At my house, there's lots of lamps. Of course, they're very useful for reading. But I collect them to add colour and personality to a room. Here are a few that I'm trying to find a spot for at the moment. I love this peacock lamp. The colours in the blown glass baubles remind me of colourful jewels like emeralds and tourmalines. I should confess at this point that I love Elizabeth Taylor's emeralds. And this lamp may be as close as I get! Click here to see more fabulous lamps.

(Photo by AJ Hawkins for spotsandstripes.com.au)