Light Up My Life

I am still decorating our home.  So far the only room I consider “finished” is the guest bathroom — although I am still debating on changing the rug in there.  The guest bedroom is almost complete, but it needs a few finishing touches.  That’s why I started looking at lamps.

I had no idea when I sat down at my computer and started searching, that I would discover an entire world of lighting I never knew existed outside posh home decor magazines.  Having seen some of these wonderful lamps and fixtures, I am not certain I will ever again be able to go to the hardware store and buy a lamp.

I really like this Foscarini suspension lamp.  I think it would look great in Amoeba’s music room.   It kind of goes along with his trumpets, doesn’t it?  He could have a whole musical theme going in there.  Some framed chart music and a couple of photos of Amoeba playing solo would complete the look.

I also found a couple of swing arm Holtkoettetter wall sconces I would love to have over the bed in our room.  We have lamps on our end tables, but they take up so much room that there’s no where to stack our book, cell phones, bluetooths, alarm clocks and my CPAP.

You’ll note that none of the above addresses the fact that my goal is to finish the guest room.  I thought that maybe this free arm floor lamp from Artemide would be the best choice.  With the adjustable light levels and adjustable swing arm, it seems like the perfect “one size fits all” lighting solution.  It would also sit on the floor beside the bed and not take up room on the nightstand.  On the other hand, it isn’t really all that easy to just reach out and turn it on and off, so it really isn’t an improvement over the ceiling light.

My indecisiveness is the reason why, if you come to visit, you will likely end up in a guest room devoid of table lamps or other finishing touches.  It only took me 8 months to decide what kind of bedding I wanted in there.  On the other hand, the room has already had visitors and they didn’t do any complaining.  It has a top of the line bed which seemed to suit them just fine.