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you be the designer: can you help me choose a lamp?

As many of you who have been following my blog know, I recently completed a makeover on my condo. I took it from drab and outdated to fresh, chic and modern. (For those of you who haven’t seen the transformation, you can watch the video of it here.) I love every piece that designer Lisa Canning chose for my space, to give it the feeling of liveable luxury that I craved.

Alas – I broke a lamp. Sssh … don’t tell Lisa! I knocked it over one night and broke the whole thing. And now I’m on the hunt for a replacement pair of table lamps. If you’ve seen the video of my condo makeover, you’ll have a sense of my style and of the rest of my space. So here are four lamps I love, all from Layla Grayce.

lamp you be the designer: can you help me choose a lamp?Here’s what’s what:
1 Arteriors Abram White Crackle Double Gourd Porcelain Table Lamp

2 Tole Lamp

3 Jamie Young Lighting Lamp Base Lucky White Casted Metal

4 Bungalow 5 Cadiz Table Lamp Hand Painted Porcelain

I love all four – so I need help choosing. Here’s what my living room looks like:

condo you be the designer: can you help me choose a lamp?
Which of the four lamps above would you choose for this space? Leave a comment below with your vote! Plus: Your vote automatically enters you into our contest to win a $100 gift card from Layla Grayce. Good luck!

Contest closes April 5 at 12pm EST. Open to all residents of Canada, except those in Quebec. Not open to any Transcontinental Media employees, their families, or any other persons with whom they reside.

Update: Congratulations to our winner Leah. And thanks to everyone for entering!

tech-free friday: colourful artichoke lamps

lamps tech free friday: colourful artichoke lampsIgnoring that fact that these are bordering on sea-urchin-creepy-looking, don’t you think they’re fabulous? Channeling the artichoke, these table lamps are a serious work of art and their colourful bases and gorgeous shape make them worthy of today’s Tech-free Friday post.

These stunners are constructed from papier mache made of recycled materials, and handcrafted by Haitian artisans. The original comes with a white base, but you can also choose from 15 other colours, all available in low-VOC paints.

My biggest question: how do I pick just one?

Price: $625 US each

Available at: Straydogdesigns.com

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style for less: spring at bouclair

bouclaircrop1 style for less: spring at bouclair

Stretching your decorating dollar has never been more important, and there are very few retailers that allow you to stretch that dollar quite like Bouclair. Bouclair’s spring look-book is a revelation for “Style For Less” hunters, like myself — light, bright and airy, and with a price tag that won’t break the bank. I’m absolutely in love with the ridiculously inexpensive glass table lamps flanking the bed. The clear glass obelisk bases are a total breath of fresh air, especially if — like me — you’re sick of those overdone lucite bubble base lamps, but still covet that look of breezy transparency. The overscale print on the duvet cover is so spring-fresh, and the symmetrically arranged mirrors are great cheap n’ chic statement pieces. Bring on Spring!

Sun mirrors, $100 each

Glass lamps, $50 each

Marigold duvet cover (double), $80

Cushions, from $17 each

Available at: Bouclair, 800-268-2524

dutch by design

lamps2 dutch by designOK folks, today I’m loving these lamps by Dutch designer Tord Boontje. Similar to the one I blogged about here, these table lamps throw a beautiful garden shadow onto the wall, creating a fantasy atmosphere around you. No need to wait for spring … you can feel like you`re in your garden, even on the coldest winter day. Well, almost.

Available online at: dutchbydesign.com

green with glamour: lamp & wallpaper

lampwallpaper green with glamour: lamp & wallpaperGreen Cameo lamp by LightenUp Design is made with natural clays and handmade, nontoxic glazes, 22″ high, $220 US.

Pink Birdcage wallpaper by Woodson and Rummerfield is created using recycled paper and vegetable dyes, 27″ x 162″ per roll, $55 US per roll, minimum 2 rolls per order.

Available at: www.greenwithglamour.com

For more fabulous finds from the site, check out the picture post below, and if you have a product you’d like to recommend for this blog, email me at naturalchic@styleathome.com!

lovely lamp by designer Tord Boontje

lamp lovely lamp by designer Tord BoontjeI love this wide cylindrical pendant lamp by Dutch-born, London-based designer Tord Boontje. Known for intricate and intriguing graphic patterns, this colourful modern lamp is a combination of picture and pattern that`s delightful to look at. But what I love most is that when lit, this lamp jauntily projects the outer multi-coloured images onto the wall, creating a dancing display of shadows. A pretty addition to your home and a conversation piece, too — perfect!

Looking for more? Check out this story on achieving the perfect lighting in your home.

Price: $359 US, free shipping to Canada
Available at: Generate