I love lamp.

Brick: "I love...carpet."
Brick: "I love...desk."
Ron (Burgundy, of course): "Brick, are you just looking at things in the office and saying that you love them?"
Brick: "I love lamp."
Ron: "Do you really love the lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw it?"
Brick: "I love lamp. I love lamp."

I never thought I'd have anything in common with Anchorman's Brick Tamland (especially with a tag line like: "I'm Brick Tamland. People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded.") but lo and behold, I love lamp.
Or lamps to be more accurate.

There are some that are down right hideous but then there are so many options out there and the combinations are endless when it comes to the not so ugly ones. Like below:

Z Gallerie

West Elm

Williams-Sonoma Home - and yes, that is empredor marble. Hot.

I think that's why I like them so much. You can take one lamp and put 40 different shades on it for fresh looks or you can paint them or add fillers to the glass ones and everything about it is different.

Crate and Barrel

Z Gallerie

Pottery Barn

We have two large brass lamps in our living room that I used to loathe (pre-house days, back when Paul had the apartment). They came from my husband's side of the family. They had white pleated shades on them and they looked out dated and I did not like them. I made due with them for awhile in our new house/living room and then one day had the bright idea to put a black leather shade on them. They looked gorgeous. I loved, loved, loved them. Since then I have had to change to a black fabric shade but they still look good. They are the most rocking lamps on my block if not for a good few blocks and right now, they make my living room look good.