Light For You

I called Michael's shop on late Saturday afternoon. I have an Artemide Tizio lamp from the 1980's. The shop is listed on the manufacturer's website archives. After a text of my lamp and that my request for replacing the pivot stems with red insulators, I knew right away he is the right person to do this work. Yesterday I brought my lamp to the shop and Michael not only replaced the two pivot stems, he also replaced a section of the counterweight on the base. To top it off, he also checked my halogen bulb, showed me how to replace in the future and all was done within the morning while I enjoyed breakfast in his neighborhood. I will bring all my vintage lamps to him in the future for sure. Its such a pleasure to have such an experienced master with top brands in design. Thank you so much Michael.

We have a light fixture in our dining room that was slowing burning out (3 bulbs, 2 were burned out); the wiring was the issue, not light bulbs. In looking for potential replacements, we really couldn't find anything that we liked. The original fixture had won a design award when we bought it, and the design has held the test of time for us, so we really wanted to fix it. I found Mikhail here on Yelp and went to visit him. He came to have a look at the light, took it and fixed it overnight. It helped that we live in the neighborhood! Efficient, excellent work and reasonably priced. Can't ask for more.
This man is a gem; true gentleman and knows everything about lighting, from classic fixtures (read: old!) to ultra modern models. I will bring any future lighting needs to him and will enthusiastically recommend him to anybody who needs his services!

Excellent place - such great service!  I had a lamp that had been sitting in my garage for years, which had a broken plug.  I finally decided to get it repaired and it took about 5 min, less than $10.  I could him myself for waiting so long.  

The owner is so professional and quick!  And such great prices!

Highly highly recommend.

Highly recommend Light For You. Michael is the best.  We've used his services many times for either repair/restoration of an old lighting fixture, or lighting installation.  Very prompt, friendly, knowledgeable, and extremely fair pricing.

I wish I had started visiting this place years ago.  Michael has an extensive variety of light fixtures, and is truly a master of his craft.  He spent an hour and a half with me, helping to figure out the right shades for my bedside lamps. He provides excellent customer service.  It was raining when I visited and he wanted to walk me to my car to ensure my new  shades didn't get wet and damaged.  Great guy and wonderful store, go visit him!

This is a long over due and very well deserved recommendation for a Light For You whose proprietor Michael is an absolute gem and master-craftsman.

Our Tzio lamp arms had separated and we arranged to bring it to Michael on a Friday afternoon. After looking at the lamp, Michael suggested we also replace the counterweight since a part of the plastic frame had snapped off. He said he would have to order the part and that it would take a few days after that to repair the lamp. He provided a written estimate that was very reasonable. The following Tuesday, Michael called and said that the lamp was ready for pick up...absolutely amazing!

Our broken Tzio lamp was as good as new if not better thanks to Michael. He is a quintessential small business owner who provides his customers with exceptional service at a more than reasonable price...we feel so fortunate to have found a Light For You. Michael also has a great selection of different styles of lamps and lighting fixtures for sale.

Wish I could give this review more stars. I was highly satisfied with the service and information that was given. Definitely will be going there for repairs/ check out the amazing inventory of light fixtures.

Brought in our twenty-five year old floor lamp for a repair, what a beautiful shoppe to wander into.  Very cordial reception, he took stock of my lamp, wrote out what the repairs would cost and offered to have it ready that same afternoon.
Light For You is fair, totally competent, and a pleasure to do business with. Highly recommended.

The service I received was phenomenal. He wouldn't even take a tip. Suggested instead I spend it on local shop, which I did.

Amazing service. So happy to spend my money at this business! Michael fixed my Luxo AS lamp (like the one in Pixar) super fast and did an amazing job. Beautiful selection of lamps for sale as well. Highly recommend!

Amazing man and place.  I drove in from Denver on Monday afternoon, took my Tezio 35 to the shop, and had it back that evening as good as new.  What an astounding turnaround - I'm in San Francisco for two weeks and didn't expect it back for quite a while.  And where else in the West can this rare lamp be repaired - obviously not in Colorado from what I can tell!

I needed the original chandelier in the front hall of my hundred-year-old San Francisco house rewired. Michael looked at the photos I showed him, wrote up a meticulous quote, picked up the chandelier from my home, returned it the next day, and reduced the original price because he was able to reuse some parts.  I was so impressed with his skill, kindness and honesty.  Highly recommended!

I would like to recommend this business to anyone who needs a home lamp or lighting fixture to be repaired. The owner is a very kind gentleman and has been working there for many decades (he took over from the original owner). In this age of impersonal big-box stores or online ordering, it was just so refreshing to stop into a local business and talk with the owner and walk away very satisfied with the result. I'm not one to usually go on Yelp and write a review, but it was really great to work with a neighborhood business.

Great service and appreciation for the fixtures he's working on. He made a mistake in the repair, and went above and beyond to make it right. I will happily go to Mikhail for any future lighting repairs. He also sells beautiful old lights and I may have to go back to get a new-to-me floor lamp.

