{"product_id":"merrow-platform-table-lamp","title":"Merrow Platform Table Lamp","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMerrow Platform Table Lamp\u003c\/strong\u003e stands a tall rectangular shade on a low metal platform carried by four tapered legs — a base built less like a lamp foot and more like a small bench. A short square stem rises from the centre of the platform to meet the shade, leaving open air on all four sides beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt suits a console, a sideboard, a bedside table, or a desk where a round drum would feel soft against the surrounding lines. The shade is squared rather than turned, so its flat faces read as planes and light leaves them evenly instead of curving away toward the edges. Because the platform sits clear of the tabletop on its legs, the lamp casts a shadow line underneath it and stops short of blocking whatever is set behind. The metal surfaces carry a fine directional grain that catches light along the top face while the legs stay dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ========== MERROW PLATFORM TABLE LAMP · ADVANTAGE CARDS · START ========== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 38px 18px; background-color: #fffaf5; border: 1px solid #f6e3d2; border-radius: 20px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 26px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 3px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eWhy This One\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3;\"\u003eA Base That Stands Instead of Sits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 14px 0 0; line-height: 1; font-size: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 34px; height: 1px; background-color: #e8c9a8; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0 9px; color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e◆\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 34px; height: 1px; background-color: #e8c9a8; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; min-width: 260px; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 24px 22px 26px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 0; line-height: 1;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; color: #f7d9bb; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 24px; height: 1px; background-color: #ff7c1a; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 18.5px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eThe Base Is a Bench, Not a Weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eFour tapered legs carry a flat platform a short distance above the table, so the base holds its load the way a piece of furniture does rather than the way a paperweight does. Each leg narrows as it drops and lands on a small flat face, which keeps a low wide base from reading as heavy — and leaves a shadow line underneath that a solid block never has.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; min-width: 260px; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 24px 22px 26px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 0; line-height: 1;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; color: #f7d9bb; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 24px; height: 1px; background-color: #ff7c1a; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 18.5px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eSquared All the Way Up\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eRectangular platform, square stem, rectangular shade. Nothing on this lamp is turned on a lathe, so its flat faces read as planes against a wall and the light leaving them stays even edge to edge instead of falling away around a curve the way a round drum does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; min-width: 260px; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 24px 22px 26px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 0; line-height: 1;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; color: #f7d9bb; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 24px; height: 1px; background-color: #ff7c1a; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 18.5px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eBrushed First, Then Darkened\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eThe brass is given a directional grain and only then chemically blackened, so the brushing stays legible through the finish. Under a warm bulb the metal reads bronze rather than flat black, and the top face of the platform catches a soft sheen that shifts as you move past it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 280px; min-width: 260px; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 24px 22px 26px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 0; line-height: 1;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; color: #f7d9bb; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e04\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 24px; height: 1px; background-color: #ff7c1a; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 18.5px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003ePaper, Not Cloth — and It Shows When Lit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eWoven fabric is thread in rows and lights up as a regular grid. This shade is pressed paper: the fibre wanders, so light passing through picks it up as a soft irregular grain across each flat face. Less forgiving than cloth, and the one part of this lamp a cheaper version could not copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; width: 100%; height: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 13px; color: #a8977f; margin: 24px 0 0;\"\u003eBrushed brass darkened to a warm near-black, with a pressed paper shade — tone shifts with the light in the room\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; width: 100%; height: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ========== MERROW ADVANTAGE CARDS · END ========== --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ============ SPEC TABLE · Merrow Platform Table Lamp · START ============ --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 40px; padding: 0; float: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #51391d; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 3px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 7px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 24px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0;\"\u003eFeatures \u0026amp; Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 46px; height: 2px; background-color: #ff7c1a; margin: 12px auto 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 