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This hover lamp makes me happy. Here’s why.

Love this hover lamp from LampsPlus.com

Novelty lights–like the hover lamp–aren’t just for frat houses and bar decor.

Love this hover lamp from LampsPluscom

The way that options for lighting have changed in residential design over the past 20 years completely blows my mind. Just taking a year away from keeping up with the changes is like taking a year away from looking at smart phones. It takes a bit of concentration, and oh-wow moments, to get up-to-speed.

So when I saw a hover lamp, I immediately wanted to try it out. And it did not disappoint. It took me about 5 minutes to set it up. My 13-year-old nephew also set it up, and I’ll admit, in less time.

The shade hovers over the lamp base. And you can make the shade spin over the base. There are three lighting options, the base lights, the opening between the shade and base light, and then you can have both spots light at the same time.

The only thing is that if the hover lamp is unplugged or knocked into (a very possible option in our home of kids and cats), you’ll need the little black cylinder to re-set the magnet. So our owl now dons it as a top hat. I think he looks quite nice.

If you haven’t looked at novelty lamps lately, indulge your inner child and scope out the hover lamp and other new lights on LampsPlus.com, and check out my latest blog on LED novelty lamps.

And let me know what you think about novelty lamps in the comment section.

Click here to read more by Theresa on LampsPlus.com.

The hover lamp has five pieces.

The first step to set up the hover lamp is to set the round plastic disk on the base.

Place the black cylinder on the clear disc.

Put the magnetic disc inside the black cylinder. Careful that it doesn’t touch the sides. You’ll know it’s ‘set’ when it moves freely. If it’s not set it will drop to the plastic disc.

After you lift the black cylinder off the base carefully place the shade on top of the magnet

Theresa

Theresa is a handy designer and writer. She shares DIY projects, tool how-to, and home makeovers as a book author, home show speaker, DIY workshop coach, and radio host. Plus, she has a degree in journalism with a minor in architecture, and is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPs) and certified color consultant. She's created fast-paced makeovers for TV shows, and shares home trends and DIY tips as a freelance writer and guest on news shows and satellite media tours for TV and radio.

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