For homes that are about to be built or are due for a makeover, here is a stairway design you can consider. The Compon Stairs from Marretti offers a combination of wood, glass and steel capped with some lighting as well to make sure you see where you are going and maybe set the mood for a particular area when needed.

The overall design offers a simple and clean composition where the added lighting obviously offers a new twist for homes looking for one. The stairs are wing-shaped with each step projecting from the wall with the illusion of floating up step by step.

The stairs come in Beech, Oak, Doussie, Wenge, Teak and Iroko finishes among others and can be oiled, bleached, polyurethane varnished, and resin-coated in any color.

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Marretti Compon Stairs

Qisdesign offers lamps that seemingly look like toys or plastic decors but are in reality lamps that were meant for providing illumination in a funky kind of way. The Lamp Aurelia carry a neon-like appearance that makes them look like floating jellyfish that should properly render the ideal lighting meant for any area.

The lamps carry LED-powered light bulbs, illuminated from within which allows them to cast a moody glow for required ambiance. The lamps come with a three-sensitive dimmer control that should give users the freedom to get their preferred mood.

The lamps come in pink, orange and aqua color schemes.

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The Lamp Aurelia

I am not sure how many times we have seen of ingenious things to do as far as creative furnishings for the home is concerned but the Luce Liquida Lamps is nevertheless something ideal and lush for any home setting. Basically taking the principle of lighting in a bottle, this creative masterpiece from In-Es should be something that would start some new trends and improbable creations as far as honing up the in-home ambiance using the unlikely stuff.

The lamps are made of a unique material called nebulite which accounts for its moon-like texture. Luce Liquida reportedly stands for liquid light when translated but the obvious twist for this lamp is how the folks over there were able to insert light into this wine-shaped bottle considering its bottle-neck opening.

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Luce Liquida Lamps

In what seems to be built right for the Halloween or maybe for haunted houses, the Webster Pendant Lamp can be seen as an alternative piece which could easily set in any home with the right combination and placement.

The Webster Pendant lamp carries a spider web and cocoon-like quality finish that makes it an ideal lighting alternative if you want to be different. The lamp is made out of hot-glue strands using a dab-and-stretch technique which takes a large degree of patience to create.

The Webster Pendant Lamp was designed by Jerry Mejia.

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Webster Pendant Lamp

While the Bop Bags do come in many forms, the point of it all is that they have similar weighted curves that ensures that they return to the actual upright position when bumped or pushed.

Add some lighting into it and you get the Roly-Poly lamp, something ingeniously designed by Estiva Design Studio. Oh and best of all, its shatter-proof!

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The Roly-Poly Lamp

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The Window Light from Ron Gilad

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Hourglass-inspired Sandglass Lighting

This is a different type of lamp called Toggle, something that closely resembles a joystick. To turn it on, all you have to do is move it left or right. Simple yet a lamp that should be handy to have by your bedside especially during at night.

The lamp was designed by Yonggu Do and should be a handy lighting element to have inside homes who want something odd and different.

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The Toggle Light

You don’t need to shop at IKEA or a Crate and Barrel to get your hands on some beautiful globe lights. In fact if you can make them at home and design it anyway you light. For full instructions on how to make hanging lights, head over here.
The parts needed for this project are:
- a globe

- two lamp sockets

- a swag lamp kit (contains the wire and chain needed)

- a pair of threaded lamp ferrules and end pieces with hanging loops

- a set of washers and nuts to fit the lamp ferrules- white enamel paint

DIY: Hanging Globe Lights

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The Coral Reef Light

Feeling medieval? Well here is a lamp fit for you. The Standing Lamp XIII is a mace-like lamp which should be great if you have a home that is close to a castle-like setup. Although the mace designs seems to make the lamp a bit hardcore and violent, it does carry an antique and medieval pitch which should offer your home some royalty.

The Standing Lamp XIII was made by Przemek and features an intricate design that is carved and perforated. It also offers tribal-like patterns which are not only beautiful to behold but also creates stunning effects on the walls of any room once they are turned on to provide the expected illumination.

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Mace Lighting Standing Lamp XIII

Though they come with a rough industrial look, the C-Lamps from Chris Jackson are ideal solutions for people seeking functional lighting that can be placed anywhere as long as the clamps permit them. The clamps allow the C-Lamp to be adjustable and were made to hold two objects together.