26px; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color: #ff7c1a; color: #ffffff; padding: 11px 16px; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fdf3ea; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"32%\" style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eBrass platform and legs, Watercolor Paper Shade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eBody Finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eBlackened brushed brass or white · the darkened brass reads warm bronze under lamplight, not flat black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fdf3ea; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eShade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eRectangular, white watercolor paper · soft irregular fibre grain when lit, no weave pattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eLight Source\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eOne E27 base — bulb not included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fdf3ea; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003ePower\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eMax 40W\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eTabletop — freestanding, no wiring required\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fdf3ea; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eIP Rating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eIP20 · indoor dry locations only · not waterproof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eDimming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eDepends on the bulb — fit a dimmable E27 and a compatible plug-in dimmer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fdf3ea; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eModern · Mid-century modern · Transitional · California casual · Organic modern · Contemporary urban minimalist · American modern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eApplication\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eSofa side table · Entryway · Nightstand · Study · Home office · Reading nook · Hallway · Lounge corner side table (indoor only)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color: #ff7c1a; color: #ffffff; padding: 11px 16px; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fdf3ea; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"32%\" style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eVoltage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003e110V–240V compatible\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003ePower Type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003ePlug-in with a standard US two-prong plug — no wiring required\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fdf3ea; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eControl\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eInline switch on the cord, within reach of the tabletop\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eCertification\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eUL · CE · SAA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fdf3ea; border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e4d6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #51391d;\"\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 16px; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003e2-year \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 3px solid #ff7c1a; padding: 4px 0 4px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #ff7c1a;\"\u003eCaring for a paper shade and blackened brass:\u003c\/strong\u003e dust the shade with a dry, soft brush or a lint roller, working down the flat panels rather than across the corners. \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003eNever use water, a damp cloth or any cleaner on the paper\u003c\/strong\u003e — it stains permanently and will not recover. Wipe the platform and legs with a dry microfiber cloth only: the black is a chemical conversion on the brass itself, so \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003emetal polish, scouring pads and abrasive cleaners will cut through it\u003c\/strong\u003e and expose bright brass that cannot be matched. Keep the lamp out of bathrooms and away from open windows in damp weather, and let the bulb cool before dusting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; width: 100%; height: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ============ END SPEC TABLE · Merrow ============ --\u003e\u003c!-- ============ SIZE GUIDE · Merrow Platform Table Lamp · START ============ --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 40px; padding: 34px 22px 28px; float: none; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #f6e3d2; border-radius: 20px; background-color: #fffaf5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #2b2320; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 3px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eFind Your Fit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3;\"\u003eSmall Enough for a Shelf, Squared Enough to Notice\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 14px auto 0; max-width: 520px;\"\u003eAt under 13 inches tall this is a lamp for a shelf, a nightstand or the corner of a console — not a room light. What it gives you at that size is a piece of geometry rather than a scaled-down version of something bigger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 12px; background-color: #fdf8f3; padding: 20px; margin: 0 0 18px; box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; color: #ff7c1a; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eL 8.6″  ×  W 5.5″  ×  H 12.8″\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #8a7f76; margin-top: 6px;\"\u003eOne size · rectangular footprint with a clear front and side\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 7px 0; width: 100%; margin: 0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"33.33%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"padding: 20px 16px 22px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 4px; line-height: 1;\"\u003e12.8″\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #a8977f; margin: 0 0 11px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"\u003eoverall height\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eLow enough to fit a bookshelf or sit under a wall-mounted picture without crowding it. On a nightstand the glow stays below your eye line when you are lying down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"33.33%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #f9a154; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"padding: 