I know your taste tends towards the modern side, but your home is Craftman style and chairs more traditional so I'm having trouble fitting a streamlined modern floor lamp in that spot between the two armchairs and your lovely craftman windows. This one would look stunning next to your chairs, but price is ouch! http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Hubbardton-Forge-Patina-Finish-Floor-Lamp__38636.html Any of these grab you:? http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Robert-Abbey-Otto-Wrought-Iron-Floor-Lamp__K3958.html http://www.hubbardtonforge.com/ProductsInfo.cfm http://www.hubbardtonforge.com/ProductsInfo.cfm http://www.hubbardtonforge.com/ProductsInfo.cfm http://www.hubbardtonforge.com/ProductsInfo.cfm http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Hubbardton-Forge-Natural-Iron-Floor-Lamp__69209.html http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Noir-Bronze-Finish-Mission-Tiffany-Style-Floor-Lamp__J9277.html http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Metro-Collection-3-in-1-Torchiere-Floor-Lamp__27340.html http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Champagne-Glass-Three-Tier-Geometric-Tree-Torchiere__16398.html http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/OTT-LITE-Pacifica-Collection-Floor-Lamp__45731.html I like the Hubbargton Forge lamps a lot for your space. They have a lot of selection too in terms of finish, shade shape and color. Whatever you choose it should also coordinate with your chandelier. Where did you purchase that one from?

Lamp value has to do with the materials, design and surfaces and sometimes the maker. It depends on what the body is made from -- how valuable that material and fabrication might be. There are manufacturers like Circa lighting and Arteriors known for high quality (well made and finished) lamps and there are loads of contemporary/industrial lamp designers. Often, the cost is related to materials or the intricacy of the lamp's construction or licensing -- i.e. a designer's name used by a manufacturer. You pay extra, say for Philippe Starck's Miss K lamp due to the designer. Mainly the value lies in what the body is made of how well the lamp is constructed and wired. Lamps that are artisanal --i.e. hand made -- can be expensive, especially if they are older or antique. F.ex. there were tons of gorgeous lamps made in France before & after WWII by artists who worked in various materials. Some materials -- like real bronze that's cast and is a living finish -- are rare in lamps today. The famous sculptor Giacometti had a brother, Diego, who made bronze lamps and coffee tables during the 1950s which are works of art. Those go for a fortune, obviously. During the mid-20th century lamps were fashionable and many artists and sculptors made them. You see those getting big prices due to scarcity value if they are in good condition. But otherwise, I don't see why anyone would pay a huge price for a new lamp unless it has an unusual design or it's a special material. I buy lamps at local auctions and house sales because they go for very little and can be wonderful. But pretty much all my lamps are antique Chinese ginger jars which I've bought separately and had mounted. For me, those are "good," as opposed to a lamp with some type of simulated finish. Shades can be very expensive and add to the value. There's a woman in Italy who makes crazy cool custom shades - Paola Napoleone. Older English lamp shades are so much fun with very eccentric shapes and ball fringe. Shades can be custom as well or even made to match. I have both silk and parchment. I now only use LED bulbs in my lamps because those don't get hot and that prolongs the life of shades dramatically.

2 Wall Lamps with 1 Crystal Lamp on big table only OR Raise Lamp Shade Up by changing the HARP? Textured White Plug-in Swing Arm Wall Lamp Base that has a 150 watt 3-way switch may be nice for around my bed and then I can put my crystal lamp in the far corner near the windows on my junior chest like Les suggested. My only fear is they will be heavy and fall off the wall and not give me a peaceful sleep worrying since I have had shelves fall off the wall that my two friends helped me install. My other option I have decided is I can raise the lamp shade by changing the Harp since the Kara crystal ball lamp on my iron table has just about none of the silver stem showing that leads up to the light bulb while the other lamps in my room have 1 inch showing. My current harp (where the shade is put on before the finial is attached on top of the shade)is 8". I can buy a 9" or a 10" harp and then there will be less difference in height between the two lamps since there is only 2.75" inches difference between them. I like them the way they are now since I actually like having two style lamps I am finding out that have the same crystal, chrome & white shade theme going on but different looks otherwise. But I know I would like the look better if the lamp shades were similar heights. I love the light they provide in my bedroom (I have no overhead lighting and I do laundry at night and fold my clothes on my bed) and since the Kara's base is only 5.5", I have enough room on my little table for my tiny alarm clock, box of tissues and my water. The space below houses my white telephone and I am comfortable this way. What is everyone's vote? Should I order online and hope I like the swing arm wall lamps (never had one before) and do not have to return the pretty Textured White Plus-In Swing Arm Wall Lamps if they come damaged or I do not like them for some reason OR should I keep what I have and raise one of the lamps shades a little bit OR keep what I have and leave the height difference? After watching the HGTV Sweepstakes Home Tour tonight, I like the look of my serene Master Bedroom much better and I am happy how it is slowly evolving. I lived with vibrant colors for too long and this is my year for peace and serenity. I will leave some bright color accents for my downstairs rooms. For instance I have bright cherry red pots and a teapot that I love for my kitchen. Thank you everyone. I was going to put this as a new post for voting but I decided not to. If anyone thinks I should, please let me know. Remember I am choosing Picture#14 with the Madie on the left Junior Chest and the Kara on the right Iron table. If Squirrel has any time or someone with paint shop skills to add the wall lamps beside my bed to see if I would like the look since I love the crystal look beside my bed but the idea came to me again today when my friend told me he would install them if I really wanted them when before he told me NO. I would then just keep one of the two Crystal lamps to put to the far left on the junior chest to add light to my bedroom. Here is the link to the Harp: http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(pjrujq45s3c5g045l0ytd4yx)/productDetails.aspx?SKU=3229473 Here is a link that might be useful: Textured White Plug-in Swing Arm Wall Lamp Base

