Next’s rechargeable shelf lamp is back in stock

On the Ideal Home team, we spend so much time hunting through the very best new products, so when we all collectively agree that a product has an ingenious design, then you know it’s good.

Rechargeable lamps have gotten bigger and better over the last few years and are now mainstays in our kitchens and living rooms thanks to their versatility. The new Highclere rechargeable lamp from Next is putting every other rechargeable lamp to shame – and it’s finally back in stock.

Designed to sit on a bookshelf, this clever rechargeable lamp looks like a marble bookend while the chic brass lamp shade and base sits out on a right angle. Here’s why you should snap this up for your living room lighting ideas before it inevitably sells out again.

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We’re all about finding practical additions to our homes that are also pretty. Lighting is one of those areas where it is important to strike the right balance.

While rechargeable lamps offer a lot of versatility in terms of being able to move them around a room unrestricted by plug sockets, a shelf is where they often fall short. Unless you’re positioning a lamp on the bottom shelf of a built-in bookshelf, it can be difficult to find a shelf that is high enough for a lamp.

Additionally, placing a lamp within the shelf will illuminate the area immediately on the shelf, rather than extending the light into the room.

This Next Highclere Lamp went out of stock a while back, and we’ve been carefully watching to see when it would return. As interior designer, Olivia Caplan explains above, the lamp slots perfectly next to books on a shelf, and is handily rechargeable which removes the need for wiring.

I love the appearance of wall sconces on built-in shelving, but adding these in needs to take place in the initial design period so that an electrician can wire them through the back of the shelves. This Next lamp is the perfect retrofit solution – you can slot it in where required and change the format of your shelf decor over time, too.

When this lamp was first released, it went out of stock super quickly. In the comments of Olivia’s Instagram reel, many people have clearly been eagerly awaiting it’s return, so you won’t want to wait around before buying.

I’ve searched high and low for similar styles, but it seems like this Next lamp is one of the first of it’s kind, particularly on the high street.

Rechargeable lamps are perfect for any corner of a living room, on a shelf or not – these alternatives from Next will look just as sweet in your space.

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