20px 16px 22px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 4px; line-height: 1;\"\u003e8.6 × 5.5″\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #a8977f; margin: 0 0 11px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"\u003erectangular footprint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eThree inches deeper one way than the other, which is what lets it tuck into a narrow shelf or against the back of a console where a square base would not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"33.34%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #e0c9ab; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"padding: 20px 16px 22px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 4px; line-height: 1;\"\u003ePairs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #a8977f; margin: 0 0 11px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"\u003ereads well in twos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eAt this scale one lamp on a long console can look stranded. Two at either end of a sideboard, or one on each nightstand, is where the geometry starts to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 16px; margin: 0 0 18px; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/1587\/5828\/files\/merrow-platform-table-lamp-hoailamp-dimension-diagram-l8.6-inch-w5.5-inch-h12.8-inch.webp?v=1787541666\" alt=\"Merrow Platform Table Lamp dimension diagram — 8.6 inch length, 5.5 inch width and 12.8 inch height | HoaiLamp\" width=\"560\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 560px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; border: 0; outline: none; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fff6ee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"170\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eWhere to Set It\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eA nightstand, a bookshelf, an entry console or the corner of a desk. Allow about \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003e10″ × 7″\u003c\/strong\u003e of clear surface. Because the platform stands on legs rather than sitting flat, you can run the cord out from underneath in whichever direction the outlet happens to be.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eWhich Face Forward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eThe base and shade are rectangular, not square, so the lamp looks different from the front than from the side. Turn the wide face toward the room and it reads as a lit panel; turn the narrow face forward and it reads as a slim upright. Both work — try it before you settle.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fbf7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320;\"\u003eSetup\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003ePlug-in with a standard US two-prong plug — no wiring needed. Fit one E27 bulb, max 40W; the inline switch sits on the cord within reach of the tabletop. Bulb not included, and a warm white suits the paper best. Full details in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hoailamp.com\/blogs\/news\/installation-guide\" title=\"Lamp Setup Guide\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #c4611a; text-decoration: underline;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003einstallation guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #f0e4d6; border-radius: 12px; background-color: #fdf8f3; padding: 4px 4px 4px 0; margin-top: 20px; box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 3px solid #ff7c1a; padding: 16px 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #ff7c1a;\"\u003eOne thing to check:\u003c\/strong\u003e the lamp rests on four tapered legs rather than a flat plate, so it wants a level surface — on a runner or a stack of books one leg may lift. And handle the shade by its rim rather than pressing on a face: \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003epaper takes a dent and does not spring back\u003c\/strong\u003e the way fabric does, and the flat panels show a crease more readily than a curved drum would.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"background-color: #ff7c1a; border-radius: 26px; padding: 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hoailamp.com\/blogs\/news\/installation-guide\" title=\"Lamp Setup Guide\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 30px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.6px; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 26px; text-align: center;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead the Installation Guide →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; width: 100%; height: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ============ END SIZE GUIDE · Merrow ============ --\u003e\u003c!-- ============ LIT \/ UNLIT · Merrow Platform Table Lamp · START ============ --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 40px; padding: 34px 22px 30px; float: none; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #f6e3d2; border-radius: 20px; background-color: #fffaf5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #2b2320; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 3px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eOff and On\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3;\"\u003eBoth Materials Change When the Bulb Comes On\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 14px auto 0; max-width: 540px;\"\u003eThe paper gives up its grain and the darkened brass gives up its warmth — neither of which a photograph on a white background can sh ow you. Worth seeing the lamp in both states before you decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 8px 0; width: 100%; margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"50%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #c9b9a6; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/1587\/5828\/files\/merrow-platform-table-lamp-hoailamp-unlit-front-wooden-table-grey-wall-view.webp?v=1787540445\" alt=\"Merrow Platform Table Lamp unlit — rectangular paper shade on a blackened brushed brass platform base, wooden table against a grey wall | HoaiLamp\" width=\"360\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 360px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; border: 0; outline: none; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 18px 18px 22px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 2px; color: #a8977f; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eUnlit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 17px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 9px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003ePure