The very first time I saw the “U-Fill-It Lamp” from Circa Lighting, I fell in love. Dining room? Fill it with elegant glass marbles. Craft room? Colorful skeins of yarn. Office? Gumballs, definitely. I had an idea for every room in my house, but at this point in my life I can’t justify a $315 lamp that I don’t really need, no matter how gorgeous. Luckily, as I was perusing one of my favorite blogs, This Young House, I came across this perfectly terrific look-a-like, available at Amazon.com for $99. Until the whopping daycare payments are out of our monthly budget permanently, these will do the trick!
Image credit: Circa Lighting
The Mudroom 
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And Pottery Barn has one, too, in a different shape (and more expensive, of course): http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p6674/index.cfm?pkey=ctable%2Dbedside%2Dlamps
I like the straight one you found better.