Budget Retro » christmas story http://www.budgetretro.com vintage inspired clothing, housewares and crafting Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:45:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Let Me Shed Some Light On The Situation http://www.budgetretro.com/let-me-shed-some-light-on-the-situation/ http://www.budgetretro.com/let-me-shed-some-light-on-the-situation/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:30:16 +0000 Kendra http://www.budgetretro.com/?p=305 Oh my goodness, it is finally Friday!  I thought the day would never come.  July is always such a crazy month with traveling and guests, cookouts and the beach–it has all ended up being a bit of a blur.  Well what better to make things clearer than some super cool lamps?  (I love dorky transitions) My sister is the queen of cool lamps–she can sniff them out  and envisionPicture 5 something a different color with a larger shade.  I personally prefer to get one that already looks ready to go.  We don’t have a lot of surface space in our apt, so as of right now I think we are only rocking bedside lamps.  I think an adjustable arm floor lamp would also be nice.  I did some exciting Etsy digging and found the following lovelies.

I did my search for $5-$100 to keep it within Budget Retro standards.  Let me know what you think.

The first lamp would probably just look rather ordinary if you saw it a garage sale or in a cluttered shop, but the staging and great lighting and photography really feature this guy as a star!  The dark wood looks lustrous and the shape is beautiful.  Only $65!

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The 50′s desk lamp–how can you not love it?  I think my favorite shade of these is avocado green, but this one is in pristine conditions and it’s just so adorable.  I am envisioning this one sitting next to my typewriter with a glass full of freshly sharpened pencils. $22 is a steal, for real.

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This large lamp draws attention from it’s massive size, but the texture is really amazing.  It kind of reminds me of fruit. Is that weird?  The two-tier shade is also a nice added element for depth.  This style of shade also look pretty when it’s illuminated.

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Now I obviously saved the best lamp for last.  This is the lamp that transcends all lamps!  If I actually owned a home or had a lounge or bar or really any “additional” space to entertain I would find pure entertainment out of having this large lamp fill the room.  Not only would it be a great conversational piece–but ummm…who wouldn’t want a woman’s fishnet clad leg to admire on a daily basis?  They have entire websites dedicated to buying souvenir items from the movie.  They even have the red bar of soap that Ralphie had to put in his mouth.  Hilarious!  And it’s…drumroll, please….only $99.  I am sure not everyone is in agreement with me on this one, but I like kitschy stuff in moderation.

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