The Unique New IKEA Lamp With A Design Inspired By Vintage Headlights

If you're looking for a great place to find a wide variety of lighting options for your home, including modern, retro, or industrial styles, IKEA offers accent lighting that is something of a vintage lover's dream. One unique lamp that is perfect for people who love the look of old headlights is the FLODSVALA Lantern for tealights.

The FLODSVALA Lantern from IKEA is a tealight holder that can be used both indoors and outdoors thanks to the polyester powder-coated steel construction. This lantern is available in two colors — pink and white — and gives you a circular shape that calls to mind the look of vintage headlights with a handle at the top that lets you carry or hang your lamp easily. It features a clear glass window at the front and back of the lantern, allowing more light to pass through, and it does have ventilation at the bottom in case you are using real tealights instead of LED ones. Each lantern measures 8.25 inches tall, 4.25 inches wide, and 5.5 inches deep, making it suitable for a variety of spaces in your home. 

At $9.99 apiece, the FLODSVALA Lantern can be an affordable way to add vintage charm to any room in your home or even on a deck or patio. It combines retro vibes with clean, modern lines that fit a variety of interiors, and its geometric nature works for more industrial spaces as well.

While the FLODSVALA Lantern is a new addition to the IKEA catalog in 2026, international reviews are trickling in, at least on the pink version of the lantern, with two 5-star reviews proclaiming that they love the look of this lamp.

One 5-star review from Jeanette in Germany described it as "a completely different design to the usual lanterns." They also shared that they couldn't wait for it to come in other colors. The other 5-star review, also out of Germany, felt that this was a lamp that could be used in multiple places. Based on these initial reviews, if the FLODSVALA is anything like other retro-inspired table lamps from IKEA, it could be even better in person.

It's clear that there are already fans of this lantern. However, there was one 1-star review from Aranzazu in Spain who had an issue with the hinge on their lantern. The door that allows you to add your tealight fell off the hinge, which is something that buyers might want to pay attention to if they plan to use this as an outdoor light. While any number of things could have been a reason why this happened, it's always a good idea to look over any smaller moving parts to make sure they're working properly before bringing them home, or as soon as they get to your door.