The Hommer FL is a 1,580mm floor lamp with a400mm fabric shade black with beige ornatural with ivory one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied,on 2 metres of flex.

It plugs into a power point. Our page said itmust be installed by a licensed electrician. It has2 metres of flex and is ClassII double insulated fit aglobe and plug it in. Removed.

7.6 kilograms and that is the reason to buy it

This is by a wide margin the heaviest floor lamp in this catalogue. Forcomparison: the Varlin is 4.6kg, the Valora 3.8kg, andseveral are under a kilogram.

On a 1.58-metre lamp, weight is not a specification it iswhether the thing stays upright. At 7.6kg on a285mm base, the Hommer is genuinely difficult to knock over,which matters if there are children, dogs, or a walkway anywhere near it. Nothing acustomer could read said so.

A 400mm shade and what that gives you

400mm wide by 370mm high, in fabric. That is alarge drum, and on a floor lamp it does two things: it puts awide, soft pool of light onto the floor and the seat below, and itthrows a broad wash up onto the ceiling. The result isambient rather than directional the light fills a corner rather than pickingsomething out.

The shade is opaque, so the globe is completely hidden and none ofthe light escapes sideways into your eyes when you are sitting beside it.

1,580mm tall correctly, for reading

At that height the bottom of the shade sits above a seated head, which is exactlywhere a reading lamp should be: light comes down over the shoulder onto the pagerather than into the face. A shorter lamp beside the same chair puts the shade in your eyeline.

Black with beige, or natural with ivory

Black base with a beige shade is the sharper, more contemporary pairing thebase reads as a dark line and the shade glows above it. Natural base with an ivoryshade is much softer and more tonal, closer to a single warm object, and itis the one that suits bohemian, coastal and French-provincial rooms.

Dimming depends on the globe. Our record saysNo; the datasheet says globe dependent, and thedatasheet is right nothing in a fitting that holds one E27 prevents dimming. On a plug-in lampthat needs an inline or plug-in dimmer, since there is no wall dimmer in the circuit.Beside a reading chair it is well worth having. Ask us and we will match the pair.

Where it works

• Beside reading chairs and sofas the shade clears a seated head.
• Room corners, as the ambient layer.
• Anywhere stability matters children, dogs, a walkway.
• Ambient, not directional it fills a corner, it does not aim.
• Dimming needs an inline or plug-in dimmer.

Specifying it

1,580mm high by 400mm wide, shade400mm wide by 370mm high, base285mm, flex 2,000mm,7.6kg, in iron and fabric. OneE27 globe to 25W, not supplied;dimming is globe dependent and needs an inline or plug-in dimmer. 240V,plug-in no electrician required,ClassII double insulated,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

Do I need an electrician?

No. It has 2 metres of flex and is double insulated fit a globe and plug it in. Our page said otherwise, which was wrong.

Is it stable?

Very 7.6kg on a 285mm base, by a wide margin the heaviest floor lamp in this catalogue. The Varlin is 4.6kg, the Valora 3.8, and several are under a kilogram. On a 1.58-metre lamp that is the difference between a thing that stays upright and one that does not, which matters with children, dogs or a walkway nearby.

What kind of light does it give?

Ambient rather than directional. The 400mm fabric drum puts a wide soft pool onto the floor and seat below and throws a broad wash onto the ceiling it fills a corner rather than picking something out.

Is it good for reading?

Yes. At 1,580mm the bottom of the shade sits above a seated head, so light comes down over the shoulder onto the page rather than into the face. A shorter lamp beside the same chair puts the shade in your eyeline.

Which colourway should I choose?

Black with beige is the sharper, more contemporary pairing a dark line with a glowing shade above it. Natural with ivory is much softer and more tonal, closer to a single warm object, and suits bohemian, coastal and French-provincial rooms.

Can I dim it?

With a dimmable E27 and an inline or plug-in dimmer there is no wall dimmer in a plug-in lamps circuit. Our record says No; the datasheet says globe dependent, and nothing in a fitting holding one E27 prevents dimming.

Will I see the globe?

No the shade is opaque fabric, so the globe is completely hidden and none of the light escapes sideways into your eyes when you sit beside it.