Jackson came up with the C-Lamps using a furnace, glue and of course his ingenuity. Though the rough industrial look seems to make it limited to some areas, the fact remains that the C-Lamp is indeed something that could fit in perfectly with any home interior or room.

Speaking of limitations, it may be wise to have one designed in a specific manner for these C-Lamps. That way, it can flexibly be used in areas such as the living room or even the bedroom so a bit of tweaking may be in order.

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C-Lamps from Chris Jackson

The Octopus looks like a grown up and more sophisticated take on the Lava Lamp. The modern LED Floor Lamp by LumineXence will grab eyeballs in any dynamic space, thanks to its stunning form factor and unique styling. Inspired by the octopus, the two toned lamp stands 210 centimeters high and has been equipped with a steel base.

The Octopus Modern LED Floor Lamp

Here is another odd and unique furnishing you can consider for your home. While we have seen a couple of bookshelves coming out in interesting design concepts and makes, the Question Mark-shaped Bookcase should be something cool to have for organizing your books and some other stuffs you would normally find in shelves.

The bookcase was designed by Russian designer Tembolat Gugkaev where a lamp is even integrated to provide some lighting aid for people who may find themselves reading in dark instances.

The bookcase is a fit for people who would be caught by surprise, probably leaving a gasping look for people who try to figure out why this bookcase was designed as so.

Regardless, the shelf should be a great organizer of sorts, especially for the bookworms or people wanting to read quietly in their home.

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Question Mark Bookcase and Lamp

If you grew up playing Pac-Man or still a fan of Casper the friendly ghost, then the  Ghost Lamp will definitely resonate with you. Designed by Tomas Ekström, this surreal lamp collection is available in a number of funky colors and is made of glass. Available in wall and floor avatars, the lamp will be appreciated by those who have a penchant for unique designs. The Ghost Lamp can be manufactured on request and for more information head over to Kallbrand.

The Ghost Lamp Reminds Me Of Pac-Man

Joeri Reynaert offers another great piece for your home with the Plyght Shelving unit, another potential home décor fixture that makes it look like it was floating on its own. The shelving unit comes in a curved finish and hides all the attachments to offer a float-like appearance.

The Plyght is complimented with upward and downward lighting to further enhance the image of a free standings system. This is one piece that should be a great addition for any home, especially the ones looking for alternative solutions for their storage and shelving needs. A perfect fit for modern to contemporary home interior designs as well.

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Plyght Shelving Design

Here is another room ambiance-maker. The Sunmoon and Thincut porcelain lamps from Kafka are bound to strike the mood in an instant, carrying a decorative look that should perk up any room in a snap. The Thincut lamps are actually ceiling lamps while the Sunmoon lamps are great as wall lamps.

The Thincut lamps provide a modern appeal through, rendering a radiating and inviting appeal that should be perfect for homes. The Sunmoon wall lamps provide the pleasant ambience one would want for rooms, a great home enhancer for the ones looking.

All the lighting modules are expertly handcrafted providing exceptional quality, giving each piece its own unique character

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Sunmoon and Thincut Porcelain Lamps

They seem like painting collages at first or perhaps some artsy sculptures that people use to spice up areas. But these are actually lamps that were designed to change the ambiance of rooms in a hurry.

The Atypical Lamps feature triangular shades which direct light downwards to highlight its three tapered legs. The lighting gives an illusion from any angle that a single, sharp beam of light is being cast directly from the center of the shade.

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Atypical Lamps

At first glance of this Circular Reading Nook, one could recall that round shelf-like furnishing we featured here some months ago. But regardless, the Long Form Library was made for the modern bookworm to relax through reading and provide necessary storage for books and other reading materials in a seemingly comfortable manner.

A reader will end up sitting in the middle in a reclined position with overhead lights providing the necessary lighting when necessary. Accent lights by the rim give the whole thing a dim glow that should deliver some relaxing ambiance and the bottom was designed to offer a rocking motion without worrying about tipping over.

The Long Form Library remains a prototype for now and costs a whopping $9,500 if ever you intend to get one. For now they remain hand-made although the designer said via Etsy that this will be machine-produced soon and lower the pricing as well.

