8 Brothers and 1 (not so) distant cousin

8&1 equals family, the aristocrat belongs to the bunch
but bottom line is...
as nice as all of them are, too many cramped together take away from each other's beauty - stunning for a photo or a moment - but for a 'lamp corner' in your living room this is simply overdone, at least it was for me - its not that they're too many lamps,in my humble opinion they simply don't have the individual space they deserve and need to 'strut their stuff'

..and one should not underestimate the heat they collectively generate, it actually influences the flow of the more heat-sensitive ones ot a certain degree

---too many lamps together in a tight spot---