Gourds

It is certainly no decorating secret that the smallest pieces can make a room. Old family photos in beautiful silver frames or a collection of antique dishes always give a room life. While sofas and chairs may appear to be what a room is centered around I believe wonderful lamps can also be focus pieces.

Though I simply ADORE ginger jar lamps I am also all about gourd lamps! In recent years gourd lamps seem to popping up all over. You find them in just about every color imaginable, they look fantastic is so many settings and best of all they are available at great price points. The world renowned Albert Hadley used a pair in a living room above. Even though this photo shows the entire room (which appears to be huge) the lamps appear to pull everything together. The size of the gourds just works and again a smaller detail that could easily have gotten lost catches your eye.
Victoria Neale used a darling pink gourd lamp in her bedroom in the Washington, DC show house. If the photo look familiar it is because I have featured it before, I just cannot get enough, gourd lamps really can work in any setting!

For instance, wouldn't this Apple Green Gourd Lamp look fantastic on an entry chest? Add a pop of color anywhere in your home and get everyone talking! At $178 I say buy a pair, what a steal! This particular lamp is available in SIX fabulous colors so you are sure to find one that works (I love the yellow and salmon too)!

How could you resist a touch of pink in any room? This Pink Gourd Lamp would be divine in a daughter's room (just like the featured photo), your dressing room or my future blue and pink sitting room!

Now of course I could not neglect my love for all things blue and white. I adore this Blue and White Gourd Lamp and would even put it in my first living room (bye bye ginger jars, hello gourds!). You could even have the smaller size on a kitchen desk or linen chest! The options for gourd lamps are endless!