SUNLIGHTING LAMP AND SHADE CENT

Description of Work: I would highly recommend Sunlighting Lamp and Shade Center. I collect antique/mid-century lamps and have had at least 20 repaired, rewired and refurbished here over the last five years. I live out of state and bring lamps that need work to Atlanta every time I come to visit my family. They accomodate my erratic travel schedule and have no problem keeping the lamps I drop off for months at a time. I picked up a lamp that had been there for several months over Thanksgiving, and I dropped off another one for reworking. I've had lamps reworked all over the country, and have used them exclusively since I discovered them in 2008. Their prices are absolutely fair and comparable to lamp repair in other areas. The shop adheres to the most current electrical code regulations, and will recommend any repairs to ensure electrical safety. They also have quite a good selection of replacement shades, and make custom lamp shades.

Description of Work: We brought a handcrafted wrought iron chandelier into the Sunlighting Lamp and Shade Center. An electrician (whom we were going to have hang it) had examined it the week before and said the fixture would be safe and ready for him to hang if the main wire was lengthened. We told the lady helping us we wanted the main wire lengthened and some extra chain added. She said that was do-able and would probably cost a little over 45 dollars. But at the counter as another lady (there were two working in the shop, which was busy) was writing up the paperwork (and later we realised she did not give us a copy or a receipt!) said it was possible the fixture might need a complete rewiring job. We said we'd pay a service fee for it to be looked at. We said we were not sure we wanted to pay the 300 dollars she mentioned to rewire that chandelier since could buy a new one for the same amount. ( Besides the electrician had said it was fine.) Replying to our request the woman agreed Sunlighting Lamp and Shade would call us to get an OK before doing any work. 2 weeks later they called and said our chandelier was ready to be picked up. My husband was told the chandelier had been rewired and the bill was 300 dollars. *They had NOT called for approval before doing the work* . In a strange phone call immediately after the one from a man who said he'd rewired the fixture, a woman called and rudely told me if we didn't want to pay for the rewiring job they would sell our chandelier! My husband immediately drove to the shop ( it's nearby ) to pay them and retrieve our chandelier. This was about 4:30pm. BUT the woman there refused to give it to him and d said 'The owner will decide what to do and she will call you in the morning'. The next morning nobody called so my husband drove over to Sunlighting again (about 9:30 am). He had cash and intended to pay the bill to ransom our chandelier. They acted strange and handed it to him in the box we had brought it in. They wouldn't take money and refused to talk! When we looked at it at home we discovered they had cut the main hanging wires all the way down to the base and frazzled and cut all the wires at the lamp sockets. The fixture had been 'scuttled' to rendering it unhangable! Somebody had meant to destroy it. No 'owner' or representative had called us despite what my husband had been told the previous afternoon.

Description of Work: MADE NEW LAMP SHADE.

Description of Work: THEY FIXED THE SWITCH IN AN ANTIQUE LAMP. THEY FINISHED IT THE NEXT DAY AND I ENDED UP BUYING A NEW SHADE FOR IT.