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What lamps for buffet?

10 years ago

Here is my cozy dining room (sorry the pictures are a little dark):




This artwork will go over the buffet:


I will have about 14 inches on each side of the painting to place a lamp on the buffet. I would be ok if the shade overlaps with the painting. I like traditional but simple styles. Any ideas to get me started? Would you get two of the same or mix it up? Thanks so much!

Comments (31)

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Great looking lamp at a great price! It looks very much like the ones I've seen at Vaughan in the past and they were about $700 net (wholesale) and shade wasn't included!

  • PRO
    10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    I would get them from the same place as the chandelier, so that the shades will match. When I design chandeliers, I generally also design wall sconces, floor lamps, and table lamps to go with them. I mention this because your chandelier looks a bit like the one I have been working on recently, but so far I've only done sconces to go with it. We probably will not ever make the chandelier because everything we do is made here and therefore becomes too expensive.

    sixkeys thanked Lars/J. Robert Scott
  • 10 years ago

    I do like those brass ones...I think I was picturing something a little more bulky? I don't know, I looked around for just a few minutes and these caught my eye.




  • 10 years ago

    I like #2 the best! #3 too common & #1 too dark!

    sixkeys thanked Jeanette Vey
  • 10 years ago

    What about either of these?



  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    that top one is pretty. that style, though, looks more bedroom-y or living room-y than buffet-y.

    I like these: different, add an eclectic layer to your DR...

    Crate and Barrel

    This one is from Bellacor

    sixkeys thanked User
  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    Those are pretty! I definitely don't lean towards tall skinny lamps, but I guess that is more buffet-style. Sticking with that theme, I found these as well:



  • 10 years ago

    I think you need to figure out how high you will hang the painting so you can visualize how high you want the lamps to reach against the painting. This will let you know if you need the traditional buffet lamp or not. I have a feeling the more bedroomy size won't look right with the painting behind them. You also probably don't want the lamps to be higher than the painting.

    sixkeys thanked junco East Georgia zone 8a
  • 10 years ago

    Love, love, love your second one, esp. for your DR!

    sixkeys thanked User
  • 10 years ago

    sixkeys I like the third one from the lamps you've posted, the best:)

    Nice contrast with straight lines in the batten wall paneling(I hope I'm using the right term) and the buffet; and nice pick up of round elements from the painting. Also will be nice with the chandelier but not in a way that's too matchy. Well, and I just like its character too. There's something adorable about it, it looks like a very confident child:)

    I always like to mix things up including lamps, but you know yourself better..also two lamps on the buffet flanking the painting..if I want them different( I probably wouldn't though -not because I'd want them similar but because I avoid pairs in general), I wouldn't look for a new lamp, oh no. I'd find one lamp I love in a vintage store or on Etsy or Craigslist or something. And I'd be okay to wait for another non-matchy one for years if I don't find it right away.

    sixkeys thanked aprilneverends
  • 10 years ago

    Thanks for the feedback! Decisions decisions! :)

  • 10 years ago

    Ok time to vote! Which one do you like? (I have two of each but they are very annoying to unpack)

    I think the picture should move up a couple inches if we do this one:

    The rest of the dining room.


  • 10 years ago

    Out of those, I like the second one best. The others feel a little too bulky with the tenor of the art. Could you put the art, which I love btw !...., a little bit higher?

    sixkeys thanked lizzie_grow
  • 10 years ago

    #2! Definitely. Really nice lamp. Love it.

    sixkeys thanked User
  • 10 years ago

    Second with the dark shade but with the art raised . Beautiful art , room and lamp

    sixkeys thanked ravencajun Zone 8b TX
  • 10 years ago

    #2 - beautiful!


    sixkeys thanked woodie
  • 10 years ago

    I like two too!

    sixkeys thanked User
  • 10 years ago

    the black one:)

    sixkeys thanked aprilneverends
  • 10 years ago

    I like the 3rd one and the art wouldn't need to be moved up either.

    sixkeys thanked KATHY
  • 10 years ago

    Thanks everyone! While I found the lamp, Tibbrix honed in on it when I posted my choices. I will raise the artwork.

    I have a question , there is a ring of cardboard inside the light socket. Do I remove it? It seems stuck in there.

  • 10 years ago

    I've never removed them.

    sixkeys thanked User
  • 10 years ago

    Progress! (Haven't moved the picture up yet)

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    Ugh, those lamps are absolutely awesome! The way the light is cast is wonderful, and the black against the lit blue and with the black frame is really gorgeous.

    Don't take the cardboard out of the socket.

    sixkeys thanked User
  • 10 years ago

    That does look great! Still I have never understood the lamps on the server...why "waste" that limited space? If light is needed I would go for wall mounted. Just my opinion.

    sixkeys thanked arcy_gw
  • 10 years ago

    I like them. Please repost from further back once the picture is moved up so we can see the full effect. Where did you get the painting? I love it.

    sixkeys thanked anitamo
  • 10 years ago

    I got it from Etsy.

  • 10 years ago

    Sixkeys, you made a great choice! The room is lovely!

    sixkeys thanked Bonnie
  • 10 years ago

    Love those lamps!

    sixkeys thanked 2pups4me
  • 9 years ago

    Sixkeys. ..can you share the name of the Etsy seller please?

  • 9 years ago

    Sorry, I was going to look it up! Thanks for the reminder. The artist is Koby Feldmos.

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