Geometry, Nothing Else\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eOff, it reads as two rectangles and four legs: a flat white block above a dark platform, with a shadow line running underneath. The paper is an even matte with no sheen, and the brass keeps its brushed grain visible but stays close to black in daylight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"50%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/1587\/5828\/files\/merrow-platform-table-lamp-hoailamp-illuminated-warm-glow-wooden-table-grey-wall-view.webp?v=1787540444\" alt=\"Merrow Platform Table Lamp illuminated — warm glow through the paper shade with bronze tone rising in the brushed brass base | HoaiLamp\" width=\"360\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 360px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; border: 0; outline: none; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 18px 18px 22px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 2px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eLit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 17px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 9px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eGrain in the Paper, Bronze in the Brass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eOn, the fibre in the sheet surfaces across each flat panel, and warm light spilling down catches the brushed grain on the platform — the black lifts toward bronze, which is the brass underneath showing through the darkening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 18px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fff6ee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"180\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eAbout the Colour of the Base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eWorth saying plainly: the finish is \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003edarkened brass, not black paint\u003c\/strong\u003e. Under daylight or a white studio background it photographs close to black; under a warm bulb it warms noticeably toward bronze. Both of these images are the same lamp. Expect it to sit somewhere between the two in your own room.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eHow Far the Light Reaches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eAt 12.8″ this is an accent lamp. It lights a nightstand, a shelf or the corner of a console and throws a warm pool onto the surface around it — enough to move around by at night, not enough to read a book under for an hour. Pair it with a taller lamp if the room has no other source.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fbf7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320;\"\u003eChoosing the Bulb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eOne E27, max 40W, bulb not included. A \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003ewarm white around 2700K\u003c\/strong\u003e is what these photographs use and what brings the bronze up in the brass. A cool bulb flattens both materials at once — the paper reads clinical and the base goes back to looking like plain black metal.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 12.5px; color: #a8977f; margin: 20px 0 0;\"\u003ePhotographed with a warm white bulb — both the paper grain and the bronze tone shift with the bulb you fit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; width: 100%; height: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ============ END LIT \/ UNLIT · Merrow ============ --\u003e\u003c!-- ============ IN PAIRS · Merrow Platform Table Lamp · START ============ --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 40px; padding: 34px 22px 30px; float: none; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #f6e3d2; border-radius: 20px; background-color: #fffaf5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #2b2320; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 3px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eTwo Is the Right Number\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3;\"\u003eA Small Lamp Works Harder in Pairs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 14px auto 0; max-width: 540px;\"\u003eAt 12.8″ tall a single Merrow can look stranded on a long surface. Set two of them and the geometry starts doing something a taller lamp cannot: it frames the space between them instead of filling it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 9px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/1587\/5828\/files\/merrow-platform-table-lamp-hoailamp-bedroom-bedside-pair-nightstands-setting.webp?v=1787543057\" alt=\"A pair of Merrow platform table lamps on matching bedside nightstands either side of a bed | HoaiLamp\" width=\"716\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 716px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; border: 0; outline: none; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 20px 22px 22px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 7px;\"\u003eEither Side of a Bed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 17px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 9px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eLow Enough to Read Past\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eThis is where the short height earns its keep. Sitting up in bed, the top of the shade stays below your eye line, so you get light on the page without a bright panel in your peripheral vision. Turn the wide face toward the bed on both sides and the two lamps read as a matched pair rather than two separate objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 9px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/1587\/5828\/files\/merrow-platform-table-lamp-hoailamp-long-credenza-table-pair-lamps-setting.webp?v=1787543059\" alt=\"Two Merrow platform table lamps at either end of a long credenza | HoaiLamp\" width=\"716\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 716px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; border: 0; outline: none; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 20px 22px 22px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 7px;\"\u003eBoth Ends of a Credenza\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 17px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 9px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eBookends for a Long Surface\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eOne lamp on a six-foot credenza leaves the other end looking unfinished. Two at the ends give the surface a start and a stop, and the low height keeps whatever hangs on the