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September 14th, 2007
table lamp guide

for the last week or so i’ve been building two big guides for table lighting. ac and i have been trying to find a desk lamp we both approve of (we share our bedroom office space) so i’ve been shopping for a while now. i thought i’d compile some of my favorite into two guides: lamps grouped by style and lamps under or around $100. my favorites are grouped by style but because the price skewed a little high on those i figured it was only fair to create a slideshow of lighting that was cute but still affordable. you can click here to check out the budget lighting, here for the non-budget lighting and here to check out the home page for guides i’ve created so far (beds, bedding, desks, dining chairs, etc.) a guide to ceiling and floor lights is up next…

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25 comments
Julia Valsecchi said:
September 14th, 2007 - 6:43 am

Que blog útil e gostodo parabéns .
beijos

hmm said:
September 14th, 2007 - 7:22 am

hmmm

come clean said:
September 14th, 2007 - 7:38 am

You guides are great! They have such great variety. I’m going to have to go shopping!

Penguin & Fish said:
September 14th, 2007 - 7:52 am

omg, you have to get the dog one!

AZNGAMERBOI Pao said:
September 14th, 2007 - 8:45 am

i soooo love this site. never fails to brighten up my day. (got you linked to my blog already!) cheers

http://www.azngamerboi.tk/

Meagan said:
September 14th, 2007 - 9:29 am

Target has fabulous lamps! I am glad someone else knows my secret :)

mykull said:
September 14th, 2007 - 12:01 pm

I’m looking for table lamps now and your guides are so helpful. Thank you! You have impeccable taste.

design*sponge said:
September 14th, 2007 - 12:16 pm

thanks guys- so glad you like them :)

d*s

lauren said:
September 14th, 2007 - 1:02 pm

grace, we’ve had the larger version of nicholas furrow’s red light district lamp for about a year, and i must say - it’s my husband’s favorite thing in our whole apartment. the light is VERY red, so its utility as a desk lamp is kind of questionable, but as an atmospheric piece, yeow! it’s off the charts.

i think nicholas made a few green versions when he first started with the lamps (dave at the future perfect had a few), but there must have been fewer of those vintage shades - i haven’t seen that version in years. i bet those would be beautiful as well.

Jnett said:
September 14th, 2007 - 1:22 pm

I’m confused - slide 9 seems to have 8 lamps and only 7 listed in the description.

wig said:
September 14th, 2007 - 1:35 pm

love your guides! love your site! this is a timely guide for me too.

design*sponge said:
September 14th, 2007 - 2:23 pm

jnett

hmm…slide number eight has eight lamps and eight sources, slide nine has seven lights and 5 descriptions because the little trio of mibo lamps is all a variation on one lamp- the link goes to the lamp with the different shade options. did you mean a different slide?

d*s

design*sponge said:
September 14th, 2007 - 2:25 pm

ah! you mean the affordable lighting guide.

slide number nine IS missing one, you’re right. so sorry, i’ll fix that next week when i go to the office. that piece is from target as well.

d*s

Cara | Sew Bettie said:
September 14th, 2007 - 2:40 pm

Thanks so much for this guide. The lamp without a lampshade next to my living room couch has been taunting me since I moved in 2 months ago.

elaine said:
September 14th, 2007 - 5:47 pm

I actually think that there are a lot of decently cute table lamps for not very much - I actually got a cute mini lamp for only $25 at Mxyplxyz or some other variation of those letters…

However, a floor lamp has taken me weeks and I still haven’t found one I really like.

kalliope said:
September 15th, 2007 - 10:21 pm

Have you seen the lamps from Shine Home? They are a fabulous company. Beautiful products made in Southern California. Check them out http://www.shineeveryday.com

hester said:
September 16th, 2007 - 6:16 am

nice lamps…great work

design*sponge said:
September 16th, 2007 - 9:56 am

kalliope

yep! there are a couple shine lamps in the non-under $100 lamp slideshow :)

d*s

Diana Coronado said:
September 21st, 2007 - 11:54 am

Great artwork !!

Anonymous said:
September 24th, 2007 - 1:21 am

I love these lamps

JuliaL said:
January 21st, 2008 - 7:45 pm

Grace-
Can you tell me where I can find the last lamp on the first row of the in the second set of pics? The HG links are still down, otherwise I would just look myself.
Thanks!
X- Julia

JuliaL said:
January 21st, 2008 - 7:58 pm

nevermind… found it on DWR… why isn’t I can’t ever fall in love with a cheap lamp from Target? :-) Steak appetite on a hamburger budget.

nancyg said:
April 6th, 2008 - 3:14 am

can you tell me where your guides are now that houseandgarden is gone?

thanks!

Brenna said:
April 25th, 2008 - 1:25 pm

Hi Grace! Is there a new link for your table lamp guides? I’m on the hunt for on-a-budget apartment lighting. Thanks!

May 28th, 2008 - 10:09 pm

the house and garden links no longer work. Just so you know…

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