3 IKEA Novelty Wall Lamps That Light Up The Room With Personality

Move over minimalism and hello big, bold, and fun home design! With maximalism trends on the horizon like statement-making textures, saturated color, and bright decor accents, it's time to let your personality shine in your home — literally. Everyone's favorite Swedish home goods retailer IKEA doesn't disappoint in big design punches, and many of their latest novelty lamp pieces are going viral for their stylish yet personality-filled shapes and colors. From chic and unique pieces to bright and poppy statement lights, IKEA is upping their whimsical lighting game.

Adding a new lamp to your space is a low-key, budget-friendly way to revamp a space without breaking the bank. One of the top pros of buying home decor from IKEA is the retailer's reasonable price tag and decent quality combined with their fun and fresh designs. Lamps are among the items that professional interior designers actually buy at IKEA, so really, a new novelty lamp is a no-brainer if you want a personality boost for your room. And, while some may say that many of these novelty lamps are meant for younger audiences (and yes, the kiddos do seem to enjoy them), we're here to give you a friendly reminder that design is a personal reflection of what makes you happy and what you enjoy inside your house. These novelty IKEA wall lamps are both whimsical and practical and will definitely be conversation pieces to light up the room, no matter your age.

The UPPLYST flower wall lamp may just be the light fixture of your Y2K dreams. A top seller, this wall-mounted LED lamp has a distinct turn-of-the-millennium flare that'll make you nostalgic for a Limited Too or Justice shopping spree. When the UPPLYST flower lamp is turned off, the lamp is a fun pastel lilac color. However, when you turn it on, the light transforms to have bright pink petals and a baby pink center. The colorway really leans into the iconic millennium color palette, brightening up a space with both its light and its pop of pink.

TikTok is abuzz with positive reviews on this fun novelty lamp with users falling head over heels for the relatively inexpensive ($19.99) yet fun piece. It has a relatively soft glow, at 110 lumens. However, it provides just enough warm light to see around your room without needing the big, bad overhead light. Product reviews also note that the light is relatively easy to install, for anyone who has qualms about IKEA's sometimes-complicated pieces. All in all, though, this light seems to bring people some bubbly, fun throwback joy.

The very Studio Ghibli-coded UPPLYST Cloud Lamp ($19.99) is an LED wall lamp that's another fan favorite, best-selling product at IKEA. With a cozy, soft glow of 110 lumens, the cloud lamp gives off just the right amount of light for a night light, as a fill light paired with your IKEA floor lamp, or as ambient light during an at-home movie session. At just a foot wide and seven inches tall, it's the perfect compact size to accent your wall without overwhelming it. Mounting this lamp or multiples of it in your bedroom wall will make you feel like you're snoozing up in the clouds, the perfect addition for a cozy, snuggly environment. TikTok creators have figured out how to make the cloud more versatile and adorable, too. For example, some creative crafters added multi-colored lights to the cloud lamp so that it could change colors.

A reoccurring critique of this lamp from reviewers is that it doesn't come with the screws necessary to mount the piece, so be sure you have all your installation items at hand when you're ready to put the lamp up. Otherwise, many customers loved just how playful it is as a nursery or living room addition. Whether you spruce the lamp up with different colored bulbs or you just bask in the puffy cloud glow, this is one of the most fun novelty lamps out there.

The VARMBLIXT LED "Donut" lamp has taken the internet by storm, going viral for its frosty glazed donut aesthetic that's also surprisingly chic more than it is kitschy. While it's not strictly supposed to be a donut, its golden color and glossy glass gives it elevated pastry vibes so it can feel really novelty-like if you're looking for something a bit whimsical. While this lamp's glass shade feels the most substantive to us compared to the other novelty lamps we've talked about, it does come with a higher price tag to match ($69.99), which for some previous customers was a bit surprising to see from IKEA. 

Many reviewers also pointed out that the lamp is much more yellow in person than how it photographs, so if the shade of orange/yellow is important for your decor style, try to see it in store first before purchasing. However, overall, reviewers complimented the lamp's soft, 85-lumen golden glow and thought it made a perfect statement piece for their walls. An added bonus for this lamp is that it can sit flat on a table as well, so if you ever change your design up and want to turn it into a table lamp, rather than be a wall lamp, that option is available to you. It's more versatile than the other novelty lamps, but still fun and playful.