wall above — art, a mirror — completely clear. Leave the middle for the things you actually use it for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/1587\/5828\/files\/merrow-platform-table-lamp-hoailamp-bookshelf-display-shelves-setting.webp?v=1787543057\" alt=\"Merrow platform table lamps placed on open display bookshelves at different heights | HoaiLamp\" width=\"716\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 716px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; border: 0; outline: none; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 20px 22px 22px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 7px;\"\u003eStaggered on Open Shelves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 17px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 9px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eThe One Placement a Tall Lamp Cannot Take\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eMost table lamps are too tall for a bookcase. At 12.8″ this one fits a standard shelf opening with room above, and the 5.5″ depth keeps it from overhanging the front edge. Set on two shelves rather than side by side, the pair lights the case from within instead of shining at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fff6ee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"180\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eHow Far Apart\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eFar enough that the two pools of light do not overlap into one bright band — on a credenza that usually means setting them close to the ends rather than a third of the way in. On shelves, stagger them diagonally rather than stacking one directly above the other.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eMatching Bulbs Matters\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eUse the \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003esame bulb in both\u003c\/strong\u003e. A pair only reads as a pair if the colour temperature matches — one 2700K next to one 3000K is a difference you will notice every evening, and it is the most common reason a matched set stops looking matched.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fbf7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320;\"\u003eTwo Outlets, or One\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eEach lamp has its own cord and its own inline switch, so a pair needs two outlets or one shared power strip. Because the platform stands on legs, you can run each cord out from underneath toward whichever side the outlet is on.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 12.5px; color: #a8977f; margin: 22px 0 0;\"\u003eSold individually — order two for a matched pair\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; width: 100%; height: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ============ END IN PAIRS · Merrow ============ --\u003e\u003c!-- ============ THE STORY · Merrow Platform Table Lamp · START ============ --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 40px; padding: 34px 22px 30px; float: none; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #f6e3d2; border-radius: 20px; background-color: #fffaf5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #2b2320; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 3px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eThe Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3;\"\u003eWe Built a Structure Instead of a Weight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 14px 0 0; line-height: 1; font-size: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 34px; height: 1px; background-color: #e8c9a8; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0 9px; color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e◆\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 34px; height: 1px; background-color: #e8c9a8; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/1587\/5828\/files\/merrow-platform-table-lamp-hoailamp-modern-living-room-sofa-side-table-setting.webp?v=1787540426\" alt=\"Merrow Platform Table Lamp on a sofa side table in a modern living room, rectangular paper shade above a four-legged brass platform | HoaiLamp\" width=\"716\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 716px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; border: 0; outline: none; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; background-color: #faf5ee; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 26px 26px 28px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: #8a6a3f; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eEvery lamp has the same problem at the bottom: something has to hold it down without looking like ballast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0 0 13px;\"\u003eThe usual answer is mass. A weighted disc, a solid block, a plinth — heavy enough that nothing tips, and visually inert because the only thing it is doing is being heavy. It works, and it is why so many table lamps look like they are standing in a puddle of their own base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eWe built a structure instead. Four legs, a flat platform, open air underneath. The load is carried the way a bench carries it rather than the way a paperweight sits, and the gap that leaves is the whole point — a shadow line under the platform, light reaching the surface below, and a base you can see through rather than around. The shade above follows from that: a curve would have softened the geometry the base spent all its effort establishing, so it is squared too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 9px 0; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"33.33%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 18px 16px 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #a8977f; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 7px;\"\u003eDesign Note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 15.5px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 8px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eFour Legs, Not a Block\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eA solid base would have been cheaper and heavier. Legs make the lamp read as built rather than cast, and they leave a shadow line no block can produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"33.33%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #f9a154; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 18px 16px 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #a8977f; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 7px;\"\u003eDesign Note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 