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    Learn More About Lamps

    Lamps grace our homes with illumination and beauty, bringing light to rooms while serving as decor. Shops on Etsy offer a wide range of lamps when overhead lighting is a bit too intense and all you want is a warm glow. Take a look at some of the more popular types of lamps available:


    • Desk lamps serve as task lighting by providing a spotlight on working, writing, drawing, or gaming, and usually feature a moveable or adjustable neck to point the light exactly where you need it, like when finishing the finer details of your legal pad doodle.
    • Floor lamps generally have a heavy base and an elongated neck to provide lighting at eye level while standing or sitting in a room, like mid-century modern arc lamps in a reading nook.
    • Table lamps, shorter and more squat than floor lamps, live on side tables, sideboards, entryway consoles, and nightstands, and are great for experimenting with what visual drama can be created with lamps on surfaces of different heights.
    • Wall lamps can be permanently hardwired or temporarily mounted to the wall to provide an up or down effect, depending on style. Wall sconces usually sit very close to the wall in subtle styles, or have somewhat extended arms, to keep a lower profile sticking out from the wall.
    • Pendant lights suspended from the ceiling are popular in entryways, living rooms, and dining rooms, filling a room with light from above.
    • Lamp sets come in matching pairs, triplets, and many more to help you achieve that cohesive lighting look.

    The indirect lighting provided by lamps creates a soft, comforting atmosphere in your home, and can be used throughout to this effect. Check out some of the ways lamps work for every room in your house:


    • Living room lamps like floor lamps and hanging lamps create a sense of rest and relaxation, or provide just enough light to let people navigate their way in the dark without putting a glare on the TV during movie night.
    • Nightstand lamps are practically a necessity in the bedroom, there to help you find your glasses early in the morning or fall asleep to a good book. Bedroom lamps like floor lamps and bubble lamps help keep the bedtime mood chill when dimmed low.
    • To help everyone navigate the hallway in the middle of the night, small table lamps or nightlights and accent lamps bring a guiding light into small spaces.

    Decorative lamps serve double duty as cute decor pieces and light providers throughout your home. There are tons of unique types of decorative lamps, including those that have a unique or special look, and add personalization, style, and a bit of quirk to your home lighting decor:


    • Lava lamps bring a groovy vibe to any room they’re in, whether it’s time to chill out to some music or you just want some interesting lights in the background while you watch a movie.
    • Oil lamps are great because of their functional, interesting shapes and natural historical significance being widely used before electricity was invented. The antique stylings of hurricane lamps are great in formal dining rooms and entryways, or as a table lamp next to an overstuffed chair for reading a few more chapters of your newest book before bed.
    • Salt lamps cast an ethereal glow to a room, with their organic shape and rocky exterior, its like a magic stone on your end table. Pair with fading light bulbs to turn the intensity up or down as you like.
    • Place a few similar, yet different, mushroom lamps in your home where illumination is needed for a whole-house vibe of a magical forest..
    • Perfect as nightstand lamps or as extra light on your desk, flower lamps by expert designers on Etsy are reflections of the natural world with petals, leaves, and stems emanating a comforting glow.