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If you love blue and white Chinese porcelain lamps, you need to hit your local HomeGoods stores. They have been getting in tons of Ralph Lauren lamps at prices starting at $49.99 for the smaller ones, with most about $99.99. Great deals for high end designer lamps. Just yesterday I saw a large dragon, small dragon, wicker, turquoise pineapple, and blue and white florals and other traditional Chinese designs.

Three came home with me. That makes ten in my house at last count. I might need to form a local chapter of Ralph Lauren Lamps @ HomeGoods Addicts Anonymous. My daughter snapped the photo above at the brand new HomeGoods in Georgetown DC last night. The $169.99 is the highest price I have seen but likely reflects the very pricey Georgetown location. The prices do vary on the same lamp depending on the store. And just yesterday I saw that another HomeGoods is opening five minutes from my house. That will make six HomeGoods stores near me. Wow! The lamp just below is one of yesterday's acquisitions.

I found this yummy Ralph Lauren blue and white Chinese porcelain lamp at HomeGoods on Friday. I love the gold leaf base.

Nick Olsen

In November, I did a post for House Beautiful on the subject of Glazed Ceramic Lamps that was linked to their December/January issue. The focus was statement lamps like Christopher Spitzmiller's iconic gourd lamps, and how they have become focal points in decorating a room.

What I am also seeing more and more is the size of these lamps increasing dramatically in size. Here is a gallery of some favorite oversized Chinoiserie lamps in rooms - in the past, these would have been deemed far too big. I have always gone larger with lampshades and with hats, preferring the drama of the larger scale, so I welcome this look in lamps. What do you think?

And please stop by The Glam Pad to see my virtual makeover of the powder room today in the Chinese Village House as this series nears an end.

Nick Olsen

Maria Barros

Architectural Digest

via Everything LEB

Eric Cohler

Nathan Schroder

Danika Herrick

Chinoiserie Chic

Katie Ridder

Mary McDonald

Mary McDonald

Palmer Weiss

via the Pursuit of Style

via This is Glamorous

Marjorie Skouras

Bunny Williams

Michael Carter

Lopeti Etu - hat made from Ikea lamps

a few more affordable goodies that i spotted recently:

if you are the only person in america who doesn't have a round mirror in their house, 
now just might be the time to get one!

this glass becca mirror is ridiculously cheap right now...i'm talking under $30 folks.


another great mirror---nearly 4' in diameter, and under $70. that's a lot of bang for your buck!


the jackson mirror is another bargain at just under $50.


anytime i find a good looking mercury glass lamp for under $100, i get excited. this one has such a great shape and is $69.


i'm kinda in love with the color and shape of this dijon ceramic lamp. aren't those little handles cute? only $70...


this grey nailhead x-bench looks WAY more expensive than it's $311 price tag. it is also available in blue and purple.


i thought this $85 golden rings table was whimsical. it would look great perched beside a tailored chair.


although i am not a huge fan of the wood stain on this $229 console, i think it would look a-mazing painted in a glossy white or a charcoal grey. the details are really great--especially the round detail around the ring pull hardware.

how cute is this little ottoman? it would look darling in a little girls room, paired with fuchsia or coral.

happy shopping friends!!

(house update: we are in the process of getting the permits secured, and finalizing plans and working on engineering, which is going to take anywhere from 8-14 days. after that, we will be able to break ground!)
if you haven't filled out my survey, click here! i will be posting results tomorrow.

i spotted this kitchen in the january 2011 issue of atlanta homes + lifestyles, and rediscovered
it last night while sifting through some of my magazines. it was of course, the lamps that caught
my eye...lamps in the kitchen are not something we see very often. what do you think about this look?
would you ever put a lamp in your kitchen?