Living room lamp has to
fulfill both decorative and functional purposes. While
lighting requirements are important, it is a must for
living room lamps to complement the décor too. How to
choose a table lamp or a lamp that fits well with your
living room decoration is a tricky situation but we
will discuss some tips and tricks in this article that
will help you to choose an appropriate living room
lamp easily.
Living rooms and guest rooms
reflect the lifestyle of the family, the personality of the
homeowner and are intended to make guests feel warm and
comfortable while making a style statement. Living room lamps have
a major role in the living room arrangement.
Classic and contemporary ceiling lights are quite popular these
days as they fit in easily with all the living room tradition
trends. The look best in large sized rooms with elite decorations
and give a rich feel to the room. Small living rooms can use a
torchiere lamp as it fits in easily in the tightest corner easily,
given its range of shapes and heights. A taller torcheire lamp may
even add to the height of the room. They are available in various
colors and are best placed in the reading area to serve as a task
light or perhaps to give a diffused lighting throughout the room
from the corner it highlights. A floor lamp is best to illuminate
or highlight the best living room feature such as the artwork or
our collections.
Living rooms that double up as work areas can use a table lamp too
or you can just use the table lamp by the side o your armchair or
the sofa to help you do some leisurely reading or knitting better.
While traditional yellow incandescent bulbs are most popular and
inexpensive, halogen bulbs are much brighter and almost seem to
give natural light. They are much more efficient and live about
two to three times longer. Fluorescent bulbs are bright,
energy-efficient requiring very low wattage and have long life.
High-quality fluorescent bulbs can be quite expensive but may
prove more efficient in the long run. Lamps are available in
various styles but you must choose theme carefully to suit the
design theme of our living room.
Classic living rooms or large and formal living rooms can use a
classic torchiere lamp with a bronze or wood body and glass
tiffany shade to match with large wooden tables, rich curtains and
fine art paintings and portraits. A contemporary living room can
use modernistic, sleek torchiere lamp with a steel finish or wall
sconces. Ceiling, torchiere and table lamps can together be used
for ambient lighting in your living room. Use chandeliers or
ceiling lamps only when your ceiling is 8 feet or higher. Take
care to take the length of the chandelier or other ceiling lamp
into account and its parameters to calculate the perfect hanging
distance between the ceiling lamp and floor and the appropriate
size of the chandelier that you should choose for your living
room.
Desk lamps come in various styles and colors and should be chosen
in appropriate size according to the desk or table on which they
find their lace. A freestanding floor lamp or the floor lamp that
can fit well into a corner or on the wall can lend an elegant look
to your living room. You may use torchiere lamp along with a
reading lamp to illuminate a couch or a sitting area can be
illuminated with a reading light along with general lighting
system. You may also use torchiere lamps with rotating shades that
allow you to direct the light and change the look and feel of your
living room almost instantly.