I found this store from Artemide web site because my 1980s Tazio table lamp is acting up. I called and made an Saturday appointment to bring the light in and was fixed while waited within an hour with reasonable price. I highly recommend this place. Its difficult to have speciality store with good service/knowledge/price to fix lights!!!

Every so often you stumble across a gem, and this was one of those occasions!

I took my Santa & Cole G5 Tripode lamp here after 15 years of use and multiple falls.  It had bent legs and the socket was smashed. The shade was  also bent.  

I had taken it to another reputable repair shop a couple of years ago when it was less/differently damaged and they did a pretty poor job.

It's a very modern lamp from Spain, and you might not think Mike fixes them, since his shop is full of more traditional lamps.  

But Mike fixed it within hours - the legs, the socket, and even straightened the very large shade which I'd not been able to do myself, even though it looks simple.  And all for under $50 on a $1200 lamp.  

Finally, he's a friendly and interesting and lovely guy to talk with!

I could not recommend more highly!

Patient 1: a mid-century modern George Nelson bubble lamp that cost me $300 eight years ago. The pull cord broke after years of use, and it took the website who sold me it over a month to tell me the manufacturer couldn't do anything about it (probably because they'd like me to buy another one from them at today's cost of $500).

Patient 2: a floor lamp I bought from West Elm in 2005. I've never found anything else that can light my living room so well and look stylish doing it, so I was really bummed out when the power switch broke.

Light for You fixed both lamps within hours at a cost of about $44 each. The proprietor is so friendly and fun to talk to. Not surprising he has nothing but five-star reviews.

The proprietor of this shop, Mike is an amazing technician and delivers excellent customer service.  I have visited his business on numerous occasions and have always left there happy that he has completed the repairs quickly and made a special effort to satisfy my expectations.

The owner repaired my lamp within an hour! as promised!  I couldn't have asked for better service and kindness from the owner.

Michael is a throwback from another time when businesses actually cared about their customers. Every time I go to his store I leave with a smile on my face. Equally important, he is great at fixing lights!

My wife inherited some German mid-century modern sconces, table lamps, and chandeliers from her grandfather. They were not working, and needed cleaning. Michael painstakingly cleaned all of the crystals, replaced all the wiring, and got the lights working like new.

He also helped me shorten an extension for a chandelier I bought at HD Buttercup that was originally intended for a house with high ceilings. Michael came up with a creative solution and, since I wanted to give the light to my wife for her birthday that day, was able to fix it on the spot. He took me down to his shop where the magic happens, and I learned how to repair lights! In another life I would love to become Michael's apprentice and learn the craft from this master!

I am so happy with Michael's work. I am giving the lights to my wife for Christmas, and I know she will love them.

I've had Mike rewire thee vintage chandeliers, one Czech and two Spanish ones from Craigslist. He cleaned and polished the crystals and put in brand new wires and replaced sockets and candle covers. They look even more beautiful. Because I lived nearby in West Portal at the time, he also hung them for me. Now we have moved and need the chains made longer, he will do that too. We love Mike, such a nice man and very responsible prices. I buy my bulbs there too.

Top shelf shop keeper who ran this awesome place for 30 years.  Bought my hand painted lamp in with my DIY docket from Home Depot.  Socket was immediately identified as aluminum cheap quality item and brass was the only way to go.

Love that quality view... You don't find that in many places today.

Even more so he did it in 15 minutes for $25... While I waited.  What service !!!

Fast, informative, and a nice guy. I've had him repair several vintage light fixtures, and it's always the same. Old-world attitude - he makes sure it's right. Can't get much better!

So well priced, superb customer service, and extremely knowledgeable.   Recommend Michael in a heartbeat.

I have brought lamps for repair a couple of times and the owner has always been friendly, fast and fair.  This latest fix took 20 minutes!  Love supporting local businesses.

Michael and Light For You are great assets to the West Portal shopping district. He's a congenial. professional man of integrity.

My floor lamp stopped working and I thought I'd see if it could be repaired, rather than replaced.. It needed a new light socket. Michael explained my options and then, installed the new socket in about 15 minutes while I took a little walk around the neighorhood.

He gets my highest recommendation!

I don't usually write a review for anything, which speaks to the experience I had at Light For You.

I went in there with 2 things: a simple repair of a frayed wire and plug, and something that I had been told by two different highly recommended Yelp options was impossible.

I have a pair of designers lamps and the feet were broken off of one. I brought both in to show him and was prepared to have to alter both lamps to have the feet removed (so they'd match) and have felt put on the bottoms. I was told here that this metal couldn't be fixed. This was our solution.

When I went back a week later, not only were the two legs attached, I was not charged for the work other than the wiring repair previously mentioned!

A truly nice man (Mike?) and clearly fantastic at his craft. And, completely reasonable on the cost (aside from his gift to me). Thank you.

You really can't go wrong here.

Fabulous local shop. Michael is an expert and fixes things right the first time and does it quickly and for a great price.
A gem of a shop!

