Our pick of the best lamps and lightshades

Shroom Table Light - £49 - Dwell

This contemporary table light would look great in both a classic or modern setting and its orange, glass design will create a muted statement light for your living room.

Muuto Table Light - £135 - Muuto

The wooden design is an antidote to the usually very modern work desk lamps. Every screw is visible and the pine wood material and bright rubber cord give this simple lamp personality.

Crackle Gaze Lamp - £71 - The Orchard

This antique cream table lamp features an on-trend crackle finish and is large enough to use as a centre piece on your dining table. Not only that but it’s a great size for its fair price.

Silver finished table lamp - £100 - LASSCO

This traditional wooden lamp features intricate silver finishing and would look ideal on top of a fire place alongside delicate silver photo frames.

Pleated Sulu Silk Empire Lampshade - £69 - OKA Direct

This stylish, tribal inspired lampshade will bring a pop of colour to any living room. You can also buy the silk material by the metre so you can co-ordinate it with other soft furnishings in your living room.

Rie Elise Larsen Danish Paper Lampshade - £25 - Roots Living

This floral lampshade comes in either a ceiling or table lamp size and is available in vivid green or stunning purple. It’s handmade from card by danish designer Rie Elise Larsen and will certainly be a talking point at any dinner party.

Moon Scrap Light Pendant - £189 - e-side

This moon-shaped ceiling light is slightly more expensive but it’s made from 100 per cent cardboard and is part of a wider collection of unique, design-led and sustainable furniture. The unique design creates a semi-translucent shade that gives off a muted, soft glow, which is elegant and understated.

Olivia Table Light - £85 – John Lewis

This contemporary red table lamp is ideal as a centre piece in an all-white living area, and features a tapered glass base and matching coloured fabric cylinder shade.

Perching bird lamp - £31.95 – Melody Maison

This perching bird lamp is a unique and contemporary way to add a touch of vintage glamour to your home, featuring a rectangular metal base finished in rustic grey, a red gingham shade and two delicate bird sculptures.

Owl lampshade - £45 – Lush Designs

This unique light features a worried owl sitting on a tree in Greenwich Park and the historic Greenwich Observatory. It comes it red, gold, blue or green to ideally complement your other furnishings.

By Sophia Moir