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Can You Help Me Choose a Floor Lamp Style

15 years ago

I have an open floor plan in our lake cottage. In the kitchen, dining and mudroom areas I have light fixtures from Rejuvenation Hardware. The kitchen, adjacent to the LR, has schoolhouse lamps with brushed nickel fixtures.

I need a floor lamp to put next to a reading chair in the LR. It will be set next to a soapstone hearth that has a black iron parlor stove on it. The stove style is very simple - not ornate, country or contemporary - the glass is trimmed in polished nickel.

I'm stumped as to what style lamp and shade to buy. Should it have a brushed nickel base to go with the other BN fixtures visible in the space?

I hate to go with black wrought iron to coordinate w/ the stove because that seems too "heavy" for the feel of the room.

The chair it will be near is a Bergere-style with an intricate wood lattice back - so I don't think I want to even try to match the wood. It's upholstered in a Jacobean print of muted red/yellow/blue/green on beige.

The decor is cottage - not so much shabby chic as cottage/traditional. Any thoughts?

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bronwynsmom
15 years ago
Have you looked at the choices from Restoration Hardware? They have several things you might like. The Library Swing Arm in bronze might work for you? Substantial without being heavy, classic enough to mix with your things, and flexible, too.

Here is a link that might be useful: Floor lamps
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Original Author
15 years ago
bronwynsmom, Thank you for posting the link. I really like that style, and the price is reasonable.

Question - It's also offered in antique nickel, and I have nickel fixtures throughout that space and accenting the stove. I haven't any bronze, so I'm curious why that's the finish you suggested. Do you think it's a better choice with the chair? To your eye is it better to mix it up and introduce another finish than to try to match?
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