I just wish I had more lights to bring to Michael to fix! I recently brought in four sconces from my parents' house and he instantly knew that they were antique Italian sconces. Michael patiently walked me through the process of restoring/rewiring them and provided me with several options. He rewired the sconces for me and tested the original light sockets, which are rare. He either repaired the light sockets or replaced them with some that he happened to have on hand. All this for what I felt was a fair price. I wired them back up today and they all look and work perfectly! I am so thankful and would not hesitate to go back to Light For You. Thank you, Michael!

I took several very old fixtures to Michael for cleaning and re-wiring.  He did an excellent job with all.  If you have any lighting fixture (particularly vintage) that needs work, this is definitely the place to go.  Note: on Yelp this is listed as a Lighting Fixtures & Equipment store.  People should realize that he doesn't sell new fixtures. He does sell many interesting older re-built and/or restored fixtures.  If you want brand new modern fixtures - this is not the store for you.

This guy know his lighting! I brought him a lamp that was my grandma's for rewiring. I'd inherited the lamp about 20 years ago and then took it to some fancy (not that this is not) store in Los Altos for rewiring.
Needless to say the wiring and shade they sold me did not last 20 years. In fact the shade the sold me was double the price and was no more the quality!
This man is honest, more than reasonable and kind. He also let me know that the lamp is about a 100 years old and of fine quality which was a shock because my grandparents were poor immigrants (later they made money but they didn't spend it on things like this). Pleasant surprise.
I suffer from chronic pain and he was more than happy to come out and get the lamp from my double parked car so I didn't have to find parking and struggle to get to the shop
10 stars!

I had this Tizio lamp that had been broken for awhile. Not sure where to take it for repair until I decided to call DWR to ask about repair services and they gave me the phone number to call Light For You.

With slight apprehension I called the number and Mike (aka Michael) answered the phone. He asked me if I knew what was wrong with it and I told him that it just didn't work when I tried to turn it on; not sure if it was the light bulb, the transformer, or something else was the problem.

I proceeded to ask Mike for an estimate. He said that if it was a problem with the transformer then it would be couple of hundred since the whole base need to be replaced; else the cost would be under $100. I thought that was quite fair since I considered the Tizio to be a very good lamp and it would not hurt to have it checked out.

Mike is really nice on the phone and was very patient in giving directions to his shop. Since it was a long way to San Francisco, I thought of checking Yelp for reviews. The positive reviews gave me the needed confidence to plan a stop at Light For You on my trip to San Francisco.

When it comes to repairs, I judge them on the following 3 criteria:

1. Quality of work:
When Mike turned the switch on the lamp, it worked! WTH, I was scratching my head wondering why it didn't work at home... feeling a little foolish... and wondered if I should make a quick exit (since it seemed to work) or hang around and have a thorough check done on it.

Mike said to leave it on for awhile to see if it would continue to work and also do a thorough check. Upon close visual inspection (he knows where to look for problems), we found that there was a crack in one of the connector's insulation cap which was the culprit. To make sure it would work at home, I should really fix it. I then left the lamp with Mike to work on and went to the Greenhouse Cafe across the street (which is a really neat joint and has good coffee).

2. Price:
Very fair and the final cost was under $50 (even less than the estimate) which made me happy. And as another reviewer mentioned, Mike also offered me quarters to feed the parking meter.

3. Customer service:
Mike is very knowledgeable on Tizio lamps and he patiently explained the mechanics of the lamp to me. Showed me how to take it apart and put it back together and most importantly, how to handle/carry it - by that time, I realized that I had mishandled the lamp and was responsible for breaking it (carried it incorrectly and put stress on the connector, duh). Note to self, always carry it by its base gingerly and with both hands. Mike was also kind enough to help carry the lamp to my car.

Conclusion:
Light For You is as good as it gets. Mike is professional and friendly, and has definitely gained my trust for future business and referrals. Oh, it was really neat that he has no idea that he is getting good reviews on Yelp. He told me that he works with his hand and has no idea about computers, it was fun to see his reaction when I used my phone to show and read him the Yelp reviews.

It is easy to see why this shop is been in business for so long. The customer service is excellent. One hour after dropping my lamp off it had been totally restored. The owner could not have been a nicer guy.

Outstanding customer service. Fixed the knob on my $500 Ethan Allen lamp without any problems in 5 minutes. He charged me $9 which I think is ridiculously cheap. I also buy a number of specialty three way bulbs here.

If you need to repair your lamp at 94127 zip code or West Portal area this is the place to go to. Thanks Mike.

Michael at Light for You is a pleasure to do business with. He fixed up a German lamp that my cat had knocked over and broken the socket; he also repaired a table lamp with a weird shade attachment. This is the kind of neighborhood business that I love to work with.

Love this place. The owner fixed my lamp in an hour. Didn't overcharge me. Gave great service.

