The Gold Pendant Light That Looks Better in Real Life
There’s a brass dome pendant that lived over the kitchen island in one of our old flats for three years, and there’s the newer one, brushed gold with a slightly…
The Day We Finally Replaced the Gold Wall Sconce
The old sconce came down on a Tuesday, which nobody planned, it just finally happened, the way these things do after someone’s said “we should really sort that” for about…
A Tealight Candle Holder in Real Life: Love It or Leave It
Whoever keeps buying more tealight holders than we have tealights needs to explain themselves, because right now we’re sitting on a shelf full of glass and metal waiting for candles…
The Touch Bedside Lamp We’d Skip Next Time
Somebody, and we’re not naming names, has been slapping this lamp with the flat of their whole hand at midnight like it owes them money, and then complaining when it…
Do You Actually Need a Touch Desk Lamp?
The real fight in this office isn’t about the lamp. It’s about what kind of person taps a metal base at eleven at night instead of just reaching for a…
The Touch Table Lamp We Bought on a Whim
Nobody remembers who actually put this thing in the checkout basket. It was midnight, there was a browser tab open for an entirely different reason, and somehow twelve pounds and…
The Tripod Floor Lamp Our Guests Always Comment On
Nearly everyone here agrees the tripod lamp is the single best thing we’ve bought for making a rented living room look like someone chose it on purpose, rather than inherited…
The Reading Floor Lamp We Keep Moving Around the House
A delivery driver once stood in the doorway waiting for a signature and said, apropos of nothing, “that lamp’s been in three different corners since I’ve been coming here,” which…
Why We Keep Coming Back to a Round Lamp Table
There’s a faction here that thinks a round lamp table should look like furniture, proper wood, a bit of presence, something you’d photograph. And there’s another faction that just wants…
The Rattan Pendant Light That Survived the Kids and the Dog
Opinion on rattan pendants around here has done a full lap over the years. When we first started buying them the whole site was suspicious, mostly because everyone had a…