At the back of the shop, dim but for a single lamp hanging from the ceiling, there were a few unvarnished wooden tables.

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On the more practical end of the spectrum, we reviewed the SUNNAN, Ikea's solar-powered desk lamp, and although we found it to be a bit dim, it actually outperformed its expected charge time.

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The bed seemed the perfect place to curl up with a book in the evening (the suites are blessedly sans televisions), but the dim lighting, which so added to the cabinlike feel earlier, and the weak bedside lamp made reading a spine-curving challenge (my only complaint about the suite).

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