It was late in the day and I was in need of candelabra bulbs for my vintage table lamp. A quick Yelp search away and I was in Michael's lamp shop. While some may describe the shop as being messy and unkept, and would otherwise prefer something more sterile, I found this shop to have character. With lots of antique lamps and parts for sale I have become a frequent shopper there. I often went to large retailers looking for a specific lamp part and seldom found what I was looking for. Michael on the other hand never disappointed, I was always able to get everything form switches to sockets to miscellaneous lamp parts I needed. While I've never taken my lamps in to get repaired, because I enjoy working on them myself, I was able to get all the parts I needed there to get them fixed.
Oh and yes, I did find the correct bulbs I was looking for.

Mike is the BEST!
He looked over my antique torchiere lamp, recommended the necessary repair and got it done within the day.

Amazing customer service. They took on a project to modify a LED fixture, which is a little outside of their usual lighting business.  They turned it around in just 2 days and it was perfect.  Friendly, prompt, quality work.  I wouldn't hesitate to use again.

(I might say that this firm was not my first choice due to location. But the other store couldn't do the job. Don't waste your time.  Come here first.)

Over the past few years I have taken several lamps in to this business to be repaired and every time Michael did an excellent job for a very fair price.

Mike is a master!
He loves his work and it shows. He is a true original with old world charm, talent and his truly fair estimates. He is also very fast.

I have brought various lamps for repair to him over the years:
Lamps others told me could not be repaired.
Not for Mike! Nothing is impossible for Mike so it seems.
Mike also has a great array of very interesting lamps for sale in his shop, something for every taste.

I would give him 10 stars if there was the option. I can whole heartedly recommend Mike! He truly is a master at his craft and my next lamp to repair I will not hesitate to go to him again!

Mike is great and I have been working with him for years as an electrician.  He is gifted at repair of lamps an fixtures.  Definitely look him up if you need help.

This place is awesome! I went to Light For You today to get a beloved lamp fixed. I walked out of the store 10 minutes later with a lamp as good as new and paid a very reasonable amount for the parts and labor.

This is definitely the place to go if you want your lamps repaired. The owner is an expert!

Michael was fantastic. He truly is an expert; he fixed my quality wall sconce in an hour and saved me the trouble of having to find a replacement. I thoroughly recommend him.

What a wonderful asset to the neighborhood.  Michael knows his stuff! I've had two incredible experiences and in both cases, he was honest and incredibly helpful..I will be bringing all my lighting dilemmas to him without hesitation!
I highly recommend.

There's a reason there are 55 -- now 56 -- 5 star reviews for Light for You on West Portal.  Mike is a terrific guy, handles the work quickly and at a reasonable price.

This review is for supplies.  The proprietor tried to sell me light bulbs that would not have cast the same glow as the rest of my recessed lights.  He didn't seem to grasp the concept when I mentioned my concern.  Unfortunately, he did not have the one I needed.  

On the positive side, he was very friendly and recommended another store down the block.  If I have a lamp to fix in the future, I will be back.

Another 5-star review for the superlative customer service and highly knowledgeable repair work by Michael! This charming shop is a treasure. A true craftsman works here. I'm so happy with the excellent job done of fixing my favorite lamp - at a very reasonable price, too. I am a satisfied customer who enthusiastically recommends LIGHT FOR YOU!

Have been a client for several years. Not only are his prices extremely reasonable, his
workmanship is top quality. Also has a easy going relaxed personality. If he does not
have the shade in stock, he has a HUGH catalog to pick from. His name is many designers
and home managers files.

The store owner Mr. Mikhial aka Mikey is the best lamp repair man in San Francisco! I brought my late mother's antic lamp which has been in our family for over 25years to him to be repaired. Mikey quickly knew what year the lamp was made just by looking at it. He explained in great detail why the lamp was no longer working. He repaired and cleaned the lamp on the same day. He is very compassionate and  knowledgeable about all lamps. His prices are very reasonable. After I paid for the lamp he walked my lamp to my car and put it on the front seat and buckled it like it was a passenger. He is a true customer service repair man that cares about his customer's family value lamps. Thank you Mikhial for all your support!

I have a large arc floor lamp that just went kaput one day. I had to park a little ways down the street from the shop, but I was determined to carry both large pieces in one trip. Misha noticed me and walked down to help me. After testing a couple of parts, he knew right away what was wrong and told me he'd have it ready in a couple of hours. He did!  He also loaded it back in my car for me.  It works like new!

On my way home after work I stopped by my parents rental property and noticed the front entrance light cover was cracked.  As I was driving down Geary Blvd it was about 6:55 pm noticed Light for You on the right hand side - OPEN sign.

I popped in, met Misha Michael, nice guy, asked what I was looking for, he showed me a few covers, and insisted that I take one and he'll stay open until 7:15 pm.  I brought it back to the rental, it fit just fine & I returned to pay Michael.  I wish more people was like Michael, a treat after a long day.   Please give Light for You some business...

If your lamp breaks, be happy because you can bring it to Light for You.

I chose this business based on the other reviews and I found that my experience matched theirs.  Michael fixed my lamp in two hours while I finished other errands and I found him to be friendly and knowledgeable.  

I have taken lamps to a couple of other places in the city, but this is the one that I will stick with.