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The Long Form Library

Seeing a shark fin can only lead to panic but not if it is something used to provide some light in homes. That is exactly what this creation by Aleksandr Mukomelov is, a Shark Lamp that should be something different and neat to have in any home or room.

It takes the form of a familiar shark fin, lighted to guide the way and provide the needed glow homes would need especially at night. Simple but functional, this is one of the more efficient lamps that can add lighting and of course some color when you talk about spicing up your room in a hurry.

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The Shark Lamp

For the people who want to be creative and be eco-friendly at the same time, here is something you can check out. They are the Rays – a Disposable Paper Cup Lamp which should help recycle and make used cups into something useful and crafty.

By cutting the paper cups in half and then gluing them in a roof-like pattern, get some ambiance-rendering and enigmatic illumination from a unique and eco-friendly looking lamp. Use it as a wall lamp or a stand lamp, get the relaxing mood through lighting with this “Cup of Lights” while helping do your own little thing for the environment as well. This could be a great DIY idea as well for people who want to turn trash into something useful.

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Rays Disposable Paper Cup Lamps

Kako.ko design studios offers an odd-purposed lamp called the Lamp E. While the lamp does serve its purpose, this is one lamp that was made to be played with. The lamp is made up of extruded aluminum and a single side or LED lights. The three three rectangular multi-directional branches to direct light to different places.

With this lamp, you can direct illumination to any place you choose, making it visible at all times when used and rendering the lighting that lamps are known to provide. The Lamp E should be something great anywhere and could be useful as well if you want to focus lighting on a certain area.

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The Playable Lamp called Lamp E

Here are some more cute lamps you can consider for your home. They are the Calabash Pendant Lamps, coming in bell-shapes thanks mainly to Komplot Design for Lightyears.

The lamps carry a minimalist appeal capped by blinging and shining colors. Aside from rendering the necessary lighting for any part of a home, they likewise provide that added element that shall surely spur any living space in a snap. Overall, the Calabash pendant lamp would also allow other home decor to take the spotlight from time to time.

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The Calabash Pendant Lamp

Taking its inspiration from the Matryoshka doll of Russia, the Matreshka Light chair is a great luxury lounge chair which should capture the eyes of the design lovers. Designed by Georgi Slokoski of Bulgaria, the pod-shaped chair boasts of hi-tech features together with a curvaceous design and fiberglass craftsmanship.

The built-in LED RGB lighting can be controlled via remote control while the base can rotate a full 360 degrees. This is one chair that certainly comes with a lot of perks but will surely cost a lot. The chair made its debut at the Milan 2011 fair.

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Matreshka Light Chair

Uncommon Goods has something cool for the home owners once more with these Coil Lamp Kits. These are DIY kits that are made up of a few pieces of transparent plastic slotted together with a cable and a light bulb poking through.

The lamp provides the necessary adjustments and flexibility as far as proper illumination and lighting is concerned. They are further enhanced with lengthy orange extension cord that can be wound around the object’s top to reduce radiant light. Definitely something that homeowners are going to want, especially as far as ambiance and lighting demands are concerned.

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The DIY Coil Lamp

“So, today’s crafty post. I had this floor lamp that I loved very much, but some of the panels had been damaged over the years, so I decided to cut all the panels out, replace the ones that were too badly ripped and salvage the ones that weren’t. Maybe I’d add some small embellishments, I thought. Then it turned into an epic stencil project that took up all my crafts-for-me time throughout January and February.”

Looks easy enough and can be attempted at home as well.

DIY: Geeky Homemade Lamp

Need more lighting? Well here is a delicious way to go about it. The Mini Happle Lamps should prove to be a scrumptious way to illuminate your home for only £29.99. Available in various color themes, these apple-shaped lamps are capable of rendering a nice and warm glow into any home.

Place it by the kitchen or maybe even your bedroom as a useful lamp at your convenience. Yummy and appealing, this is one lamp design idea sure to appeal to anyone looking to liven up and make their home a whole lot yummier.

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Mini Happle Lamps

Here is another odd-looking lamp for you. Looking more like a stork delivering a baby, the Ciconia is an artful lighting creation from designer Rainer Bachschmid. It is made from two symmetrical segments that bear a reflective stainless steel strip opposite thirty LEDs.

