They say that lighting is everything. Who "they" are is beyond me, but I do believe that good lighting can do all kinds of things for a room. Good lights can brighten it (natch), make it appear bigger, cozier, sexier; bad lighting can make room appear too small, creepy, the wrong color, and make the people in the room look bad.

The Flos Glo Ball S1, designed by Jasper Morrison, adds elegance to a room with its blown glass orb-shape in a pearlescent opal white. The Glo Ball features a 16' cord that can be adjusted to allow the lamp to hang at any height. The design is ultra sleek, ultra modern, but still retains the softness that I always associate with things that are round.

The lamp will definitely lighten your room, but it will also lighten your wallet. The Glo Ball is $429 at European Lighting. Kind of makes me think looking a little sallow under a fluorescent lamp is okay for now.