Michael is the best!  He did an excellent job repairing my light fixture and stand up lamp for a reasonable price.  Thank you Michael!!!!!

I had purchased a chandelier at the Habitat For Humanity store.  I purchased it knowing I would change everything about it except the structure.  I had no idea what I was in store for.  I think this is how a  lot of projects begin, pure ignorance of the job!

The chandelier was very modern, silver metal rods with turquoise glass shades.  I hate blue in almost any color.  Don't know why, but I have a real aversion to the color.  And my place is done in rich jewel colors, so silver wouldn't work.  My plan was simply to spray paint the structure bronze and replace the shades with red glass.  Simple, right?   Wrong!

Much to my dismay I soon discovered that those horrible turquoise glass shades were a size that was impossible to replace.  And I tried, believe me.  Scoured the web and nothing.  I also got home and realized that I had no where to spray this structure.  I live in an apartment with a small balcony, so just where did I think I was going to do this spray painting?  Ugh, my once brilliant vision was quickly becoming a lost cause.  

In comes Michael from Light For You.  He took an interest in this silly girl who was trying to make a purse from a sow's ear.  Together, at his direction, we've gone step by step trying to make my vision a reality.  He has spent so much time with me figuring out how to rig up this thing to take a standard size glass shade.  Then, when he heard I was going to use a rub on product to change the color of the metal, he took the chandelier and sprayed it himself.  So, after a brief interruption when Michael left the country, we are finally ready to purchase the glass and put it all together.

I won't go into all the steps it took us to get here, but Michael has been a star.  In his gruff manner (he's a big teddy bear underneath), he barks at me and I go away and do as he says.  I come back, he nods approval and tells me what to do next.  And, how much has he charged me - $0!  Every time I ask he dismisses me with the wave of his hand.

So today I will order the glass.  I need six glass shades but will only be ordering one.  Why?  Because Michael says so.   I don't question, I simply take my marching orders.  

Michael has been so wonderful and, in a world where big box stores with no knowledge employees seem to be the only option, it warms my heart to find this small lighting store owned by a man so knowledgeable with a heart of gold.

Was looking for somewhere to get my lamp fixed, and I stumbled across this one on yelp. I checked out the reviews and all seemed well, so I decided to try my luck with Michael.

I called him and he was very very friendly over the phone. When I got to the shop, he was no different. A very nice, friendly, honest man who will tell you step by step what he is doing and what needs to be done. He is very knowledgeable in what he does.. and inexpensive at that! And he took less than an hour!! So awesome.

If you need your lights/lamps fixed, this is defintely the place to go!

Very quick lamp repair, while I waited, for a lower price than expected.  Nice guy too!

I stopped in to have the 3-way switch on my table lamp replaced.  Since the lamp is over 15 years old, I didn't know if it would be worth it to spend the money.  However, the cost of the repair, plus the replacement part, came to only $10 and took less than 10 minutes.  It's wonderful to have discovered an old-style repairman, one who does the job quickly, easily and cheaply, without any hassle.

Just got home from having a light socket for a ceiling light repaired. I walked in late towards closing and would have been happy enough to have been sold the parts but the owner rewired it and all for me! Thank you so much. May you and your business continue to thrive because it is well deserved.

THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS!!!
We have a table lamp we bought in Italy and wanted to make it a 3-way bulb lamp.  We took it to Michael as our first errand of the day and he told us to return in one hour.  We came back and - poof - it was done.
We were expecting to pay around $75.00 and we were in and out for less than $30.00
If you need lamp repair .... do NOT go anywhere else ... THIS GUY'S THE BEST!!!!
Thank you Michael.

Mike did a great job repairing our lamps! It was a little before 5 pm and he said come back at 6 pm to pick them up. So we returned at 6 and the lamps were fixed and he helped clean both crystal lamps in an hour! Thanks Mike!

Thanks to Yelp I tried Mischa  to repair the base of a floor lamp. Just as advertised. Very fast, reasonable and great work. Just what I needed.

So glad I found Michael....and that he has a shop that can do repairs! had a repeat burn out problem with a led pendant light..that I earlier had to send to the manufacturer to repair at my cost and hassle. Great service at reasonable prices! Highly recommend!

This gentleman is AMAZING!  Yes, he is old school and he fixed my lamp in one day!  He show me where the cheap 3-way socket in my 'Made in China' lamp had shorted out from using a 1-way bulb!  He also gave me a tour around the shop showing me all the beautiful European chandeliers.  Furthermore, I learned that the best light bulbs have brass bottoms, not aluminum.  I bought 6 3-way bulbs and came home and changed all my lights.  No more shorting for me!!!!

This guy is great.  I will take all my lighting here in the future for repair.  

You MUST go here!!!!!

I look forward to breaking my lamps so I can bring them here. The jovial owner has by now repaired nearly every fixture in my house. His work is consistently good. If you goof up your order for any reason and you find out, e.g., your 3 inch bracket won't work for a 4 inch lamp plate, he'll work with you (after a bit of light scolding) to get it right.

