A lampshade carrier (5) for carrying a lampshade (4) and a lamp base (3) of a table lamp (1) comprises a bulb holder engaging ring (17) for securing to a bulb holder (7) of the table lamp (1), and three support assemblies (18) supporting a support ring (24) above the bulb holder engaging ring (17) for engaging a mounting ring (14) of the lampshade (4), for in turn supporting the lampshade (4) at a desired position relative to the lamp base (3). Each support assembly (18) comprises a first member (26) extending upwardly from the bulb holder engaging ring (17) and a second member (27) extending downwardly from the support ring (24). A clip (29) having a clamping bore (31) extending therethrough slideably accommodates the corresponding first and second members (26,27) therethrough for facilitating adjusting the height of the support ring (24) above the bulb holder engaging ring (17).