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How Do I Choose Living Room Lamps?

  • Perla Irish
  • November 20, 2020
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  1. Tips for Choosing Living Room Lamps
    1. 1. Pay Attention to the Decor of Your Living Room
    2. 2. Lamp Size Is Also Extremely Important
    3. 3. Type of Lamp Lightning
  2. Final Thoughts

A lamp and the lighting it provides is the most important ingredient of any room in your house, especially the living room. The windows and chandeliers or overhead lightning may make you convinced that the room already has enough light, but do not be deceived; every room requires a lamp even despite all that.

The reason is simple; overhead lights are good for cooking as well as cleaning, but only table lamps can offer task lighting for many important activities, including reading while adding warmth to your room.

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How Do I Choose Living Room Lamps

However, if you are still unsure as to what kind of living room lamps you should choose, you came to the right place because, in this article, we will help you how to do just that, so keep on reading to find out more.

Tips for Choosing Living Room Lamps


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1. Pay Attention to the Decor of Your Living Room

First of all, you need to know that living room lamps should be more formal, typically made of glass or porcelain.

Second of all, before you choose a suitable lamp, observe the furniture in your living room. Try to choose the kind of lamp that will match your furniture. It will create a nice atmosphere in the living room.

2. Lamp Size Is Also Extremely Important

The right height, as well as the size of the lamp, usually depends on the use of light, the room itself, and the size of a table. In other words, you need to balance your lamp’s size with all the furnishings around it.

The majority of living rooms handle a lamp that is twenty-six to thirty-four inches tall. But keep in mind that the right height of a table lamp is determined by a seating piece as well as the table’s height beside it.

A table lamp needs to be tall enough so that the bottom of a lampshade comes to an eye level of a person who is seated beside it, which can provide excellent light without any glare from a bulb.

3. Type of Lamp Lightning

Type of lamp lightning is also extremely important. There are five types of it you should know about, which are:

  • Ambient Lighting

The form of lighting is often described as “general lighting”. It provides uniform overall illumination in the room. Usually, it is what comes into your mind when you flip on the light switch while entering a space.

Ambient lights are typically sconces or ceiling fixtures, however, they can also be wall lamps or portable lamps as well. In any case, they certainly make wonderful home decor lights.

  • Task Lighting

The kind of lighting that you can think of as an illumination that performs a particular activity.

For instance, reading in the living room, preparing food over the kitchen counter, or doing paperwork are the activities that benefit from the additional brightness through task lighting.

  • Accent Lighting

Otherwise known as focal lighting, this type of lighting can create the atmosphere or can be used for drawing your attention to a specific object or the aspect of your home’s landscape or architecture.

For instance, you may have a certain piece of artwork or sculpture you would like to highlight. Some accent lighting is all you need for precisely focusing the light on whatever you’d like to visually celebrate in the room.

Other accent lights can also set the mood as well as tone with cool or warm colors, depending on the ambiance you decide to create. They can make amazing room decor lights as well.

  • Decorative Lighting

The kind of lighting that is for only aesthetic purposes. You can think of it as the jewelry for architecture. Some ornamental lighting will surely catch the eye while reflecting personal style.

Such lights usually do not emit or distribute light well; they only add to an overall illumination in a minor way.

Final Thoughts

As can be seen, the choosing of a suitable lamp for your living room will not be as difficult as it initially seemed if you follow the tips above.

All you have to do is to pay careful attention to your needs and requirements as well as consider exactly what kind of atmosphere you would like to create in the living room and you will certainly make the right choice.

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