Michael fixed my Artemide Tolomeo floor lamp within an hour and did so at an an extremely reasonable price.  Great, professional service!

We bought 3  antique chandeliers on EBay.  Went to this store to see if they could be re-wired. Mickey went out of his way letting us know all the different options (keeping European sockets versus changing to American).  This was extremely labor intensive work yet his prices were very reasonable.  He helped install which was absolutely incredible.  Definitely a place to go to buy or fix your lighting,  Couldn't ask for a better experience!

I returned to get a lamp rewired and the chain length changed but sadly it was not done to length I stated.  Luckily, my handyman corrected the length issue.  My lamp also came back with some scratches which was disappointing.

One of our building's 2 outdoor decorative wall lanterns broke while changing its light bulbs. The problem - replacing both lanterns at a cost of $200 to $300 each would be required for them to match each other and our building, even though only one was broken. The solution - Michael at Light For You. I brought the broken lantern to his West Portal shop on Monday, and after looking at it for 5 minutes, he quoted $60 to completely rewire it, repair the broken glass, and replace other worn/damaged parts (all plainly needed in this older fixture). On Tuesday he called to say it was fixed, we picked it up and reinstalled it and is working like new. Thanks to Michael, our building saved hundreds of dollars and many hours of shopping around for suitable new fixtures that would have otherwise been needed, if not for this very diligent, skilled, and reasonably priced craftsman. Thanks, Michael!

I can't say enough good things about Light For You and Michael.

We bought a pair of mini chandeliers from eBay that were new old stock from 1926. It was missing some pieces although it was never used. Michael was able to create parts from what he had in stock and they matched perfectly.

He saved me a ton of money by not having to order something. He had me come to the shop on a Saturday afternoon and spent 3 hours with me. I got involved because I wanted to and he welcomed it so I was able to watch and even help. We had a great time chatting, and I even felt like an apprentice.  The lamps were not wired either, and he wired them up like a champ.

We could not be happier with our new fixtures and we will certainly go back for everything we may need regarding lighting.

He is very knowledgeable and creative, and very very reasonable. He basically worked for free for 3 hours and charged me for the parts. If he doesn't have parts in his amazing store, he will order it for you. His store is fun and funky and exactly the kind of store I love, along with many others I know.

Thank you Michael!

I love the guy who runs (and must own) this shop.  He previously replaced the electrical elements in my stand-up lamp at a very reasonable price.  Today, I brought in a light fixture from my ceiling; it was ridiculously complex to remove the halogen bulb (I'd been working at it for a while, couldn't get it).  He spent at least 15 minutes working at it, disassembled the fixture to replace the bulb and didn't even charge me for his time.  He's got a great shop, clearly enjoys tinkering, and it was fun to watch him.  Thanks!

Wow, this place is great!  If you need a lamp repaired, look no where else.  Old school, old world service, at a great price.  This guy knows what he's doing!  I had two vintage lamps with major problems, and they were fixed perfectly and quickly.

Great local shop. I had an old hanging hurricane lamp which he converted to a table lamp for me.  Michael did an excellent job.  Great workmanship.  Reasonable price too.

Great customer service-the owner walked with me to my own store to consult on a lighting project. Above and beyond compared to the Home Depot where the workers knew little and they didn't have what I needed.

Another great experience with Light For You. The proprietor is very friendly and knowledgable, I enjoyed interacting with him. He did a super job on repairing my mid-century lamp with a quick turnaround and reasonable price. I will definitely go back!

November 2017
Recently as one would expect, I needed to repair another lamp.
I knew where to take it. I couldn't be happier. My lamp was repaired same day, which I didn't expect. I recommend Light For You to anyone who wants to repair a lamp.
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I took all the pieces of an old 70s lamp to Light for you.  Michael had the right replacement for the broken part, and  fixed the lamp the same day.  After that great experience, I took another lamp that had stopped working.  Michael diagnosed that the switch needed replacement, and fixed the lamp in 10 minutes while I waited.
Light For You is more than a repair shop.  Michael is knowledgeable about antique lamps and his shop has a good selection of restored lamps.

Light For You is a pleasant  shop with great service.  I recommend you visit the shop if you have a broken lamp or just to see the collection of restored lamps that you might not find anywhere else.

Brought in a table lamp for repair yesterday.  Found this business on Yelp and since it was farly close to my home, thought I'd give it a try.  I had a similar problem with another lamp several months ago and used a different shop for the repair.  Had to leave it for 3 days and was charged more than I thought reasonable.

However, Michael (owner) of Light for You was a whole different story.  He asked when i needed it and I told him, whenever it was ready.  His response, give me an hour.  Wow!

Bottom line, Michael is a true pro and a great guy.  Work done on lamp was absolutely perfect!  And the cost.....half of what the other shop charged and the work was much better.

Buying or repairing...you cannot do better than Michael at Light for You.

