I Heart Lamps

Today I'm joining Alison over at The Polohouse for her Favorites on the First linky party.  This month we are talking lamps.  This is an exciting subject for me because I have strong feelings for lamps…I love them. 

The lamp above is in my husband's office.  I found the old telephone at the annual Round Top Antiques Fair and had a base made.  My poor, long-suffering husband was sweet enough to go along with it.  He's a banker-type so this was kind of a stretch for him.  He came up with the following idea for a photo, and I had to humor him:

Cute, huh? 

I love Staffordshire and have had a few pieces turned into lamps:

This Imari lamp is in the dining room and guards the bar:

Blue and white lamps make up a large part of my lamp inventory:

I bought this tea caddy (not old) and had it made into a lamp:

When I saw this black and white checked silk lamp shade coupled with the red urn, I just couldn't resist it:  

I saw these two glass lamps yesterday at the local antique mall and was quite taken with them:

I'm just not sure how they would fit in with my ultra-traditional decor.  

And finally, since most of the photos above include a dog in some form or another, I'll end on this note.  (It's another lamp from the antique mall):

I think that I might have to go back and buy it.  What's that saying?  "You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many lamps."