Fennimore Vintage Scandinavian Table Lamp | Elegant Floral Design For Bedrooms and Consoles

Floral in a Scandinavian idiom is not the same as floral generally. Scandinavian pattern tends toward stylised, flattened, and graphic rather than botanical and literal, which is why it sits alongside plain modern furniture instead of committing a room to a country cottage.

That makes this a specific kind of accent. A plain lamp adds light. A patterned one adds a motif that can be picked up by cushions, a throw, or a piece of art elsewhere in the room, which is how a scheme starts to look intentional rather than assembled. One patterned object usually does more than three plain ones. Pair it with plain shades elsewhere in the room, since two competing patterns at the same scale tend to cancel each other out rather than building anything that reads as a scheme. Keep it out of direct sun, which fades a printed floral faster than a plain finish.

It suits bedrooms, consoles, sideboards, side tables, and hallways. Place it where the pattern is seen at close range rather than across a large room, since stylised detail is lost at distance. Dust with a soft dry cloth and keep it out of direct sun, which will fade a printed shade unevenly. Buy it now.

• Stylised graphic floral rather than literal botanical
• Sits alongside plain modern furniture
• Gives a room a motif to pick up elsewhere
• Suits bedrooms, consoles, sideboards, and hallways
• Best seen at close range, detail is lost at distance
• Keep out of direct sun to prevent uneven fading