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No advice here, but that is some seriously beautiful furniture. So jealous!

I have quite a bit of heywood-wakefield in my living room, and I've had pretty good luck getting lamps (and relatively inexpensive ones at that!) from CB2.

They've got a lot of "clean" lines, that won't clash with the beauty of the HW, but they're also "modern" in a similar way.

Just my $.02

Assuming you don't want to go true vintage, I second Sam's CB2 vote, and add Chiasso and West Elm for Lamps on the budget-friendly side. Room & Board, too.

Hmm, steel tanker desk... could be pretty heavy next to this piece, unless your additional plans for the room use darker anchor colors (West Elm has a seriously gorgeous linen color aptly named "Steel").

I could see a white lacquer Parsons-style table-as-desk if trying to play to this piece's bonder (in a good way) side.

Steel tanker Desk? Only if you aren't planning on moving—ever. SOOO heavy.

We have H-W bedroom furniture as well, and we've found a surprising number of lamps to go well with the lovely lines of the furniture (although ours is not Kohinoor). I second P2's R&B suggestion.

We have a pair of Eclipse lamps from DWR (http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=9038) on a long dresser (they can be made to stand at a number of different angles, and the seashell shades manipulated in many ways) and a pair of Lytegems by the bedside.

I've seen a lot of people go too 50's-kitschy with Heywood Wakefield, which is a shame - it makes the look seem too gimmicky rather than celebrating the great fluid lines of the pieces.

If you can stand doing without the storage, a glass desk like this one ( http://www.wshome.com/products/p152/index.cfm?pkey=cfurdsk&cm%5Fsrc= ) would keep a lot of lightness/brightness in your room while seeming very contemporary.

With the lamps, nothing too fussy or complicated. I could see a simple steel base with a fun wallpaper shade, or going more Hollywood regency with a white porcelain base in a more ornate shape with a solid color shade.

nothing. that stuff is way ugly.

oh snap! i just saw you bought it from that stupid little overpriced shop in dumbo!

you must be some of the rich people moving into the new highrises that pay waay to much for everything!

have you been to foragers yet? your gonna love their $7 per pound organic heirloom tomatoes.

I agree with the other person about not getting too retro and kitschy. I've also got some heywood wakefield and clean shapes really keep it modern. I've got some Jonathan Adler lamps (which i got at a sample sale Teddy so don't throw your old-school brooklyn, i hate bobos bitterness my way). The look great with heywood wakefield.

http://jonathanadler.com/shop/product.php?productid=16490&cat=385&page=1

oh man. you people are worse than i thought.

when you think "old school brooklyn", you must think of your old beastie boys tape your suburban ohio high school boyfriend made you.

im sure old school brooklyn loves their new "bobo" neighbors. how can you not spit your your soy milk all over your heywouldja-blow-me wakefield high boy while sying that word?

Forget low priced H-W... where are the "heywouldja-blow-me" boys, exactly?!

settle down there patrick. read slower and pontificate before firing off illegible commentary.

'k'

On the high-end: Fontana Lamp by Max Ingrand http://www.ylighting.com/fnt-fontana.html

On the low-end: IKEA's Lykta Table Lamp in white.

Forget my question, I just want to go drinking with Teddy, but I'd feel compelled to order a Bud, so as to sidestep the wrath.

Alas, I am not rich and I don't live in Dumbo, but I wish I was and I wish I did. Based on my research, the Dumbo guys' prices are competitive. I also like that the guy quit his day job to restore furniture that he likes.

All the comments and suggestions are really appreciated and please keep them coming. I agree on not going too kitschy -- that concern is what prompted me to seek advice. I wanted to spend less than $1000 on a desk and to keep the lamps under $250 each. Thanks everybody. Maureen

Maureen--
What are your color leanings so far for the room? That also may help give some guidance.

Hey Teddy... I will if you will.

If you look around on Ebay you can find amazing vintage lamps that don't necessarily look like spaceships taking off (not that there's anything wrong with that). Many of them are very reasonable too, probably comparable to what you'd buy new (maybe less). The craftmanship and quality in those vintage pieces are far superior to what you'd find being manufactured today, in my opinion. Those vintage pieces have a soul that will sing to you as the years go by, just like your beautiful HW furniture, which I predict will be with you forever. Someday your grateful children will inheret it and frequently think back on what good taste their mother had way back in the day.

on robs tip, search the word "panton"

Great question. It's true that there are dozens of fabulous lamps on eBay. Depending on what style you like, you could search "Machine Age," "Eames," "Hollywood Regency," "Chinoiserie," and on and on.