15.5px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 8px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eThe Taper Removes Weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eEach leg narrows on its way down and lands on a small flat face. Straight legs would have looked like table legs; tapered ones let a low wide base appear to hover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"33.34%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #e0c9ab; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 18px 16px 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #a8977f; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 7px;\"\u003eDesign Note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 15.5px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 8px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eBrushed Before Blackened\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0;\"\u003eThe grain goes on the brass first, the darkening second. Reverse that order and you get flat black; this way the brass keeps showing through under a warm bulb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 12.5px; color: #a8977f; margin: 22px 0 0;\"\u003eBrushed brass, chemically darkened, with a pressed paper shade — no coatings on either\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; width: 100%; height: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ============ END THE STORY · Merrow ============ --\u003e\u003c!-- ============ MATERIALS \u0026 CARE · Merrow Platform Table Lamp · START ============ --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto 40px; padding: 34px 22px 30px; float: none; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #f6e3d2; border-radius: 20px; background-color: #fffaf5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #2b2320; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 3px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eMaterials \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3;\"\u003eNeither One Is a Coating\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b5f57; margin: 14px auto 0; max-width: 540px;\"\u003eWatercolor paper and darkened brass were both chosen over easier alternatives. Both give something a cheaper substitute cannot, and both ask for something back. Here is the trade in each case — before you buy rather than after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 9px 0; width: 100%; margin: 0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"50%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #ff7c1a; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 22px 20px 24px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #ff7c1a; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eThe Shade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 17.5px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eWatercolor Paper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eWoven cloth is thread laid in rows, so lit from behind it shows a regular grid. Paper is pressed pulp with no order to it — the fibre wanders, and light passing through picks that up as a soft irregular grain. Watercolor stock is heavy enough to hold its own shape without a plastic liner, which is what lets each flat panel read as a clean plane rather than cloth stretched on a frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.75; color: #8a7f76; margin: 0; padding-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid #f2e8dd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003eWhat it asks of you:\u003c\/strong\u003e stay dry, stay off the faces. Flat panels crease more readily than a curved drum, and paper does not spring back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"50%\" style=\"padding: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 0; line-height: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 22px 20px 24px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #8a7f76; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eThe Base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 17.5px; color: #2b2320; margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eBlackened Brushed Brass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b5f57; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eThe brass is brushed first and chemically darkened second, so the grain stays legible through the finish and the metal underneath keeps showing through. That is why it photographs near-black on a white background but warms toward bronze under a lamp. It also means no paint edge anywhere, and no chipped patch of bright metal if the base knocks a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.75; color: #8a7f76; margin: 0; padding-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid #f2e8dd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003eWhat it asks of you:\u003c\/strong\u003e dry cloth only. The darkened layer is thin and polish goes straight through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color: #ff7c1a; color: #ffffff; padding: 11px 16px; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eCleaning the Paper Shade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fff6ee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"150\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eDusting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eA \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003elint roller\u003c\/strong\u003e is the best tool for this, and a soft dry make-up or pastry brush is the second best. Work \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003estraight down each flat panel\u003c\/strong\u003e, never across the corners — the corners are the folded edges and rubbing across them wears the fibre open. Support the panel from behind with your other hand so it is not flexing while you work.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eNever Use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eWater, a damp cloth, a baby wipe, glass cleaner, upholstery foam, or a vacuum with a brush head. \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003eAny liquid leaves a tidemark that dries darker than the surrounding paper and does not come out\u003c\/strong\u003e — there is no recovery step for this, which is why it is worth reading twice. A vacuum pulls the panel out of shape even on low suction.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fbf7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eHandling and Moving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eLift the lamp \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003eby the brass platform, never by the shade\u003c\/strong\u003e. A thumb pressed into a flat panel leaves a dent that stays, and the crease shows up far more clearly once the lamp is lit than it does in daylight. Worth mentioning to anyone else who dusts or moves things in the room.