Ralph Lauren for Visual Comfort
February 4, 2013
I think I’m a modern-kinda-guy but sometimes I find comfort in tradition. The designers over at Ralph Lauren know how to put out the classics but give them a twist… Like the collection for Visual Comfort. These table lamps are a small sampling of the brass, glass, ceramic, nickel and other great materials that are employed in the traditional yet up-dated collection. These lights are easy to place, work into may different looks and have a high-end quality look to them.
I have a great client (who I have a small crush on) up in Newton, MA and this look will be perfect for her. We are reusing some blue and white buffalo plaid silk drapes from her previous home and I’m thinking that these lamps will layer up the look nicely with a camel sofa and perhaps a pair of chairs in cream. We have a small pair of occasional chairs to recover too, I think those would look great in a leopard but that might be too wild for her. Stay tuned for up-dates on that project. 
This zebra lamp would look best in a room filled with cream-colored upholstery and dark wood floors. I like the idea of making this lamp one of the only patterns in the room vs mixing it with color and pattern… That might just be a tad OTT (over the top) for yours truly. Maybe the space could support a modern wickerish coffee table and a leather chair, but this with too much else is just too much. Bottom line: careful how you use this light.
I prefer Navy and Chocolate as my dark tones in color palettes. Navy mixes with so much, it looks good with almost every other color AND it plays well with other blues & blues are notorious for not being easy to mix. Soft wall colors or a white room would benefit from the visual strength of this solid blue lamp. And, if you’re feeling more than a bit wild perhaps a leopard based lamp will feel right at home at your house.
