Unlike table lamps I've purchased in the past, this lamp is wide and large. It doesn't look its price at all, but much more luxurious. The way its white shade contrasts with its painted black base ...

Kakanuo Cordless Table Lamps, $20 (was $40) ... Offering a large 5000 milliampere-hour battery, ... and we love that you can move them around to where you need extra light.

The large-scale ones he likes, he adds, are frequently ceramic or blown glass. Occasionally, he turns vintage finds into lamps that he uses in his projects. “Right now, I’m wiring a Japanese ...

Kakanuo Cordless Table Lamps, $20 (was $40) ... Offering a large 5000 milliampere-hour battery, ... and we love that you can move them around to where you need extra light.

Philips Hue Wellner Table Lamp regularly retails for $99.99 while Hue Go Portable Light regularly retails for $79.99. Color effects powered by OnSwitch for iPhone which is free on the App Store .

Cordless table lamps aren't just for outdoor dining; they have uses all around the house. We lined up both name brands and generic lamps to find the best one.