What We Love Right Now: Wood Veneer Shades

Made from one of our favorite renewable resources, these shades are fabricated with paper-thin slices of trees, highlighting the beauty of both wood grain and green design.

With its sand-cast aluminum base and cherry or walnut shade, the alluring Roost Antler lamp from Velocity Art and Design has the poetic charge of a deer glimpsed in a forest clearing. Priced at $160 for the smaller base, $180 for the large, it's on sale at 15% off till the end of January. The same material adds natural warmth to dform's modern shades, creating a campfire glow with rhythmic patterns and sleek shapes.

Veneer from many species is available through Rockler and other sources that supply woodworkers -- and you don't need power tools to make your own eco-friendly shade, as detailed in this DesignSponge post. Whether the light's on or off, wood looks good.