Carlos Lighting

A quiet spot for lamps and lamp repair. We had a lamp with a broken pull chain that needed repair and the lamp went in on a Saturday and was ready Monday.
Quick service with a friendly atmosphere.
Repair was completed as requested with a new lamp cord plug as well. Although the color of the replacement bulb socket (bright brass) was not the same as the rest of the lamp (hidden by the lampshade anyway), Freeman went beyond the ordinary repair just replacing the one pull and socket and ended up doing both, making them match so that the pull chains were esthetically the same instead of different colors.
Total bill was over $ 50 and for the quick turnaround, the extra thought that went into the repair and that this was a local-​owned, friendly shop, I highly recommend it.

Brought in three lamps that needed repair. Told owner, who was incredibly nice and knowledgeable, that I did not want to spend a fortune on their repairs. The next day, he called with the proposal which was well within my budget. It is such a pleasure to do business with a company like Carlos lighting. Unfortunately these types of businesses are nearly extinct due too the high rents they must pay. You can not go wrong with this company as they are the real deal

Got a beautiful brass lamp in Morocco. But the electrical gauge doesn’t fit America system, plus it was poorly made.
I took it to the store, the nice man (I should have asked his name) looked at it, asked me some questions, then wrote me a quote with detailed listing, cord is $ 6.50, switch is $ 3.50… labor is $ 35, total comes to $ 54.
It’s very honest, straightforward and fair. I have contacted other people I found on Unilocal,this man is the most professional and charges the least. Fast too, next day service!
I was so happy when I got my lamp, not only I could use it now, it was done beautifully and perfectly! I’ll go to him if I ever have any lamp issue again. He is the guy! Highly recommended!

Did a great job with a lamp broken into several pieces. Reasonable pricing, price approval before work was done and on-​time completion.

Four of my lamps were damaged when I moved. Carlos Lamp did such a good job repairing them I brought in three more that needed some repairs. They promptly finished up the lamps and called to let me know they were ready.
They also have a nice selection of lamp shades so I didn’t have to make another stop which I appreciated.

I brought in my Sue Johnson lamp because one of the two bulb fixtures wasn’t working. The owner came right out to greet me, and I felt as though he fell in love with my lamp right on the spot! The repair is working beautifully and he also added more length to both pulls so they are even. I am extremely happy with my experience!

I’ve been in here two times. Both times the gentleman has blurted out to me, «IT WON’T WORK!»
Both times I needed a new lampshade. I made a description of something with words and was told it would NOT work ! Ok then… I will make it work somewhere else!
Thanks!

My father finally gave in and let me have an old 40s style Tiffany lamp that was just taking up space at his house. The lamp had the original wiring and I wanted to be able to actually use it so we took it to Carlos Lighting to see if it could be rewired. Not only was the owner able to rewire it but the cost was very reasonable, and it was done all in the same day. The owners were very pleasant and the male owner certainly knows his way around antique lamps! We dropped the lamp off around 10:30 and he said it would be ready after 3:30. We showed up around 3:30 and sure enough, the lamp was rewired and ready to go. We were both impressed at the level of service, the professionalism and the friendliness of the two owners. Very highly recommended. If I can manage to talk my father into giving me the other lamp that is still taking up space on his floor– we’ll definitely bring it here! Thanks Carlos Lighting!

The BF’s favorite lamp finally died after 20 years. He was crushed.
Dropped the lamp off at Carlos Lighting on a Saturday around 10:30 am. Picked it up after 3pm the same day! The socket, switch, and cord are brand spanking new and they even cleaned the lamp up for us! We also upgraded to a 3 way switch to boot! Couldn’t be happier. Service was friendly, thorough, and surprisingly fast.
If anything should happen to our beloved lamp again, I’ll definitely bring it back to Carlos Lighting!

Considering that this place only sells old lady fans, I can’t believe that it gets such high ratings on Unilocal.Do that many old ladies use Unilocal?Or do you people all just have very questionable taste?
Also thumbs down for service. Nobody acknowledged us when we walked in, whereas the service around the corner at Lighthouse was friendly without being pushy.

Unfortunately I will never go to this shop again. My kids and some friends (all 4 and under) were playing on the street in front of this business and the adjacent shops, after having frozen yogurt 2 doors down. The owner (female) came out and screamed at my kids, told them they were blocking her business and preventing customers from coming in. I apologized and assured her that anytime a pedestrian walked by (few had) I herded the kids to one side to allow them to pass freely. She continued her rant and I said, fine, we will stay away from the sidewalk in front of her shop. She continued to spout off in a nasty manner, so I told her that I had previously shopped with her, and that I wouldn’t be back. She said she didn’t care, so I guess she doesn’t care about her old customers, just new ones who may not be able to muscle their way past toddlers to get in her door.

I bought several antique floor lamps from the 1920s on ebay and needed them repaired. This shop replaced the lightbulb fixture portion of both lamps. I wanted a pull-​down chain to turn the lamp on/​off on one of the units, which was constantly breaking over time since pulling on the chain would break the spot where the bulb is screwed in on the lamp. This was the 3^rd shop I had work on this lamp. The owner found a better quality part for the lamp that does not break after I told him the problem I was having with the lamp.
This shop seems to really know what they are doing when it comes to repairing lamps. I have had no problems with the lamp since he fixed it.

If I could give this shop 10 stars I would!!! Owner is a true craftsman, unlike the big box stores. I was looking for a larger lamp shade, and he had a silk one that was perfect, that he actually hand made himself! His prices are so reasonable as well. He can rewire anything to make it into a lamp, fixes lamps and is so knowledgeable about this industry. It is too bad that when he retires, there is no one else on the Peninsula to take his place. Support this wonderful local shop. We need to stop getting «crap» from the big box stores that are of poor quality and no one stands behind this stuff. THE BEST STORE AROUND FOR LAMP RELATED ANYTHING!!!

Yeah we got our old lamp from the 70’s fixed. The switch finally broke after a while. The family that runs this place are super nice. They had our lamp fixed within one day! Our cost was $ 40 to put in new wires and a socket with a key switch instead of a plastic switch. You really get quality here and the chance to save a lamp you really love. It felt good to keep a local business afloat. If any of my other lamps break I plan on coming here for service.

I just got a lamp rewired here. It was an antique European lamp made of wood so I was having a quite hard time getting someone to rewire it without ripping me off.
Service here was great. Prices were very reasonable. Turnaround was good.
The lamp now has a place in my living room, not in the storage closet. Finally!