Are you looking for the a sleek and minimalistic lamp for your living room, bedroom, kitchen or hallway? Then perhaps a Scandinavian styled lamp might be the option for you. Scandinavian lamps are known for being a light and airy addition to a home with its natural fabric and in earthy colors. They suit perfectly in a home where you want to have a decluttered style and a calm atmosphere.
Finding a timeless Scandinavian that look expensive but are budget friendly can sometimes be difficult to find. We have therefore collected some of our favorites on this page to make it easier to find a good deal on a beautiful lamp and that gives character to your home.
Here follows our 13 favorite Scandinavian Lamps that are super budget friendly:
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1. Ceramic Table Lamp
Scandinavian style is all about staying connected to nature and natural fabrics, a ceramic lamp is therefore a great option to the Scandinavian style. The lamp is completely white and has a sleek design. This makes the lamp ideal to have on a console table or on a nightstand. If you are feeling creative, they why not try to add some color with paint from the craft store?
2. Super Low USB Iron Lamp
This iron lamp in gold is a perfect option for a cosy corner or on a dinner table when you want to have an atmospheric feel. The lamp is perfect to also have on the porch, since you can easily bring it with you since the lamp does not have a wire. This lamp gives you the modern Scandinavian look that you can find in the upmarket part of the Scandinavian capitals.
3. Table Lamp with Earthy Ceramic Base
Scandinavian style is all about colors and items you can find in nature. This ceramic lamp base could easily have blended into the Norwegian mossy forest. The lamp works really well in a living room with enough space to have lamps as a centre piece. This is the type of lamp that will never go out of season and works well styled as a pair.
4. Small Flower Paper Lampshade
A big hit in Scandinavia is paper lamps to hang in windows. They light up the mood not just for you, but also for the neighbourhood when it is dark outside. These lamps are very affordable and is the perfect lamp to get if you are on a super strict budget. An idea is to buy multiple of them and hang them up as a cluster. This can work in a dark corner or over a long dining table, it’s only your imagination that is stopping you.
5. Straw Pendant Lamp
A straw pendant lamp is a great option for someone that is looking for a pendant lamp that has a lot of character. The straw gives the lamp a softness that works well if your home feels too sterile and with too many hard corners and surfaces. This lamp will make your home more into a place to relax.
6. Paper Star Lamp
This lamp is perhaps known as a Christmas lamp in Scandinavia with it star shape. All Scandinavians add a lamp like this to their window when they are heading into the darkest season of the year. But you can also use it as a lamp that hangs on the wall or over a mirror or a large frame. You can dare to be creative with this lamp, since it’s affordable and lightweight.
7. Ceramic Floor Lamp with Wavy Shade
This floor lamp is absolutely stunning and can easily be added to a living room, hallway or a bedroom. The design makes the floor lamp look like a flower, a perfect addition to add to a Scandinavian home that focuses on bringing nature in. This is the type of lamp that can make your home and interior style stand more out and not just look like a basic IKEA home.
8. Rattan Wall Lamp
Mixing rattan and brass tends often to give a sleek and beautiful look to a home and this lamp from Target definitely supports in making that happen. This is the type of lamp to add next to your bed, in a work nook or next to a bookshelf or a paining. The rattan will give off a soft light that will also soften your home. Try also to add other brass items nearby if you are looking for a cohesive look that will work with this lamp.
9. Wooden Branch Lamp
Adding nature into your home and style is a staple within the Scandinavian design and something that will never go out on date. So why not add a lamp that looks like a tree or a branch? This lamp is more for the person that likes a bit more masculine Scandinavian style and would work really well in a hunting lodge or in a mountain cabin. This lamp is perfect on a console table in a hallway.
10. Small round lamp with wavy shade
This lamp is a perfect example of Scandinavian design, but with a twist. The lamp is perfect for a bedroom due to its size. It has an 80s look over it with its round lamp base and the wavy lampshade, but its woody style and white lamp shade does that it also is perfect in a modern Scandinavian home.
11. Cube Light
A cube light is perhaps the most modern and sleek look of the options we have on our list. It’s a lamp that works well for the ones that are striving towards a minimalistic look or a Scandinavian Japanese look (Japandi). This lamp is perfect on a bedside table or on a side table.
12. Rattan Pleated Lamp
If you want to mix rattan, pleated design and vintage look, then you should check out this lamp. The lamp is a twist of a more traditional lamp and is perfect on a bedside table or in a living room. This is the type of lamp that works well in a more soft and feminine home where shapes and styles are mixed together.
13. Rattan Hanging Lamp
This hanging rattan lamp is the perfect lamp over a dinner table. The lamp is dimmable and can be easily used throughout the day. The flower shape style gives a lot of character to a room and works well if not too much is already happening in the room. Make also sure that this lamp gets enough space to really shine. Its the type of lamp that works well over a round table.
These were our 13 favorite Scandinavian lamps that you can buy on a budget. Want to find more amazing Scandinavian items? Then check out our post about Our Favorite Scandinavian Coffee Tables, some amazing Scandinavian Amazon Finds and Our favorite shops to find Scandinavian Interior.
