Is This Vintage Tiffany Stained Glass Style Rooster Lamp Available?
ISO: a floor lamp that Doesn’t Suck
Welcome to Is This Available? by Dana and Maria, our weekly blast about something we find on Facebook Marketplace.
Chester, New York
In my personal life, I’ve been in search of a floor lamp for longer than I’d care to admit. I’ve been committing the cardinal sin of using the cursed big light while writing “buy a floor lamp” on my to-do list for the 1000th time.
My searches on FBMP often leave me sidetracked into the land of little lamps that charm me. I’m partial to a shell (and in this precious dusty pink!!) an egg or a swan.
While I relish in the decision fatigue of choosing a floor lamp that Doesn't Suck my brain won't permit me to indulge in the novelty of trivial desk lamps.
When I search “floor lamp”, nothing does it for me! A floor lamp in a whimsical shape is too much of a commitment to be popular. The bit is too big, the stakes are too high. But something about the whimsy of dropping an egg or a swan or clamshell feels manageable and low commitment, and as of late I’ve been captivated by this Rooster lamp.
I’m dying to know how it came into the seller’s life and what has since transpired that made them part ways from this pesky clucker. Was it the spookiness of a glowing red beady eye? Was it the familiar feeling that one must offload a freaky little object in order to make room for something more stable? Did this bird elicit complaints from a pesky spouse who wants more of a midcentury or farmhouse aesthetic? Sure, there are always bills to pay, but that narrative is no fun and I prefer to imagine something spicier.
Dana’s miss of the week: Space age goose neck lamp
every floor lamp is ugly or boring!! i will never find one i like!!