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A hard truth about small-space decorating strategies is that they often involve sacrificing your wildest design dreams (RIP, sectional with an extra-deep chaise). But there are some pieces I’d keep small even if I had all the square footage in the world, such as very tiny table lamps. The mini table lamp trend is about more than the cute factor of a pint-size home piece; it can be particularly handy for creating mood-boosting lighting during the darker winter months. While larger lamps require valuable real estate and electrical outlets, minis are often portable and can be scattered around on mantels, bookshelves, windowsills, coffee tables, bar carts, or even your kitchen counter (they won’t hog your prep space). And with multiple light sources at different heights, you’re well on your way to creating effortless layers of that coveted ambient glow.
While perhaps I already have far too many lamps, I say there’s always room to squeeze in another (tiny) one. I’ve been a proud owner of Thomas O’Brien’s Tiny Terri lamp for a year—as far as I’m concerned, it’s straight out of the designer’s home. It sits atop my armoire, fitting right in with my indoor garden.
Tiny Terri Lamp by Thomas O'Brien, Visual Comfort
There’s no shortage of petite table lamps on the Internet; all of the picks, below, are well under a foot tall. With rechargeable options that allow you to skip the cord and mushroom-shaped nuggets for less than $18, it really is hard to resist buying at least one.
Shade Your Glow
Mini Ceramic Globe Table Lamp by Simple Designs, Walmart
Bibelot Wavy Black Metal Mini Table Lamp with Rattan Shade by Athena Calderone
Crate + Barrel
Korean Pleated Table Lamp
Amazon
Portable Torso Table Lamp
Audo Copenhagen
Restaurant Style
Modern LED Cordless Table Lamp, Amazon
Rechargeable Wick Lantern, Graypants
Soft Spot Table Lamp (24.5 cm), Rosendahl
Larkspur Petite Table Lamp, Serena & Lily
Mushroom Mode
Setago Portable Table Lamp
u0026Tradition
Panthella Portable Lamp
Louis Poulsen
Bellhop Yellow Portable Rechargeable Wireless Table Lamp by FLOS
1st Dibs
Metal Desk Lamp
Wayfair
TOKABO Table Lamp
Ikea
Little Glass Table Lamp
Urban Outfitters
Lantern Life
Muse Outdoor Portable Lantern, Tala Lighting
Portable LED Lantern, Schoolhouse
Kero Table Lamp by Noun Studio, Gantri
Rechargeable Forest Camping Lantern, Barebones Living
Globe-trotter
Cantilever Table Light by Louis Filosa
Gantri
Bilia Mini Table Lamp by Gio Ponti
Finnish Design Shop
Turn On Table Lamp
HAY
Alumina Table Lamp with Sphere IV, GOODEE
Goodee
Misewell Q Table Lamp
West Elm
Ion Lamp
Schoolhouse