{Decor SOS: Outgoing Lamp Base Seeks Stylish Shade}

Bright, curvaceous lamp base seeks stylish, easy going and fashionable shade. Interests include, lightbulbs, illuminating conversation and meeting like-minded lamps.

Image: Will

Bascially, I'd love your ideas on what shade you think would look great with this lovely HomeSense lamp base?

{Birthday giveaway: Tommy desk lamp}

Image: Habitat

I've always enjoyed blogging about office interiors, both big and small and my regular feature, Office Inspiration has peeked into a diverse range of workspaces over the last twelve months. Some of my favourites include the colourful office of Orla Kiely, the gorgeous Urban Outfitters/Anthropologie headquarters in Philadelphia (proving big companies can encourage creativity) and the effortlessly cool yellow and black office of stylist Tim Neve.

This is why I'm delighted that the first birthday giveaway this week is a Habitat classic in the form of the Tommy desk lamp. Understated, yet ever so stylish this little fellow would add instant style to any workspace. Fancy a lovely new addition to your office? Leave a comment on this post about why the Tommy lamp would look great on your desk, and I'll randomly pick a winner from all comments by midnight tonight. Good luck!

T's & C's: I'm afraid this giveaway is open to UK residents only, due to Habitat's shipping policy. The winner will be decided by random.org when the competition closes at midnight on 8th March 2010. Only one entry per reader please. The lamp cannot be exchanged for cash or any other item.

{Champagne lamp? Yes please!}

Image: Supermarket Sarah

Have you been shopping on Supermarket Sarah recently? When we featured Sarah's brilliant website on the blog last year, it was certainly very popular. I popped back onto the site this morning and look what I found - champagne lamps! They wouldn't look right in my flat, but still, I can appreciate the wonderfulness that is a lamp made out of a vintage lampshade and a bottle of champagne! You can buy the lamp here. Don't you think Sarah's website is refreshingly different? What products on the site do you like?

{Habitat's SS09 Collection}

Greys, greens and oranges dominate the somewhat subdued Spring/Summer 09 collection from high street retailer, Habitat. Although bang on trend with their colour choices, which includes the sumptuous Mandarin Orange, I was left wanting more from the collection. Highlights include the new Kilo table and the sophisticated and understated Ella sofa, but the rest of the collection fails to excite my imagination as they so often have in the past. New additions to the brand's lighting are sparse, not extending much further than seasonal colour updates to it's staple table/floor lamp, Spindle. Meanwhile, I find myself trying hard to like the Polygon throw, but I've yet to be convinced. I just hope they knock my socks off with a fantastic Autumn/Winter collection, because I'd like to see the store back where they belong - the top of my favourite high street destinations list.

Kilo Long Low Table

Ella Sofa

Spindle Table Lamp

Polygon Throw

All images - Habitat.co.uk