Table Lamps

Table lamps with bases in marble, travertine, ceramic, solid wood and woven fibre, 8¼ to 22⅞ inches tall, for living-room side tables, consoles and nightstands.

Choosing height and shade

Beside a sofa, the bottom of the shade should land near seated eye level, so add the side table's height to the lamp's before you buy. A low side table calls for a taller lamp, such as the 22⅞-inch Buckley Resin Table Lamp, a satin black oval ring under a tapered drum, or the 22-inch Wren Table Lamp in solid wood.

By the bed, a nightstand roughly level with the mattress top and a shade whose lower edge sits near chin height when you sit up will keep the bulb out of your eyes. The 13-inch Waltham Ceramic Table Lamp fits a nightstand and its deep shade keeps the bulb out of sight, and the 10⅞-inch Nash Marble Table Lamp switches by touch. There are more in bedside table lamps.

Shades change the light. Fabric cones push it down onto a book; opal glass on the Blair and Harlow glows evenly; the open rattan weave on the Harrington lets light through the sides. A 2700K warm-white bulb suits a living room or bedroom. Narrow by material with marble table lamps or wood table lamps, pair them with floor lamps, browse all lighting, or narrow by look in organic modern lighting.