Lighting just happens to sit in the sweet spot of being both useful and beautiful. So there’s absolutely no reason to feel guilty about indulging your lamp and shade habits.
You love lamps and you love lampshades. We understand – really, we do. But occasionally a small ‘sensible’ voice in your head might suggest that you really need another one.
That voice is very wrong. Let’s deal with it properly.
Lamp shades: “The ones you have are perfectly fine”
‘Your lamp shades are fine! They do their job, they’re not broken…’ That’s what that pesky voice in your head is telling you.
But consider this: how much would it cost to completely change a room with new paint, wallpaper or furniture? Then compare that with the cost of switching up a few lamp shades.
Suddenly it’s all perfectly clear! Lamp shades are one of the easiest ways to play with color, pattern and texture – and indeed to change things seasonally without breaking the bank or making any real effort. A rich red for winter perhaps, something lighter for spring and a glorious floral pattern for the summer.
An indulgence? Hardly! It’s just savvy home styling. Buy shades in your favorite patterns, colors and textures guilt-free!
Cordless Table Lamps: “Don’t you already have enough lamps?”
There’s that voice again. ‘Surely you’ve got enough lamps already? The room is lit. What’s the problem?’
The problem is that lighting isn’t just about seeing where you’re going. A rechargeable table lamp lets you create a lovely little personalized pool of light exactly where you want it. It can magically turn an ordinary chair into a cozy reading nook or a functional sideboard into a little tableau of art.
A cordless table lamp is, essentially, portable atmosphere – which you can move, fine-tune and redeploy depending on your whim. Hardly excessive.
Cordless Picture Lights: “Does that print really need its own light?”
‘Come on now, does your favorite print really need its own light? This isn’t the National Gallery in London!’
Of course it does!. By lighting a piece of art you already love, you’re giving it a completely new lease of life. You’ll notice details you’d forgotten and colors you’d never appreciated before. A painting or photograph is suddenly no longer something that you just pass by, but a feature of the room..
That’s years and years of extra pleasure from something you already own – enjoyed every evening, quite literally in a new light.
And compared to schlepping to an art gallery every day (or even once a week), a cordless rechargeable picture light is an absolute bargain.
Cordless Wall Lights: “Isn’t that a bit over the top?”
Wall lights can trigger a particularly stern inner voice. ‘Aren’t they a bit… fancy? Isn’t this overthinking things?’
Not at all! Wall lights are about getting more pleasure from your home. They enhance the height of a ceiling, or emphasize the stretch of a hallway or the elegant curve of a staircase. Well-placed wall lights add depth and softness to your home, meaning you can really start enjoying its architectural best bits.
And with cordless wall lights there’s no need for electricians and wiring agonies – they’re as easy to hang as a picture. Put that way, they’re an astonishing bargain.
Goodbye Guilt!
Lighting is one of the rare things that earns its keep twice over: it works hard, and it makes you happy every day.
So the next time that so-called ‘sensible’ voice pipes up, feel free to ignore it completely.
Browse a whole lot of gorgeous, indulgent lights and shades guilt free here.