I quite like this lamp from Crate & Barrel in green. It's a fresh take on a common mid-century shape. I think this green goes particularly well with warm wood tones.

This Jonathan Adler vase could easily be turned into a lamp. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170038709433

I posted about this glass lamp (scroll to bottom), available at Calypso Home in NYC:

http://la.apartmenttherapy.com/la//ebay-scavenger-lamps-007083

This globe lamp is nifty:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-MOD-POD-Laurel-PANTON-era-BULBOUS-table-LAMP_W0QQitemZ190040781888QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4056QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I love a retro/modern look with H-W. You acknowledge the past, but the look isn't dated.

Here's that C&B lamp in green:

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/popup/zoom.aspx?fi=14098&t=room&p=2

Hey! Nice score... I have a small H-W collection myself and I've found the best way to go is to keep it light. I have their cocktail table paired with a '70s red plastic Knoll bookcase in my living room, and that seems to work pretty well. I second the ideas about lacquer, and I'll throw in plexiglass because, well, I'm crazy that way. I love those big old desks but I think it would really kill the vibe of your lovely H-W. As for the lamps, check out the gourd lamps at Restoration Hardware. They're made by Robert Abbey, a fantastic mid-priced lamp co., and are in your price range, and lean more towards modern than retro--I think they'd look fab. Happy shopping, whatever you choose!

Teddy's obvioulsy having hemmoroid issues. Let's hope his personality isn't always so inflamed.

I have a HW prototype chest of drawers (looks like a riff on the Encore line). There's a small LCD TV sitting on top of it, but no lamp. By the bed, on nightstands converted from a HW Niagara vanity, I have articulated halogen desk lamps. Maybe a little too modern for some, but they give plenty of light to read by, and can be pointed where you want them.

As others have said, clean lines will look best. If you want to try for vintage, visit www.planetoranj.com to see what's available. www.arcadianlighting.com has some nice contemporary lights with reasonable prices. Those Eclipse lamps at DWR are exceptionally cool, too.

I'm a big fan of Marshall Studios lamps, designed by Gordon Martz. They're ceramic and often feature interesting glaze and scraffito techniques. They fit the period of your bedroom set without succumbing to the cheesy Space Age aesthetic of some lamps of the era, and yet their handmade quality is quite elegant, not overly crafty.

I've seen nice ones recently on eBay in the $60-120 range, but they're always substantially more in stores [$200-400]. I have three already and am still inventing reasons to get more; they're lovely.

Some history here: http://www.jetsetmodern.com/martz.htm

I invision rich burnt brick accented with hints of sparatic "ashy" turquoise ( by this I mean a marbled turquoise - NOT SOLID ). Odd-ball stores are the secret to a good find, so look around and don't pass up the eclectic random shops you pass. Also, don't be shy to creations - you can buy simple and elaborate on a piece with your own unique touch.

No steel !

Good Luck.

Nice Dresser.

In fact, we are getting a Kohinoor set ourselves and it should be ready for delivery this Friday. We purchased a Mr. & Mrs., 4 Drawer Chest of Drawers, Night Stand & a Full Head Board and Foot Board which we will be using w/ a Special Queen Bed Frame that allows for Full Head/Foot Board.

As far as lamps go, a few years back we picked up two lamps from Marshal Fields in Michigan (It is now owned by Macys). These lamps are brushed silver w/ white lamp shades and were about $100 each. They should look great w/ the heywood. For the night stand we will be using a brushed silver torch type lamp that we already had.

We just painted the room kind of a bright robins egg blue (maybe a little gray in there). I don't 100% love blue but w/ the champaign in the furniture it will look great (or so we hope so but our living room furniture is champaign and it looks good against the blue).

We will need to redo our window treatments but haven't figured out with what. Right now they are horizontal blinds in a brushed silver look but they need to be replaced. We are thinking White Wood Horizontal Blinds, pleated shades w/ some sort of simple curtain to frame out the windows.

Keep us up to date with how you ended up decorating.

Bill