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Reader's Choice: To Pop or Not, That is the Question

May 31, 2012
Once upon a time, my studio desk had a great task lamp attached to it, and it has disappeared.  Which could be a sad tale, but I found this great lamp in the as-is section at Ikea and it was a perfect replacement.  It has a super heavy base on it, so I don't have to worry about it toppling of when I extend the neck or if I tilt my desk slightly.
 

Not to metion, at 50% off just for being the display model, the price was right:

The only thing that may not be right is the color.  Which is a little strange, since gray almost always equals perfection in our home.  In the studio, maybe.  Or maybe this lamp could be one more little pop of color.  Either way, it's up to you whether we paint it and what we paint it.

I don't have a poll today because I didn't want you to be locked into just a couple colors.  Feel free to sound off any color you would love to see the lamp painted (refer to this post to see a wider shot of the room as it is now) and I'm sure I'll find the right spray paint to match.  Or, if you think gray is gold and it is perfect just the way it is, then let us know that, too!  Can't wait to see where we land.

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  1. I vote for either the orange(ish) or green(ish) color from the curtains! There's already a lot of teal and brown, so adding one of those colors would help to bring it all together!

  2. I'm going with leave it grey and let those tapestries be the focal point for now. With the bold ceiling & curtains, I think another pop of color (albeit a smaller one) might be overload. Plus your art is going to be in there in the future (even if only on the short term) so there will be other ways to interject more color.

  3. Must paint the lamp! Any of the colors already mentioned, or in the curtains would be great, but I would go with magenta!

  4. I say PAINT IT and go BOLD!! I would pick out a color from the curtains so it matches the room without being too matchy matchy. Like the orange or the pinky purple color, I like either of those two because they aren't the main/major colors in the curtains and it will totally POP.

  5. the bright green from the curtains. for sure.
    the turquoise from the ceiling paired with the lamp painted a bright green -- a serious PERFECT match in my book.

  6. I'm thinking it would be awesome if you pulled the green out of the curtains. I think it would look great with the ceiling, floors, and rug.

  7. Pop it like it's hot. Ok that was lame. I say red or a blood orange (persimmons?) would be the ticket. you already have a lot of blue going on in there, so why not bring out some of the other beautiful colors in your tapestry/curtains. Every room benefits for having a little pop of red in it.

  8. Love the bright chartreuse! I guess it depends on what accent colors you draw from the curtains.....That is an awesome deal on that lamp! Curse you, Ikea!

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