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Now that you have the 3 elements requested (tripod, background, lamp), let’s start using them.
One rule in photography is about how busy the background is. If you take a picture of your object with the library behind, for example, the person who looks at the picture will loose the concentration over the subject of the photo (the object) by being distracted because of the many colors and shapes of the books.

Also, the light in your room is not to compare with the light outside (it’s darker, right?), and then you can control the amount of light you need, and the direction of it (to cast the right shadows) with the small lamps not the one on your above wall. Also, never use the flash in a macro shot.
Since the light is not natural, consider using the custom white balance function of your camera by taking a picture of a known grey reference under the same lighting, and then set that (incorrect WB can create unsightly blue, orange, or even green colour casts, which are unrealistic).

As an example of what I’m talking about, let’s see the picture of a film roll. Here, the white background I used is glossy, so the film’s reflection is very powerfull.