Michael is terrific - he immediately diagnosed the problem with my lamps and fixed them in 20 minutes. He is professional and hard working and really cares about what he's doing. So glad I found him - there is nowhere else that would do such a thorough and diligent job at a very reasonable price.

All the good comments  that have been made are 100% accurate.
I went in just looking for a shade for my grandmother's now-antique lamp, but as the proprietor is a craftsman, he took seriously good care of the entire lamp, as well as providing genuine customer service. One of those great, reasonable shops that I'm glad can still be found.  I'll  definitely send business to  Light For You !

Wish Yelp had six stars for stores like this.  Michael provides unbelievable service, is super communicative about what he is going to do and is an absolute craftsman.  My Tolomeo Mega was damaged in a cross country move and I had pretty much given it up for a total loss after three different parts of it broke.  I asked around a bunch of different places before finding out that Light For You is actually an Artemide authorized repair shop (one of only a few in the US).  When I got there, he took a look at it and dug around in his bin of parts and couldn't find the exact right one so he told me he would call around to Artemide in SF and NYC to source the part and get back to me as soon as it was ready.  Fast forward a couple weeks and he calls me to come in and that my lamp is as good as new.  I was hoping for the best and expecting the worst given the state of the lamp but when I walked in, it was as good as new and with a very reasonable price for replacing the broken parts and lengthening the cord (which is a pain because the cord runs through the body of the lamp arm).  Michael informed me that the part actually had to come direct from Italy and that is why it took longer than expected.  I was fully convinced that the lamp was nearly scrap metal so the time it took didn't bother me.  You can tell Michael loves lamps and is definitely the right person for all my future issues with lamps.  Cant even express how cool Michael is too.

I needed to get an inexpensive lamp repaired.  he was very helpful and reasonable.... so nice to have neighborhood stores like this one!

Michael is the best. Polite, helpful, honest and efficient. He fixed our expensive Italian floor lamp. He had to modify parts to keep the lamp working. Brought it in on Monday and it was ready by Friday. I'll definitely be back. I really enjoyed doing business with this gentle man.

Excellent service and reasonable price. I brought a Pottery Barn lamp with a broken power switch at 5:30pm and it was fixed by 5:50pm. Parts and labor was $30 and much better than replacing a $150 lamp. Will use Light For You again!!

I took my lamp here after another place in the city (on Divisadero) did a half assed and overpriced job of repairing the broken 3 way switch.  Owner was very helpful, did the repair in only a few hours and his rates were beyond reasonable.  Don't take your lighting fixtures anywhere else to be repaired....this place is the best.

Fabulous work on antique lamps that are priceless to me.

Work was done quickly and priced very fair.

Outstanding customer service....
plan on telling all of my friends...this place is a FIND!

We had a very old floor lamp die on us, and a quick check of Yelp sent me here, where a broken dimmer switch was quickly replaced for a very reasonable price.  Normally, good work like this would be worth four stars, but Light for You deserved the fifth star for three reasons: 1) Mischa took the lamp apart as soon as I arrived to diagnose the problem and show me exactly what was wrong; 2) I was prepared to leave the lamp with him for several days, but he offered to fix it that day, which was above and beyond anything that I would have expected, and; 3) he carried the repaired lamp out to my car, which was parked up the block from his shop, and neatly fit it in.  It's hard to find that level of service anywhere anymore, so Light for You not only gets my favorable review here, but will also get my future business.

Not so happy with the repair that Michael did on my lamp. Replacing a single part grew into replacing many parts, and one of the parts he used is clearly the wrong size and impacts the functioning of the lamp. It's a pretty obvious problem ... now I can't turn the key to turn on the lamp without scraping up the metal finish on the adjacent part - not something he could have missed. Besides that, the store is a mess, just filthy, really hated being there. It's too bad, because Michael is a really nice, friendly guy, but I'll be bringing my lamp somewhere else to fix the problem that he caused. Won't go back.

Just had to add another outstanding review for Light For You.  I came in this afternoon with a lamp that had some kind of a short in it.  Mischa said come back in 20 minutes.  I left it with him and he fixed it perfectly for a very reasonable price.  I looked on YouTube to see if I could fix it myself, but once I got everything undone I realized I wasn't up to it.  Thank goodness we have him as a wonderful resource in our area.  And we had a wonderful discussion of Russian composers and Russian folk music.  And how happy is to be in this country!

I'm an artist who uses a lightbox to ink my sketches. The lightbox had bad wiring. I called Michael with my unusual problem and he said, yes I can fix it. I went over to West Portal, Michael looked at the lightbox took it apart and said no problem. I came back 3 hours later that same day and now it works perfectly! Michael was so nice and professional. I was so pleased that I can get right back to work using my lightbox. Thank you so much Michael! Great service! Nice person too :) !!

I brought my table lamp to have the worn out switch replaced.  Mike was very friendly and had the lamp fixed in 15 minutes.  I thought the price for parts and labor were reasonable, especially considering the speed and high level of customer service.