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eIf Something Lands on It\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eDry dust or a smudge of dry dirt: lift it with the lint roller and leave it at that. \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003eDo not damp-blot it\u003c\/strong\u003e — that turns a faint mark into a permanent ring roughly twice the size. Grease or liquid cannot be removed from this material; contact us about a replacement shade rather than attempting it.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fbf7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320;\"\u003eWhere Not to Put It\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eNot a bathroom, not a kitchen counter beside a kettle or a stovetop, and not on a sill under a window you leave open in wet weather. This lamp is rated \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003eIP20\u003c\/strong\u003e, and paper takes up humidity from the air long before you would notice it — the first sign is usually the panels going slightly soft rather than a visible mark. Dry indoor rooms only.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #f0dcc6; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fff6ee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"180\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eWhy Not Just Use Fabric?\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2e2d2;\"\u003eBecause a fabric drum is the default, and it looks like one. Cloth over a styrene liner is durable, wipeable and completely uniform when lit. Paper is none of those things. It is here for the grain, and that is the whole argument.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eMarks That Are Not Faults\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee5db;\"\u003eFaint tonal variation across the paper and slight unevenness in the depth of the black are normal in both processes, and both show up more once the lamp is lit. A torn panel, a dented rim or a scratch through to bright brass is a transit or quality issue — photograph the packaging as well as the lamp and contact us.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #fbf7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #2b2320;\"\u003eCleaning the Brass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 15px 16px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b5f57;\"\u003eA dry microfiber cloth handles fingerprints on the platform and legs. \u003cstrong style=\"color: #2b2320;\"\u003eNo metal polish, no scouring pad, no abrasive cleaner\u003c\/strong\u003e — the black is a conversion layer on the brass itself, and cutting through it exposes bright metal that cannot be matched back. Let the bulb cool before you touch anything.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 12.5px; color: #a8977f; margin: 22px 0 0;\"\u003ePressed watercolor paper and chemically darkened brushed brass — neither one is a coating\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: block; width: 100%; height: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ============ END MATERIALS \u0026amp; CARE · Merrow ============ --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ============ FAQ MODULE · Merrow Platform Table Lamp · START ============ --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.mw6q{--o:#ff7c1a;--o2:#c4611a;--b:#51391d;\n  max-width:760px;margin:34px auto;padding:38px 24px;\n  font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\n  background-color:#fff8f1;\n  border-radius:20px;border:1px solid #f6e3d2;color:#5a3f24;}\n.mw6q-sh{text-align:center;margin:0 0 18px;}\n.mw6q-sh .eb{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--o);font-weight:700;}\n.mw6q-sh h3{margin:7px 0 0;font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;font-size:25px;color:var(--b);font-weight:600;}\n.mw6q-sh .ln{width:46px;height:2px;background-color:var(--o);margin:12px auto 0;font-size:0;line-height:0;overflow:hidden;}\n.mw6q-item{border-bottom:1px solid #f3e3d2;background:transparent !important;margin:0 !important;border-radius:0 !important;}\n.mw6q-q{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;outline:none;position:relative;\n  padding:18px 44px 18px 0 !important;margin:0 !important;\n  background:transparent !important;background-image:none !important;\n  border:0 !important;border-radius:0 !important;box-shadow:none !important;\n  font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:500;color:#3a2e22;line-height:1.35;transition:color .2s;}\n.mw6q-q::-webkit-details-marker{display:none;}\n.mw6q-q::marker{content:\"\";}\n.mw6q-q::after{content:'+';position:absolute;right:4px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:22px;color:var(--o);font-weight:300;}\n.mw6q-item[open] .mw6q-q{color:var(--o2);background:transparent !important;}\n.mw6q-item[open] .mw6q-q::after{content:'\\2212';}\n.mw6q-q:hover{color:var(--o2);background:transparent !important;}\n.mw6q-a{padding:0 20px 20px 0;font-size:13px;line-height:1.65;color:#5a4d3e;background:transparent !important;}\n.mw6q-a b{color:var(--b);}\n.mw6q-a a{color:var(--o2);text-decoration:underline;}\n@media(max-width:600px){.mw6q{padding:30px 18px;}.mw6q-sh h3{font-size:21px;}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-sh\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"eb\"\u003eQuestions, Answered\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePlatform Table Lamp FAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ln\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\" class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eIs the base black, or is it brass? The photos look different.\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003eBoth, and it is worth explaining. The base is \u003cb\u003ebrass, brushed and then chemically darkened\u003c\/b\u003e — the black is a conversion of the metal's own surface, not paint over the top, so the brass keeps showing through. On a white studio background it photographs close to black. Under a warm bulb in a real room it \u003cb\u003ewarms noticeably toward bronze\u003c\/b\u003e. Every image on this page is the same lamp. Expect yours to sit somewhere between the two depending on the light you keep in the room.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eA paper shade — will it survive normal use?