Hi: These are swing arm lamps :) They attach to the walls. My electrician put in duplex plugs for me so that my client's guests can use a lamp AND plug in their phones. When the bed is up, the client removes the shades and stores them in the bottom drawer of the dresser (I made that drawer to fit them) . The lamps fold up very close to the wall and out of the way until she needs them for her next round of folks :) Good luck!