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Best of the Week: 16 Quirky Lamps to Brighten up Your Home
Get a fabulous lamp when you want to add a touch of whimsy
Niki Bruce
22 March 2019
Houzz Contributor. Editor and Journalist for over 20 years. This is where I let my inner-homeowner run free!
Houzz Contributor. Editor and Journalist for over 20 years. This is where I let my... More
Your home doesn’t have to be oh-so-serious all the time, add a touch of whimsy and humour with a fun lamp.
Don’t forget that you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on the photo.
Don’t forget that you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on the photo.
1. Location: Singapore
Features: A lamp that looks like a balloon; what could be more fun? It will look perfect on a mid-century console table.
Features: A lamp that looks like a balloon; what could be more fun? It will look perfect on a mid-century console table.
2. Location: Melbourne
Features: This mini version of Patricia Urquiola‘s Caboche is a fun lamp that looks like a clutch of bubbles.
See the jewel-like Caboche lamp in 12 homes
Features: This mini version of Patricia Urquiola‘s Caboche is a fun lamp that looks like a clutch of bubbles.
See the jewel-like Caboche lamp in 12 homes
3. Location: Singapore
Features: What could be cuter than a seahorse lamp?
Features: What could be cuter than a seahorse lamp?
4. Location: Singapore
Features: Looks like a garden ornament but it’s actually a lamp.
Features: Looks like a garden ornament but it’s actually a lamp.
5. Location: Singapore
Features: The soft glow makes this a stylish nightlight.
Features: The soft glow makes this a stylish nightlight.
6. Location: Singapore
Features: Perfect for those who can’t sleep … just count your sheep.
Features: Perfect for those who can’t sleep … just count your sheep.
7. Location: Singapore
Features: Yes, this lamp does look like a little person; plus you can make it stand up too.
Features: Yes, this lamp does look like a little person; plus you can make it stand up too.
8. Location: Singapore
Features: Who wouldn’t want an extra bit of brain power?
Features: Who wouldn’t want an extra bit of brain power?
9. Location: London
Features: The oversized proportion of the lamp is a real hoot.
Features: The oversized proportion of the lamp is a real hoot.
10. Location: Singapore
Features: Machismo meets vintage in this upcycled lamp.
Features: Machismo meets vintage in this upcycled lamp.
11. Location: Singapore
Features: Why not have a giant matchstick light up your room?
Features: Why not have a giant matchstick light up your room?
12. Location: Singapore
Features: For the petrolhead.
Features: For the petrolhead.
13. Location: Singapore
Features: Offbeat enough for the budding paleontologists but yet grownup enough for mum and dad.
Features: Offbeat enough for the budding paleontologists but yet grownup enough for mum and dad.
14. Location: Singapore
Features: Now let’s address that elephant in the room…
Features: Now let’s address that elephant in the room…
15. Location: Singapore
Features: Perfect for a nursery or anyone born in Year of the Rabbit.
Features: Perfect for a nursery or anyone born in Year of the Rabbit.
16. Location: Manchester, UK
Features: Something for the animal or equestrian-loving tween.
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Features: Something for the animal or equestrian-loving tween.
TELL US
Which one do you like? Tell us in the Comments below. And don’t forget to save your favourite images, bookmark the story, and join in the conversation.
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