Two nested shades, with a gap between them, sit on a short column and low round base in this illustrative table lamp. You can pick a colour and a plug type, and both carry through to the quote.
A table lamp is judged at close range. It sits on a desk or bedside table, with the shade at eye level and the base within reach. Proportion and finish matter more than on a ceiling light. For a retailer shipping abroad, the plug matters just as much. It is not a style choice, but the wrong one makes the lamp unusable on arrival.
Lighting Configurator demo
Tiered Table Lamp
- Product
- Tiered Table Lamp
- Colour
- Matte White
- Plug
- UK
Illustrative product. The design and images are generated examples, not a real model for sale.
What you can configure
Matte white, black, sand and sage are in the demo, with copper and dusty blue completing the six. The images show the gap between the two shades, which is where light escapes sideways. Plug choice is UK, EU or US. It does not change the photograph, and usually would not need to. It is recorded in the summary because it determines which SKU ships.
- Colour: Matte White, Black, Sand, Sage
- Plug: UK, EU, US
Why a configurator suits table lamps
Six colours and three plug types make eighteen SKUs, but only six of them look different. That is a useful case for a configurator: the customer sees one image per colour, while the order still captures the exact stock item. Without it, retailers either list every plug variant as a separate product or rely on a dropdown that customers miss.
Wrong-plug orders are a quiet, avoidable cost. The lamp comes back, or the customer buys an adaptor and leaves an unhappy review. Preselecting the plug from the delivery country, with a warning if the buyer changes it, catches the mistake before dispatch.
This lamp also suits hospitality buyers. A guesthouse or boutique hotel furnishing rooms will order in quantity and may mix colours by room. A quote-based configurator handles that well. The buyer lists rooms and colours, and the supplier replies with trade terms rather than forcing a large order through a retail basket. Each room's lamps can then be packed and labelled separately.
How a production version would be built
The build is straightforward: one image per colour from a fixed angle, plus a lit version showing light between the shades. Plug type lives in the data, not the imagery. Each colour and plug pair maps to its own SKU, and a Shopify market or WooCommerce geolocation rule can set the default plug from the shipping address. The retailer supplies SKUs, stock per plug variant, lamp dimensions and bulb type. Retail orders go straight to the basket, and hotel orders go to a quote form with room counts and delivery dates. My product data guide covers how to structure variants like these.
Build sheet for this range
- Colours in the full range: 6 (4 shown in this demo)
- Plug choices: 3
- Combinations to support: 6 × 3 = 18
- Images for one photograph per combination at 3 angles: 54
- Images if plug types can be shown as separate layers, at 3 angles: 27
- Data each of the 18 combinations needs: a SKU or variant ID, price, stock or lead time, and any dimensions or specification that change
Questions about table lamp configurators
Can the plug type be chosen automatically from the customer's country?
Yes. The configurator can read the shipping country, or the store's market setting, and preselect the matching plug. The buyer can still change it, for example when sending a gift abroad, but the default prevents most mistakes. The choice stays visible in the summary so it is checked once more before payment.
Do we need photographs of each plug variant?
Not for the main image, since the plug sits out of sight in normal use. A small detail image of each plug is still worth having, ideally shown when the buyer changes the selection. It reassures overseas customers that they are getting a properly fitted plug rather than an adaptor in the box.
Can a hotel order different colours for different rooms in one request?
Yes. The quote form can accept several configured lamps in one submission, each with a quantity and a room or floor note. That arrives as a structured list rather than a long email, so your sales team can price it and check stock per colour quickly.
Which ecommerce platforms can the configurator work with?
Shopify and WooCommerce are the most common, and both handle multi-variant lamps well. Quotes can also go to a CRM or ERP, so trade orders land where your team already works. I reply to enquiries within two UK working days if you want to talk through your setup.
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A configurator for your table lamps
This demo uses an illustrative product. If you sell table lamps, I can build the same experience around your own range, photography and ordering process, connected to Shopify, WooCommerce or a quote workflow. I reply to enquiries within two UK working days.