I like the natural look of this citrusy candle. It's made of lemongrass and chunks of bamboo. The five-inch-tall candle can burn for 70 hours, but even unlit it makes a nice decoration for the bathroom or a coffee table.

$14.95, Crate & Barrel

These hanging lanterns give your porch or deck or balcony a little romance. I like how easy they are to set up too. You just pop in a votive, and hang it from a hook or a nail. They come in two sizes, one with a five-inch-wide base and one with an eight-inch-wide base. Besides the color seen here, you can also buy them in turquoise or white.

$38.00 and $58.00 each, Anthropologie

When I was in art class in junior high, our teacher had us create a diorama of our dream home. I'm pretty sure something similar to this lamp was in it. (There was also a stream flowing through the living room.) The lamp base, which comes in six different colors, is made of acrylic, and the shade is a light mesh fabric.

$100.00, 2Modern

Hey, it's Flower from Bambi! Or maybe it's Pepé Le Pew. Or some other lovable skunk. No matter who it is, the point is that ceramic skunks make pretty awesome lamps. If you're looking for a cool shade to go with it, I like this one and this one and this one.

$24.00, Urban Outfitters

Although I prefer using my laptop on the couch (usually while watching television--it's called multi-tasking), it's too bad that I don't have a desk at home, because I really like funky desk lamps like this 13-inch tall curvy number. You touch it to turn it on, and it uses an environmentally sound LED light that doesn't need to be replaced.

$98.00, Chiasso

If the lights go out, this candlestick holder has all of your bases covered. It's also a nifty flashlight. (The LED bulb is underneath the base.) Plus, it's pretty handy if you need to take out Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory.

$40.00, Velocity Art and Design

These translucent glowing table lamps are so pretty. They'd look especially nice on a dresser or a bedside table. The lamps, which are almost a foot tall, are made in France and feature silhouettes of poppies. They're available in burgundy or red.

$40.00, Elsewares

These shiny, curvy stainless steel table torches, which come in either an 11-inch-tall or 14-inch-tall variety, use lamp oil to give your dining table or patio table a warm glow. I like the way the two different sizes look as a pair.

$58.00 and $68.00 each, Chiasso

I think a lamp made out of an actual tree branch would be a bit too Little House on the Prairie for me, but apparently one sculpted out of polyresin to look like a branch is totally charming. The lamp is about 20 inches tall and comes with a white fabric shade.

$59.99, West Elm

Frasier Fir, a new scent from Thymes, is so fresh and inviting. Its scent is a combination of Siberian Fir needles, cedarwood, and sandalwood. It makes me think of freshly cut Christmas trees.

$27.00, Thymes