Simple Designs Table Lamps

Attractive lighting can enhance any interior space's appearance. A Simple Designs table lamp is a versatile lighting solution that works in almost any room. Featuring unique base designs and finishes and an array of shade options, these products provide ambient light in living areas or focused illumination above desks or other work surfaces. Staples carries a broad range of lighting accessories, including Simple Designs lamps, making it easy to create a look that matches your room's decor.

A Simple Designs Table Lamp for any Interior Space
These products include classic lamp designs that work well in rooms with traditional furnishings and contemporary bases and shades that can modernize an office or living room. Varied shade materials and colors can highlight furniture finishes or provide light without overwhelming existing decor. These products include full-size lamps that are ideal for sofa or end tables in living rooms. Smaller lamp designs are a compact lighting option for bedside tables or desks.

Choose a Lamp With a Unique Finish
A table lamp with an unusual base is an excellent way to add visual appeal to a side table or reading nook. Choose a product with a ceramic or polished stone base to bring color to a room, or add a classic touch to a desk or dresser with a metal lamp. Whimsical, animal-shaped porcelain lamps are an ideal light source for a child's bedroom, while traditional black and white bases with linen shades provide illumination without distraction.

How do you Size a Simple Designs Table Lamp?
When choosing a table lamp, consider both the size of the table it will be on and the scale of the other features of the room. A small lamp will be visually lost when placed on a large end table, while an exceptionally tall lamp can overpower small-scale furnishings. Improperly sized lights may also provide too little or too much illumination. Once you've placed the light, the bottom of the shade should be at eye level when you're sitting down. The shapes of the base and shade should also complement each other, and the shapes found in other parts of the room.

Do Shades Affect a Lamp's Light Output?
Shades serve as a visual barrier between your eyes and bare light bulbs. They also alter the illumination provided by the lamp. Drum shades spread light evenly, both up and down. They're an attractive option for ambient room lighting. Empire shades have a wide base and narrow top. They direct most of a lamp's light down and make excellent reading lights or bedside lamps. Bell shades strike a balance between these two styles. They have a broad base that provides bright illumination beneath the lamp, and a flared top that provides ambient light overhead.

Proper lighting enhances the appearance and usefulness of interior spaces, and table lamps are an excellent way to add both light and style to a room. They come in many sizes, colors and shapes, so it's easy to create an eye-pleasing lighting solution. Find a Simple Designs table lamp to match any home or office decor when you browse the selection of lighting products available at Staples.