The LEDS are encased within an aluminum powder-coated body that very much resembles a beak. This minimalist light sculpture will grace any space with luminous elegance.

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The Ciconia Light Lamp

Set the ambiance and the mood the right way with another alluring and helpful pendant light for your home. This is called the Soft Box Lighting which comes with the presence of a soft box without some annoying add-ons to it.

Given its overall make, the Soft Box Lighting should be something great for the avid interior decorator. It was designed by Jonas Wegell and should be great to place on tables or area where the emitted soft glow should hit the right spot for some relaxing moods.

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Soft Box Lighting

In another neat looking lamp design to shower you with better home illumination, the Teabag Lamp should be perfect for tea parties carrying a realistic and oversized version of a standard teabag.

At the end of the wire “string,” a small solar panel is disguised as the tag, charging the batteries which power the LED bulbs within the 12” teabag fixture. The “shade” of this piece of lighting decor is infused with actual tea leaves.

The Teabag Lamp was designed by car designers Bryan and Anke and was made with some eco-friendly considerations thanks mainly to the use of recycled materials.

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The Teabag Lamp

For the people who love odd stuff, here is a lamp that seems to be floating in a sense. Designed by Buto Fur, the FlapFlap lamp is actually supported by cables which allow them to rise up from the ground to support the lampshade.

A stunning lighting piece to have, you are sure to be left wondering how it was all made possible. Gravity-defying furnishings are sure to capture the fancy of people, not to mention the guest you may have entering your home.

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The “Floating” FlapFlap Lamp

Another sensible addition to your room comes in the form of the Helios bedside table and chair. Though this is not that extravagant, the Helios does come with functional sense for people looking at furnishing that could fit in well inside their rooms.

It is a combo bedside table and at times perhaps a chair. At night, it can even offer you some simple lighting, especially if you have trouble sleeping. The Helios was designed by Spigoli Vivi & Andrea Bartolucci.

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Helios Bedside Table and Chair

FIFA World Cup may be long over, but no one can forget the loud and at times annoying vuvuzelas. The Vuvuzela Lamp pays homage to the african instrument without getting on your nerves. Designed by John Edwards, the lamp has been manufactured from laminated klaat and steel, and measure 610 x 480, 142 mm.

Vuvuzela Lamp

Luna Floor Lamp

Here is another potential floor-standing light source for your modern home setting. The Torchiere Floor Lamp comes from Spanish company Dab, featuring a solid shade that is artfully sliced to allow light to permeate and illuminate the room.

On the outside, the modern black or white lacquered finishes are modern and the whole lamp carries marquee openings which cut through the lamp’s interior which is painted gold to shed off some lighting. This floor lamp will look great in the living room or a pair bedside.

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The Torchiere Floor Lamp

Here is another ingenious creation, something that should easily deceive you if your room is full of books. Though it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that any unused book is the main essence of this lamp light creation, it does offer something sensible such as a moody atmosphere once placed and lit.

This is actually a DIY idea which can add something different to any home. The whole DIY project doesn’t cost you much and also delivering the necessary lighting needs due for any person wanting a more soothing place to build.

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The Book Lamp Light

Here is another cooky lamp to consider. Called the Griaffa Lamp, it takes its shape from a familiar giraffe-life figure or perhaps a long neck microphone holder we see in studios. It is long and skinny which can easily be adjusted to deliver the needed lighting needs.

This is one cool lamp to consider. It will not take up much space and should be a great new lamp design for animal loving design artists out there.

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The Griaffa Lamp

Here is an odd looking piece of furniture, something dazzling if you are fond of seeing illuminated objects inside your home. The Disco Chair does seem like a lively piece of seating for anyone and from the looks of it, you may decide to look at it rather than to sit on it.

It’s made with 200 meters of electroluminescent wire, and the lighting can flash on and off.

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Disco Chair Lights Up Your World!

Here is a functional piece of device that puts together a standard lamp onto a table. Available through Hinson Lighting, the American Table Lamp combines two workspace essentials in one modern piece of furniture.

The American Lamp Table is available in black and white and features a block shape topped off with a glossy coat. The gloss makes its way up the lamp’s base, and up the shade.