if it was up to my husband-he was fine without any furniture for years. He owned a mattress, a Poang chair, and the rest were pretty much cardboard boxes of various sizes. He wasn't interested in comfort at all. He does appreciate art though, he loves to travel, and he likes dishes and pottery, especially earthy or blue and white Japanese style Yet since we started our life together, almost all the bigger/important purchases were made together, and even though we had heated conversations and disagreements sometimes I remember them fondly afterwards. It was time well spent ..you could call it "quality time"..))) what I found to be conductive-and it might work for us, but not for everybody since people have their own ways of expressing themselves-but we're both verbal people, so finding the words that communicate the best our feelings about things rather than just simple descriptions, helped. For example, I could say " it looks so charming and silly and obstinate like a little donkey"-and I'd be far better understood than if just saying " it's streamlined and brown" We found our similarities-we both liked vintage, so it became easier to hunt and gather things since we both preferred it...we liked looking at arts and crafts, we both liked mcm and woods like teak and walnut. We both love plants even though my DH prefers something potentially edible..but out of his love to me, we always have other plants too, and fresh flowers and all Fabrics like thows and pillows, my DH didn't understand at all because the notion of comfort wasn't something important to him, and in the beginning to him was just a symbol of useless consumption-so these, I took upon myself , but as it's much cheaper, or smaller, purchases, was easier to decide it by myself, and I knew will take him several days to adjust. Later he started to appreciate them, because they turned out to be useful and comfortable, and he recognized they can be truly important to others and it's not show off. Lights( when we got to lights) were extremely overwhelming to him, was overwhelming to me too so I craved his help, but in the end I arrived to conclusion I'm just bombarding him with visuals he has no time to really absorb. So the priority became to eliminate absolute "no's" from him-and that's what we did, and I made all the choices by myself(very daunting) but knowing that I choose, more or less, from the vast ocean of his "yes's and maybe's" rather than "no's" Make finding the way you communicate things to each other your priority. It's not that simple when it comes to objects, as it seemingly should be. Create your own language maybe, find what you both react to positively, and why, and go from there. You'll find enjoyment in that. Some things you mentioned don't contradict at all. Grey is just a color-you might both love it, or you find a shade you love and place to incorporate it. Mcm can be incredibly comfortable. Fine art..art is the hardest, since it's fiercely personal. Go together to galleries, festivals, art fairs, museums. Talk about what you see. We usually buy art together, but there were couple times I felt in love with art online, agonized over it for weeks then bought it myself. Usually well taken but one It took us a year to finally talk about it, and it was something that was extremely painful for me to talk about, but it took me more than thirty years to actually feel that pain, beforehand my hudband was feeling it instead of me while I stayed numb to it. The painting, in addition to other things, was the final brick in that tumbling wall I erected. So from being a-painting-we-didn't- feel- the same about, it turned out to be extremely important piece of art that actually brought us even closer. Sometimes you take the risk, and it's not immediately that you feel good about it, and it's maybe that you're not supposed to feel good at all, you're supposed to feel bad, to feel stuff, to feel anything at all. That's what art is about. So everything art -might be immediate falling in love of both of you or might take time, plenty of time. Take that time. With art, there's nowhere to hurry. It'll find you. If cutesy sayings etc annoy you(as they do annoy me for example)-try to find the words to explain why, in a way that won't feel hurtful but would resonate. Or make your own sign that feels really personal. I cut out a quote once from a song, and framed it..not that it hung prominently or something, I used it for a party we held, and now it's in the closet-but I didn't get rid of it either, because it feels like a personal thing, and it's not anything cutesy too. If finding sayings-go for personal. If you're visuals-show pictures and talk about them If your DH likes music-maybe relate to things as if they were certain melodies. What do they sing? Do you like the melody? I understand it might sound silly but finding common language is important whatever that language might be. It's not always an easy feat..putting a house together, bridging the differences Yet I truly believe it can be one of the things that reveal why you are together after all I apologize for yet another long illegible post(after I promised myself yesterday to stop writing them lol)..and best of luck to you