If there is a tall, three-light floor lamp standing in the corner of your living room, it is worth walking over and looking at it today. A recall has been announced for a lamp sold at HomeGoods, and the problem is not a loose shade or a flickering bulb. The cord or wiring can smoke, melt, spark or even catch fire.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on October 1, 2026. It covers Cupcakes and Cashmere brand three-light floor lamps from Designs Direct, models 7927-OZ and 7927-OZ1. About 4,200 of them were sold at HomeGoods between June 2025 and July 2026, for between $79 and $89 each.
The details are in the official recall notice from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and they are worth reading closely, because the fix is not the usual “send it back for a refund.”
What Customers Reported
According to the notice, 11 incident reports have come in. Two of them involved shock and burn injuries. The notice does not describe the other reports in more detail than the cord or wiring smoking, melting, sparking or igniting, so it would be wrong to guess at the rest. What matters is that this is a hazard in the part of the lamp that carries household electricity, and that is the part you cannot see once the lamp is standing in a room.
A lamp like this tends to sit for years in one spot. The cord runs along the floor, often behind a sofa or under the edge of a rug, where nobody looks at it. When something goes wrong in that cord, it can happen quietly, right next to curtains, upholstery and carpet.
How To Tell If Your Lamp Is Affected
Start with the basics. The recall names two model numbers, 7927-OZ and 7927-OZ1, and the brand name Cupcakes and Cashmere. It is a three-light floor lamp. Model numbers on lamps are often printed on a tag or label near the cord or on the base, so check there. If you cannot find a model number, compare your lamp with the pictures and description on the recall notice itself.
Also think about when and where you bought it. The recall covers lamps sold at HomeGoods in the window from June 2025 to July 2026. A gift, a lamp from a relative or a similar-looking lamp from another store may not be part of this recall, so go by the model numbers rather than by looks alone.
The Odd Part Of The Fix
Here is what the recall tells owners to do. Stop using the lamp. Unplug it. Then cut the cord, and send a photo showing the cut cord to get a full refund. The notice says the refund request must be made within 15 days.
Cutting a cord feels strange when you paid good money for a lamp, but there is a sensible reason for it. A cut cord means the lamp cannot be plugged back in by you, by a guest, or by the next person who finds it at a yard sale. The photo is the proof that the lamp is out of service, and that is what unlocks the refund.
A few practical points for doing this safely:
- Unplug the lamp from the wall first, every time, before you touch the cord with scissors or cutters.
- Take the photo clearly, with the cut cord visible and the lamp in the picture if you can.
- Follow the exact instructions on the recall notice for where to send the photo, since that is where the refund starts.
- Mind the clock. The notice gives a 15 day window for the refund, so do not set this aside for the weekend and forget it.
Why Recalled Lamps Stay In Homes
Most people never hear about a recall. They do not read safety notices, and the receipt for a lamp bought months ago is long gone. That is how recalled products stay plugged in for years. If you want to be ahead of it, get in the habit of checking recalls a couple of times a year, especially for anything that stays plugged in all day: lamps, space heaters, power strips, small kitchen appliances.
It also helps to know the early warning signs of a cord or plug that is going bad. A cord or plug that feels hot to the touch, a burning smell, a plug that discolors, flickering that has nothing to do with the bulb, or a lamp that crackles when you move it are all reasons to unplug it and stop using it, whether or not there is a recall.
A Quick Living Room Safety Check
While you are at it, take five minutes to look around the room.
- Pull furniture away from the wall where cords run, and look for cords that are pinched, crushed or frayed.
- Never run a cord under a rug where heat can build up and damage goes unnoticed.
- Do not plug too many things into one outlet or one cheap extension cord.
- Keep lampshades and bulbs a safe distance from curtains, paper and fabric.
The recall covers a limited number of lamps, about 4,200 in all, so most readers will not own one. But if you shopped at HomeGoods in the past year and brought home a stylish floor lamp, take the thirty seconds to check the model number. If it matches, unplug it, cut the cord, take your photo and claim your full refund within the 15 day window. And if it does not match, you have at least given that cord behind the sofa a long overdue look.
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