Solano Lighting

After going to four or five lighting shops today, we stopped at Solano Lighting, and we were so happy to have an expert advise us in what we needed. Cindy knew exactly what would be required from an electrician to have a hanging light installed in our living room. We ended up going with a new lampshade for our table lamp for now. Nice shop, good selection, helpful proprietor.

RIP dear lamp. We are probably responsible for killing our old floor lamp.
This is what happens when you knock it over 1000 times and move it around
way too much. The electrical part was fine but the pole no longer was attached firmly to the base. We could have told Cindy, the owner of Solano Lighting, that an
elephant stampede was responsible but we were truthful – we did it.
Cindy examined the lamp very carefully to see if it could be repaired – it couldn’t.
She didn’t say a word or make any sort of facial accusations as she examined our
poor limp lamp. Cindy is kind and helpful. We were more than happy to buy a new lamp. She gently wrapped up the cord and covered it and the base of a lamp with a plastic bag for its journey to our home. I love that she treated us and our humble
lamp with the same care and attention as she would a more expensive purchase.
Her shop has a very nice selection of table lamps, floor lamps, track lamps,
other wall lamps and hanging lamps from the simple to the extravagant!
There was one chandelier that I was completely mesmerized with — a long hanging
V-​shaped cone of shimmering lights — ooohhhhh so beautiful!
So whether you’re looking for a lamp for your teeny house (like ours) or
a castle or a mansion or anything in between this is the place to shop.
Cindy also told us that she would recycle our old floor lamp!
Right now there is a sale going on! Call for the hours.

Thank you to Cindy Kihm who was so knowledgeable in her trade of expert lighting! I took in a photo of my very unique dinning area and she took me right to her selected choice that was /​is the perfect match! The price was very reasonable considering it would be lighting up most of my dinning living room area for years to come! I felt very special to hear that the sconces in my chandelier come from France! I’m a simple woman so that made me feel very posh to have this hand blown art within my walls, also easily reordered if ever needed per Cindy! She sized the swag to perfection once I gave her measurements over the phone. The guys installed and cut the excess just as she had marked out. This store has the best selection in my mind after going to two stores off of 4^th street in Berkeley and OSH and Home Depo. I would and will highly recommend this lighting store to all. Check her hours before going, she starts at noon!

We live near Solano Lighting and have walked by and admired their stock for years, occasionally buying something small. So during a recent remodel, when my wife and i decided to upgrade more of our lighting, we knew where we wanted to go. We bought a beautiful Tiffany floor lamp and shade here, and the store adjusted it for us so (at no cost!) so we wouldn’t see the naked bulbs from a sitting position.
Then, after looking all over (incl. all the chain stores) for other lamps and fixtures, we ended up coming back to Solano Lighting several times over the next few weeks to buy a couple of small table lamps, then a couple of exterior porch lights, and later a pair of wall sconces. Cindy is very helpful and gives great service to customers, helping us figure out just what we wanted. Their stock of lamps and lights is impressive for a small store. High quality stuff – no junk – makes for a very enjoyable shopping experience.

I stumbled into Solano lighting looking for a replacement base for a Tiffany lamp shade — great selection. The owner is very knowledgable and nice to work with. Since then I have bought a white milk glass porch light that is shaped like a star I love it –and it was on sale!
I will continue to give Solano Lighting my business. So nice to shop there compared to the big box stores.

There are some things you’ve just gotta do:
Ride the rollercoaster at Santa Cruz.
Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset
See the Northern Lights
Mail your 2010 Census form
or
Buy that incredibly odd bronze parrot lamp at Solano Lighting.
And so I did. Yesterday. After researching it online and realizing that I could have one send to me «postage free» from various mail-​order firms. But…
CIndy had reduced the price. It was cheaper at Solano Lighting.
And, she packaged it beautifully, gave me a week to return it, talked to me about the history of my father’s building (just up the block), mentioned her many years at the same store.
In otherwords. I bought the parrot. Locally. Peter loves it… its weirder that weird and (ah dunno, I didn’t ask) I think that’s why he married me.
Maybe not.
But…I bought it and I’m glad I did. Rice and beans for dinner… for a decade or two… a small price to pay for beauty. Even if its an odd kind of ugly beauty…

Solano lighting has lots of great fixtures, and the owner is extremely nice and incredibly helpful.
I bought a couple of ceilings fans from here, which turned out to be missing some pieces and Cindy went out of her way to make sure I got everything I needed, and as quickly as possible.
I wouldn’t hesitate to come here again for my lighting needs.

Let me second the 2 Thumbs Up from Rinky A. and Tim C.
I’ve purchased ceiling fixtures and replacement bulbs from Cindy Kim and have always come away feeling that I was well taken care of both in terms of service and the quality and value of what I bought.

This little shop is owned by Cindy Kihm, who runs it by herself, and is sweet, kind and knowledgable. If you need a lamp, a custom shade, or just some replacement bulbs, she deserves your business. You won’t be able to confuse her with Ensler Lighting up the street, since that’s run by the deceased owner’s son, who’s a psychopath. Look for the blue awning… that’s the one you want.