Lamps As A Styling Tool

we are on day four of an extra long weekend and i am ready for school to be back!! anyone feeling the same? i get to go check in on a project i've been working on and i'm excited to see the space again! today though i want to talk about lighting.

obviously at a very basic level, a lamp is meant to be used to provide light in a dark space. but would you call me crazy if sometimes i were to say to put a lamp somewhere that there isn't a plug? or maybe even a sconce on a wall where there isn't any electrical! lighting is functional but also such an amazing styling tool. i've thought about using this idea at our desk in our office. i also recently suggested adding a lamp to a console in a client's home and her home is an older one where outlets aren't necessarily placed where they would be in a newer home.

some examples... but let me preface them by saying i'm NOT implying that these are all examples of using a lamp only for styling purposes. they might be but i really don't know! what i AM saying is that they are is well-styled spaces and one of the reasons is the lighting!

lexi westergard design

park and oak design

sarah sherman samuel

waiting on martha

brian paquette via mydomaine

restoration hardware

house beautiful 

so are you convinced or am i a nut job?! :)