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The American Lamp Table

It seems like any standard mirror we see these days but it really comes with a twist. It comes with dotted lighting thanks to LED technology and is activated once switched on. The Mirror Chandelier comes from Designer Anonymous and features a series of LEDs that light-up to form the image of a hanging chandelier when switched on.

Not a bad addition to any home and it only costs $840. Of course, having the dotted shaped chandelier does negate its use for providing reflection but then again you can always make the mirror secondary for some alternative lighting for your home.

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The Chandelier Mirror

A light without a bulb is what best describes the Woven Light. Rather than being a shade alone, the Woven light emits lighting through its fabrics. The fabrics actually react to light and even changes colors. It is ready for purchase and you even have the choice of what fabric you prefer for your lighting needs.

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The Woven Light

The Discreet Window are blinds which can be programmable depending on a user’s wants. It has four modes where four spheres allow you to operate and control the cords depending on your work activity. The more you work, the dimmer the lighting you will get from the window.

To operate the blinds, all you have to do is move the small spheres on the control cords around by sliding them. Four models of the blinds are available, open, half-open, closed and graph. This allows a user to display digital information about their work on the blinds and works as a self-improvement tool that helps with an overview of working routines.

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The Discreet Window

IKEA BORRBY Lanterns

Here is a conservative yet eco-friendly solution for your home, a chandelier that showcases 9 OLED panels for your lighting needs. This chandelier was designed by Ingo Maurer which is called the Double-C Future OLED Chandelier.

The chandelier features a nine-panel pendant lamp, with suspended bare OLED panels.

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Futuristic Chandelier with 9 OLED Panels

Al Dente is more commonly known as “noodles” and this concept has been used a form of lighting, something that is actually used for the Al Dente Restaurant over at Beirut. They are twig-like metallic fixtures mounted in groups which connect the entrance to the main hall.

The high ceiling of the restaurant has three areas, those being the main central area, a secondary hall from there, and a bar area. Now the purpose for posting this is ideas and for modern homes, it will just be a matter of time until someone would think of using them or maybe even improve them.

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Al Dente Lighting

Here is an idea for people who want some sensible lighting and design. The 360 degree ceiling lamp is made out of white plastic and a mirror surface. This is an easy to assemble lamp which comes with laser engraving finish that should improve your room mood in no time.

The circle in the middle of the lamp is actually a bookmark that adds something new to a room setting. The light has a well thought out construction and one can choose from white surface or mirrored surface, depending on what you fancy.

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360 Degrees Ceiling Lamp

Here is something original. There are a lot of lamps out there in the market these days but here is one that comes in the shape of a black egg where the light emitted will entirely be up to you. Apparently the Less Lamp allows you to be creative meaning thinking of a pattern through placing holes that will provide the necessary lighting you would require.

When you get the Less Lamp out of the box, just use the included pick to see what type of lighting you want. However, at $800, you may as well stick to the standard lamps unless you want to be fancy or something.

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The Less Lamp

Here is something for the people who are addicted to chocolate. Thought it may not be a great idea to eat it, the Chocolate Light Switch may as well be something you should bite once you buy it. But once installed to control your lighting, it may not be that wise for health reasons. Just think of the germs it will collect from everyday use!

Well, it still seems weird to have this kind of a light switch but give the creators some slack. It costs $10 just in case you are serious about using it in your home.

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The Chocolate Light Switch

Supermodel Cindy Crawford has joined the ranks of celebrities who are getting into the furniture businsess. She has partnered with J.C. Penney to debut her bedding, lighting, and window treatments store chain to help customers in their home decorating and consumer needs.

Currently Cindy Crawford Style will include only about 10 percent furniture, and it will not be sold in areas where her other venture, Cindy Crawford Homeline, is sold in Rooms To Go stores. But you will be able to get her window treatments, occasional pieces, table top, bedding and bath linens and accessories at J.C.Penney stores.

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Cindy Crawford Starts Own Furniture Line

Here is something you can use at your dining table. The Candle Light Salt and Pepper shaker is a multi-purpose piece which provides some romantic moods for people who don’t want a lot of things lying on the table. So with lighting and the spices on the table, the only thing left would be the sweetheart you want to make your night complete to go with your whipped up meal for that pleasant evening right in your very own home.

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Candle Light Salt and Pepper Shaker