So I don’t know if you remember my post recently talking about 5 Ways to Make Your Dining Room Swoonworthy – and in that post, I said that every room needs something unexpected. Something a little weird like a little question mark that hovers over your head when you see it – ya know, just something to throw it off.
Well, I think I found my bit of ‘weird’ for my bedroom. But before I share that with you, I have to tell you I had a slight mishap recently involving a wayward cord, a dusting cloth and my vintage lamp that resided on this chest of drawers.
Whoops. It was a very sad day indeed. The pieces were tiny and so when it broke, there was no fixing it. I had to consider getting another lamp but wasn’t sure what would be right to replace it – should I go for something vintage again? Or something more contemporary? Decisions decisions!
Well, whenΒ the lovely peepsΒ at Habitat got in touch to ask if I’d like to try out something from their lighting range, I had an excited little browse. Truth be told, I do love Habitat’s lighting – it’s where I got my Marteau brass pendant in the dining room and my Tessellate brass wall light in the office. You can say I’m a bit of a fan.
And well, this is what caught my eye. The Marlowe touch lamp, designed by Aaron Probyn (he also did the Tessellate light – clever clogs this designer).
Weird, right? Wayne hates it. He thinks it looks like an alien. I am not so quick to pass judgement. I like it’s shape – that organic bulbous globe atop the more stately brass base.
I like that there are little bubbles in the glass that remind me of raindrops on a window and that my Dowsing & Reynolds vintage bulb creates an even more unusual look than just a standard bulb.
It’s also a touch lamp so one little tap on the base and it gives you three different levels of brightness. I do know it’s a bit weird. I know it’s probably a strange choice for me. It’s not particularly ornate or even pretty. But it’s different and I liked that it contrasted with all the pretty and ornate that I am normally drawn to.
I also recently finally purchased something from Abigail Ahern’s faux plant collection,Β the Desert Star. That amazing stem looks incredibly life like – it’s actually made of a foam-type material. This little corner doesn’t get much light (andΒ plus,Β I always forget to water stuff in this room) which means any plants I put in here inevitably meet their demise. So I figured another faux plant was probably best (the little one is of course, Ikea). I love it’s voluminous shape and texture.
Oh and finally, I’ve swapped out the cushions in this room. I moved my leopard print lovelies to the living room (I mean, those cushions have been in pretty much every room of my home, it’s the turn of the living room now – it was bound to happen eventually) and moved the cushions that were on my sofa in here.
The Waverly Santa Maria cushion from Stuck on Hue picks up the colours in here nicely I think. Not sure about the gold geometric cushion covers at the moment but they’ll do for now.
So anyway, that’s my bit of weird for the day and for this room…!
What do you think of the new lamp? I have a feeling it’ll be one of those ‘marmite’ moments – you either love it or hate it ;) And that’s totally fine by the way. Nothing like a little controversial dΓ©cor to raise some eyebrows, right?
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Well, I like it. I think it is the perfect quirky thing to go along with the room.
Oh no! Such a shame about your vintage lamp :-( That kind of thing tends to really throw me… As for the new lamp, well, it’s certainly very you though I’m a little torn on wether I like it or not. It’s totally cool, so maybe I’m just not cool enough for it ;-) xo
It’s the perfect lamp & shape against the square frames. Ties it all together. I like these posts which are just about one item as its like vicarious shopping.
So in a black bedroom with a yellow velvet headboard, blue drawers and a vintage dresser, Wayne find a lamp weird? Has he met you?
I really like it actually, it’s a nice contrast to the very traditional furniture and it fits in nicely with more organic shape of the plants. Also it’s just cool looking, even if it is alien headed!
Hahaha!! I know, I suppose he accepts a certain level of weird from me – what can I say, I like to keep him on his toes ;) xxx
Shame about your lovely china lamp – I really like the new one – it’s weird ‘but in a good way’…! It gives a new edgy vibe in there!
OhhhhhMG it’s so unique. I’m totally jealous
I think the break in the vintage lamp actually looks kind of lovely! Add a little gold paint around the broken edges and stick something funny inside coming out a bit (plants, a squirrel, elves, a spider, you name it!).
I like your thinking! I still have it so perhaps I will have to reinstate it somewhere else ;) xx
OOOOh, I love that lamp :) The glass on it is amazing. xo
I love it; it looks like a bubble is being blown out of the brass base.
Firmly in the love it camp, here
Ehm….I like it….I think? It definitely draws your eye and makes you pay attention, and that’s a great thing!
We love it! Gorgeous lamp and of course we think it’s a pretty great light bulb x
Wayne is wrong on this one – the new lamp is great.
Soo sad about your lamp :( However regarding the newest acquisition – it’s very scandinavian so naturally I like it. I also think it goes fairly well with the rest of the decor, so for me I like it (not marmite though :))
A x
I didn’t expect to like it………..but it totally works in your bedroom.
Lyn x
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I think it’s absolutely perfect! I need a new lamp for the console table in my foyer and I hope to be as much of a free-spirit in choosing my lamp as you were in choosing yours.
Damn, girl. You know I love a bit of weird!!! Oh it seriously is a dream, that lamp! I do agree with Wayne that on its own, it’s a bit of an alien shape, but on your dresser with all those goodies – it looks YES.
And it’s a touch lamp – I used to have one growing up (except NOWHERE that cool) on my bedside table in Canada. If there was a bad storm some time in the night, I’d always know if the power went out and how many times because when I’d wake up, the light would be on one of the 3 brightness settings, depending on how many times the power went out. Weird or what!
Oh my god that is so weird!! I wonder if mine will do that? I might have to shut off the electricity a couple times to see if it does because I’m weird like that… lol xxx
Definitely marmite…not sure…but as long as you like it/love it then that’s all that matters! Snap with the Abigail Ahern new foliage, I bought a ton a few months ago for the same reason, have a really dark lounge with almost no natural light, works a treat!
LOL! Thanks Sharon – I KNEW it would be one that people were a little ‘iffy’ about (and genuinely I reckon you are not alone!) ;) And YES to AA’s fake foliage, it’s really rather amazing, I’d love to get more (just wish it weren’t so spendy) ;) xxx
It’s perfection right where it is!
Who is the artist that painted that amazingly colorful dot artwork on your wall?! The color palette he/she used is absolutely beautiful.
-Becky Lynn
Ahhh yes the artist is a little known painter called Kimberly Duran ;) Hahaha! I painted that one myself! Thanks so much! xxx
I saw this lamp last week in Habitat and I love it… really like the grey and white textural art piece also… the texture and size really do create and interesting play on scale in the room