Before you go shopping for accent pieces for your home, ask yourself this: can I see this piece in at least three rooms in my house? It’s classic advice for the wardrobe (only buying things you can wear at least three ways), but it applies to the home equally well. High quality, classic, neutral pieces that can be re-purposed again and again are one of the wisest investments you can make when shopping for your home decor. The ability to swap something in and out of a different rooms as your needs and tastes change mean that it will truly be able to last you a lifetime (or at least a decade or two).

Example A? A pair of white ceramic table lamps we recently acquired at The Local Vault. They’re an exercise in beautiful simplicity, which means they can go in almost any room and work with styles from traditional, to country, to contemporary. To prove it, we’ve styled them three ways and for three different spaces, below.

The Glamorous Living Room. 

Get the look:
White ceramic table lamps via The Local Vault, Arteriors Malcolm side table, Edward Ferrell sofa via The Local Vault, West Elm velvet lumbar pillow, Christine Flynn photograph via One King’s Lane

The On-Trend Entryway

Get the look:
White ceramic table lamps via The Local Vault, Kate Roebuck wall art via One King’s Lane, World’s Away gold and velvet stools, topiary via Wayfair, pine and yew console table via The Local Vault

The Collegiate Bedroom

Get the look:
Pair of empire side tables via The Local Vault, pair of white ceramic table lamps via The Local Vault, Longfellow leather bed via Neiman Marcus, Faribault woolen mills blanket, vintage flag via One King’s Lane