Mood.

Certain things make a room great: a storm outside. Laughter, lots of it. A crackling fire. Errol Garner at the piano. All four at once.

Lighting can make a room great. But be careful, don't drive all the mystery out of the corners of a room.

Great lighting requires enough light just where you need it, and no place else. This is called task lighting. To do it, you need both the right lamps, and the right number of lamps.

Classic Steel Floor Lamp (No. 3121). Quintessential modern design ca. 1960, works in almost any room. Slim, four-way adjustable lamp has weighted base, satin finish, finely pleated fabric shade. Dimensions: 37" to 71" high max. x 11" wide base, with 30" long max. extension. Price: $165, plus $13 shipping.

Aged-Brass Floor Lamp (No. 3119). Handsome reproduction of ca. 1910 original. Three-way adjustable (height, arm extension, shade angle) to cast light exactly where you want; originally an architect's lamp, perhaps. Dimensions: 35" to 64-1/2" high max. x 8" wide square base, with 28" long max. extension arm. Price: $375, plus $13 shipping.