The 10 Best bedside lamps

Lovely ways to light up your life

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1. Constanza

£35, habitat.co.uk

This glass light's natural curved shape gives a soft, ambient light. It will fit naturally into pretty much any interior.

2. Helen Aubergin

£65, decolight.co.uk

Perfect for rooms with a rich colour palette, this elegant and stylish lamp comes from the Every Day Essential range.

 

3. Lilly Champagne Glass

£180, heals.co.uk

A champagne-glass base with a chrome plinth and faux silk shade will inject some sophistication into your boudoir.

 

4. Eve £35, johnlewis.com

The cream resin base, slender stem and tapered and pleated silk shade combine to form one of the most feminine lamps around.

 

5. Butterfly

£145, frenchbedroom company.co.uk

This lamp's shade is made from thick felt with various butterflies cut into the fabric.

 

6. Vintage Stick

£29.50, marksandspencer.com

There's a slightly vintage feel to this lamp, with its pleated fabric shade and steel base.

 

7. Monte Carlo Twin

£233, selfridges.com

An unusual lamp that features an antique-inspired brass body, a pair of gold string shades and two amber crystal drops.

 

8. Small Cone

£10.49, cargohomeshop.com

With a rubberwood cone-shaped base and natural cream shade here's a lamp that would find a place in most bedrooms.

 

9. Colour Match pair of touch table lamps

£14.99, argos.co.uk

The chrome stand contrasts nicely with the black fabric shades and they are touch-activated as well.

 

10. Skojig

£15.99, ikea.com

Children will love this fantastic bedside lamp. The fluorescent on-off switch means that it is easy to find at night.

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