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Hot or Not: Happy Hour Lamps
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Cocktail umbrellas turned home accessories. Dipped in phosphorescent paint, the umbrellas glow in the dark and have the affect of Chinese lanterns when lit. North Attleboro designer Heather Wells created the lamps based on an award-winning prototype developed while she was at the Rhode Island School of Design. What do you think?

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All Happy Hour lamps are sprayed with a protective lacquer and finished with a fire retardant spray. There are also mini string lights as well as many other colors and forms available at Bright Lights Little City.


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it definitely looks a lot cooler on than off.

posted by MFlick on July 18th 2008 at 9:46am
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uhm yah we're definetely going to get one for pur new place!

posted by Oneformybaby on July 18th 2008 at 9:52am
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I'm trying to imagine an interior that this kind of lamp would fit. Might be a little too happy for my taste.

posted by particlebored on July 18th 2008 at 10:28am
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Pretty cute if you are short of funds and saddled with a hideous light fixture screaming out for cocktail umbrellas.

posted by LilyC on July 18th 2008 at 10:31am
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Like it as a diy-post-cocktail party.

posted by whytephoenix on July 18th 2008 at 10:37am
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It has a 60s-70s vibe to it.

posted by Mr. Dangerous on July 18th 2008 at 10:45am
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Would be amazing in a Hawaiian themed room or tiki lounge, but I can't fathom where else I'd use one.

I guess little umbrellas are tacky no matter where you use them (unless they're for your Barbie).

posted by rockypondgirl on July 18th 2008 at 10:47am
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It's cute, but there's no way I'd have it in my apartment.

posted by Erika in Seattle on July 18th 2008 at 11:38am
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It seems like more of a one-off party decoration.

posted by BlueYonder on July 18th 2008 at 11:45am
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I am surprised,but I like them.
They are very reminiscent of those 60's /70's faux stained glass swag lamps.
I wouldn't have one in my home, but might appreciate them in another.

posted by polychrome1 on July 18th 2008 at 11:46am
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Pretty. Maybe not for my living room, but I think it'd look cute in a little girl's room, in place of those ubiquitous colored paper lanterns.

Or a fun DIY project for a dorm room. I had friends in college who did a tropical theme doom. That's the fun of dorm decor--to try out something you wouldn't want to live with forever.

posted by lurker2209 on July 18th 2008 at 12:01pm
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Why not go the whole nine yards and make a complete sphere? I think it'd look a lot classier (like a nice paper lantern as opposed to an umbrella dome).

posted by ChristopherB on July 18th 2008 at 2:00pm
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they look really, really cool when on - love the faux stained glass effect - but kind of like a pile of junk when off.

posted by hiroshima on July 18th 2008 at 2:24pm
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Cute, but not for me.

posted by suzy8track on July 18th 2008 at 4:15pm
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I think you mean "effect," not "affect."

(If you did mean "affect," then the wishy-washy designer talk has gone way overboard.)

posted by eeka on July 19th 2008 at 8:00am
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OMG! I NEED ONE! I NEED TWO! I collect Tiki decor, and these would look AMAZING hanging over my tiki bar! These are AMAZING!!!!

posted by tikilicious on July 21st 2008 at 6:09am
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