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003eYes, with two rules: \u003cb\u003ekeep it dry and stay off the flat faces\u003c\/b\u003e. Watercolor stock is heavy paper and holds its shape without a plastic liner, so it is stiffer than people expect. But any liquid leaves a tidemark that dries darker and does not come out, and a thumb pressed into a panel leaves a crease that shows up clearly once the lamp is lit. Dust it with a lint roller, working straight down each panel, and lift the lamp by the brass platform rather than the shade.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eWhy paper instead of fabric?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003eWoven cloth is thread laid in rows, so lit from behind it shows a regular grid. Paper is pressed pulp with no order to it — the fibre wanders, and light passing through picks that up as a \u003cb\u003esoft irregular grain\u003c\/b\u003e across each flat panel. Fabric is more durable, wipeable and completely uniform when lit. Paper is none of those things. It is here for the grain, and that is the whole argument.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eIt is only 12.8″ tall — is that enough light?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003eFor a nightstand, a shelf or the corner of a console, yes. For reading in an armchair for an hour, no. This is an \u003cb\u003eaccent lamp\u003c\/b\u003e: it throws a warm pool onto the surface around it and lights the immediate area, and it is enough to move around by at night. If the room has no other source, pair it with a taller lamp or a ceiling fixture. We would rather set that expectation now than have you unbox it and be disappointed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eShould I buy one or two?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003eAt this size, two often works better than one. A single lamp on a long credenza can look stranded, while a pair at either end gives the surface a start and a stop. On nightstands the low height keeps the shade below your eye line when you are sitting up in bed. \u003cb\u003eLamps are sold individually\u003c\/b\u003e — order two if you want a pair, and use the \u003cb\u003esame bulb in both\u003c\/b\u003e, since one 2700K next to one 3000K is a difference you will notice every evening.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eAre bulbs included, and which should I use?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003eNo — the lamp takes \u003cb\u003eone E27 bulb, max 40W\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ebulbs are not included\u003c\/b\u003e. LED or filament both fit. Use a \u003cb\u003ewarm white around 2700K\u003c\/b\u003e: that is what our photography uses, and it is what brings the bronze up in the brass and the grain up in the paper. A cool bulb at 4000K or above flattens both at once — the paper reads clinical and the base goes back to looking like plain black metal.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eCan it be dimmed?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003eNot on its own. The lamp has a \u003cb\u003eplain inline switch, not a dimmer\u003c\/b\u003e. To vary the level, fit a \u003cb\u003edimmable E27 bulb\u003c\/b\u003e and add a \u003cb\u003ecompatible plug-in dimmer\u003c\/b\u003e between the plug and the outlet. Check the bulb packaging says dimmable before you buy — a non-dimmable LED on a dimmer will flicker or buzz.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eHow does it switch on, and does it need wiring?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003eNo wiring at all. It is \u003cb\u003eplug-in with a standard US two-prong plug\u003c\/b\u003e — fit a bulb, plug it in, done. There is an \u003cb\u003einline switch on the cord\u003c\/b\u003e, within reach of the tabletop. Because the platform stands on legs rather than sitting flat, you can run the cord out from underneath toward whichever side the outlet happens to be on. The lamp is rated \u003cb\u003e110V–240V\u003c\/b\u003e. More detail in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hoailamp.com\/blogs\/news\/installation-guide\" title=\"Lamp Setup Guide\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003einstallation guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eIt stands on four legs — is it stable?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003eOn a flat surface, yes. What it does not tolerate is an \u003cb\u003euneven one\u003c\/b\u003e: on a runner, a placemat or a stack of books one leg may lift and the platform will rock. Set it directly on the shelf or tabletop. The footprint is \u003cb\u003e8.6″ × 5.5″\u003c\/b\u003e, so allow roughly 10″ × 7″ of clear surface.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"mw6q-item\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"mw6q-q\"\u003eHow do I clean it, and can I use it in a bathroom?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw6q-a\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDry only, on both parts.\u003c\/b\u003e Lift dust off the paper with a lint roller or a soft dry brush, working straight down the panels and never across the folded corners; wipe the brass with a dry microfiber cloth. \u003cb\u003eNo water, no damp cloths, no cleaners, and no metal polish\u003c\/b\u003e — polish cuts through the darkened layer and exposes bright brass that cannot be matched back. This lamp is rated \u003cb\u003eIP20\u003c\/b\u003e, so keep it to \u003cb\u003edry indoor rooms\u003c\/b\u003e: not a bathroom, not beside a kettle, not on a sill under a window you leave open in wet weather. Paper takes up humidity from the air long before you would notice a mark. Let the bulb cool before dusting.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ============ END FAQ MODULE · Merrow ============ --\u003e","brand":"hoailamp","offers":[{"title":"L 8.6″ × W 5.5″ × H 12.8″ \/ Black + White \/ US plug","offer_id":49251801694452,"sku":"HL-TL-2608241-1","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L 8.6″ × W 5.5″ × H 12.8″ \/ Black + White \/ UK plug","offer_id":49251801727220,"sku":"HL-TL-2608241-2","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L 8.6″ × W 5.5″ × H 12.8″ \/ Black + White \/ AU plug","offer_id":49251801759988,"sku":"HL-TL-2608241-3","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L 8.6″ × W 5.5″ × H 12.8″ \/ Black + White \/ EU plug","offer_id":49251801792756,"sku":"HL-TL-2608241-4","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/1587\/5828\/files\/merrow-platform-table-lamp-hoailamp-cozy-reading-corner-armchair-setting.webp?v=1787540426","url":"https:\/\/www.hoailamp.com\/products\/merrow-platform-table-lamp","provider":"hoailamp","version":"1.0","type":"link"}