years ago we bought a lovely silk lampshade for one of our Art Deco lamps that was in their large inventory. We recommend their quality shades, they are not cheap but they are worth the price for the quality. You want a job done right with Lamps this is the place. I do not recommend the Memorial location, the lady who works there does not listen to the customer and was rude, certainly not the type of person we can deal with. I would also like to recommend the Framing Shop next door to the Fountainview location (named My Workshop Picture Framing) which is also owned by the Smith Sisters. Several years ago we had a very large Map of Texas Framed by this company and its lovely and we have enjoyed it ever since, very professionally done. Clyde Johnstone & Mark Sykes read more

Don't go here. They are way overpriced, 3-4x more expensive than other retailers for the products I purchased. Return policy is very difficult as well, even on a same-day return of a product that didn't function; they refused to take the defective product back and refund the cost. Gouging prices plus not customer friendly equals stay away and take your business elsewhere. read more

Thank you Zandra. I was not able to find the shade that met my unique requirements, however, Zandra spent over 30 minutes trying, including 15 minutes on the phone with the original shade manufacturer in New York. She was knowledgeable, pleasant and professional. She discovered that my shades were not stock but had been special ordered about 30 years ago. I will definitely go back to seek her help should I need lamp shades in the future. read more