Moishe (Michael) is super nice and knowledgeable and he can fix anything! He can even build you a lamp from scratch. I like old lamps, but they usually need rewiring, so Moishe fixes them every time. He always has them done in a few days, his prices are reasonable. He also sells old chandeliers and pendants, his selection is amazing! I'm happy to recommend him to anyone.

Highly recommend--very dedicated, expert and enthusiastic service. Brought in an antique lamp that had stopped working. Problem was expertly diagnosed, repaired quickly and I appreciate the extra care the owner took in ensuring that the switch needing replacement had an aged look, was not left as bright new brass that would stand out from the existing base. And, as others have commented, all for a very reasonable price.

I had searched and searched for someone to fix my Tizio lamp.. I almost gave them away.. One internet site said to give up and buy another.. Well for 50.00 or so Michael fixed it in hardly anytime.. Woohoo!!  Thank you! I have the other to take in.. Funny thing was as I was walking out another person was carrying their Tizio in..  Very nice and knowledgable..

Micheal installed an outdoor lighting fixture in my home. I also purchased 2 lovely table lamps at the store. There is a nice selection of high quality lamps, fixtures and shades-one of a kind finds. I highly recommend his expertise and customer service. Forget the chain stores. It's great to have A Light for You in our West Portal neighborhood.

Michael is a really nice guy. I took my vintage lamp for rewiring and he was really quick with it and did a great job. And best of all, he is very inexpensive and always willing to throw in a deal. Excellent customer service as other people have said.

highly recommended.  We drive all the way across the City from North Beach to use this shop in West Portal because he does a great  job at a reasonable rate.  I have had him repair 3 rather expensive Italy designer lamps and I am very happy with his work.

I found Light for You on yelp, and Michael fixed my lamp in about 20 minutes.  He knew exactly what was wrong, showed me the parts, and my lamp works perfectly. He's friendly, efficient, and honest.

This place is the greatest!  First, he explained what was wrong, what needed to be done, and then gave me options of how to set it up, including three way, CFL,or single bulb. I was shown what the problem was and given a little mini lesson in how bulbs work!! This is a man who cares about his business! Mike fixed my lamp while I was running other errands, and the price was extremely reasonable. I will send all my friends there!!!

I had a bathroom fixture I love which stopped working.  I thought I would buy another similar, but discovered that nothing similar is available.  I took the lamp to Light For You and was thrilled when the light was repaired for a very modest fee.

I recently had an old 1950's wooden floor lamp refinished, and needed to get the lamp rewired with a new lamp switch.  I also needed a new shade.  Michael is fantastic!  He is knowledgable, did a great job and working with him was a pleasure!  I will be a repeat customer should I require his services again!

As good as it gets! I have only the BEST things to say about Mike. He is really good at his craft, smart, kind, a real mensch. He knows what he is doing. I went with my overly expensive Artemide Lamp -- he was familiar with the issue and had 3 solutions for me to choose from. I was in the Best hands, and his prices were fair!

I recently had Michael rewire another lamp - an old floor lamp I've had forever and love. He did another wonderful job, and turned it around really fast because I needed it back that evening. He's the best!

Been here twice.  A wonderful, authentic and classic business.  Incredibly friendly, joyful customer service.  Trustworthy.  Creative solutions.  Priced right.  I almost want to go out and buy broken lamps so I can come back!   Really.

Never take your lamps for repair anywhere else.  Michael knows all there is to know about lighting.  He has been able to repair three different expensive lamps that I was feeling hopeless about.  Every time I go in, he asks how my Italian lamps are doing.  His scruffy little shop is filled with the most amazing vintage light fixtures.  He searches out auctions and sales and flea markets and finds the most amazing lamps.  I've purchased several items and keep wishing I had more rooms so I could buy more of his lamps.  Every time I enter his store, it is like visiting a friend, he is so nice, helpful and always remembers your entire lighting history with him!  On top of the fantastic quality and sterling service, Michael's prices are unbelievably reasonable.  Whether you are interested in gorgeous vintage light fixtures or just want a simple $5 repair, Michael is your man.  I will never go anywhere else for any of my lighting needs.

i stumbled upon light for you the other day when i needed a repair. i found a beautiful lamp with some moderate damage and wasn't sure where to go, but the yelp reviews sounded positive so i took a drive over. boy am i glad i did! i walked in and michael, the owner, immediately greeted me warmly and proceeded to fix my lamp on the spot. this man went above and beyond. he let me pick out the additional hardware for the lamp, sold me a lamp shade that was beautiful, and ended up antiquing the metal part he replaced, so it matched the lamp perfectly. i didn't even know someone could do that! oh and then when he got concerned about my car meter running out, he insisted on me taking quarters from him to feed my meter! wtf?! amazing. he didn't charge me for labor since i bought a shade from him, which was so nice and then he walked me out to my car carrying the lamp cause he was concerned it was too heavy for me to carry alone. a true gentleman, a straight up class act, an expert at what he does which is truly a dying art. please go see him. i could not recommend him any more highly. thank you, michael. all in all, i was in and out in 35 minutes. a very remarkable experience considering it was such a mundane thing to do.