Fashionable flare

Courtney Mueller -- Casual Living, 4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

LAMPS

Over the past five years, floor and table lamps have emerged as a must-have for outdoor living areas. The lines between the indoors and out are clearly blurred with these top notch designs in outdoor lighting.

The Imperial Column floor lamp from Shady Lady, highlighted by a crackle finish inspired by European architecture, combines resin and fiberglass to resist tipping in the wind.

Terra's Obelisk table lamp is made of woven resin with teak accents and features a 12-volt lighting system.

From Frederick Cooper, the Thai openwork art glaze table lamp, part of the Outdoorables Collection, features a beeswax-toned outdoor fabric shade and an ornate weighted base with elephant design.

The Nautica table lamp from Olympia Lighting has an all-resin construction available with a variety of Sunbrella shades.

Patio Living Concepts' Tahiti series of weatherproof lamps are topped with poly-wicker shades, like this one in walnut, and have a 12-foot grounded cord and plug to accent an outdoor living space.