| Lighting has the biggest impact on the look of any | | | | the price to make sure you are getting a good deal. |
| room. Even if the room is filled with high-end | | | | If you are on a budget, then you can get new |
| furniture, if the lighting is wrong everything else will | | | | reproduction lamps that have the same elegance as |
| look terrible. Restaurants understand this only too | | | | the original antique lamps. Some are made to mimic a |
| well and go to great lengths to get their lighting just | | | | particular model, while others are done in an older |
| right. When it comes to your own home an antique | | | | looking style. It will look like you spent a fortune, and |
| desk lamp can change the entire mood of a den or | | | | you didn't have to break the bank to do it. |
| office for the better. | | | | A quick note: If you are lucky enough to get a truly |
| When you have an antique desk lamp, people will | | | | antique desk lamp, be sure to inspect the cord and |
| notice it. They may not say anything, but it will | | | | make any repairs, if necessary, before using it. |
| certainly be noticed. On the other hand, they may be | | | | Desk lamps range from the elegant to the uniquely |
| so struck by its appearance that they will feel the | | | | charming and from the nondescript to ones that are |
| need to compliment you about it. Either way, getting | | | | quite bold. Whatever lamp you ultimately decide to |
| the right lamp will lend a certain air to the room. Not | | | | buy, you can be sure that it will make a statement. A |
| only does an antiques desk lamp offer function by | | | | statement that says you appreciate the finer things |
| giving you light where you need it, but it is also a | | | | in life, that you are to be taken seriously and that |
| work of art. | | | | you have good taste. Here is another thing to think |
| Part of the fun of shopping for such lamps is looking | | | | about: What kind of statement does your current |
| at all of the different styles of lamps that have been | | | | lighting make? |
| produced over the years. From the basic to the | | | | Once you buy one antique desk lamp, do not be |
| ornate, from the lackluster to the vibrant, it is all | | | | surprised if you get the urge to buy another one for |
| there. Some lamps can even go back to the late | | | | another part of your home or office. After all they |
| 1800s or early 1900s! Of course, the older, and rarer | | | | are functional, beautiful, fun to shop for, come in |
| the lamp, the more it will cost. | | | | many styles and add a touch of class to whatever |
| When you find a lamp you like, do some research on | | | | room they are found in. |