Getting the lighting in a room just perfect seems to be one of the most difficult tasks for interior design aficionados. Considering the fact that you cannot "draw" the actual lighting effect onto a pencil and paper design plan, it is not hard to imagine why this happens.
Unfortunately, it is usually only when the room is finished that most people begin to realize the lighting may not be quite what they hoped for. Ineffective lighting can change the entire look and feel of a room and darken even the brightest of days.
Thankfully, there is a simple solution to this common problem - accessories, of course!
Candles and portable lighting are the best solution and a far better option than permanent lighting fixtures because they are inexpensive and mobile.
They are also a practical choice for future room changes or design updates.
Choosing the right lamp for the job is essential.
Let's have a look at the different types and styles of lamps that are available and how they can be incorporated into your design.
Floor lamps provide overhead lighting, can fill space in the room and come in a variety of different shapes and styles such as the forever popular Tiffany style seen in the image above.
If you want to choose the best floor lamp for your design project, you will need to determine how tall the lamp should be in order to fit the décor. It also helps to know the direction or effect your want the lamp to create.
This information will help guide you when deciding if you will purchase an arc floor lamp or standard vertical type.
Aptly named, arc floor lamps are shaped like trees or rainbows and can provide lighting to hard to reach areas such as the middle of a seating area.
The best feature about this particular arc floor lamp is not only its' color but the fact that it can be adjusted because it has a slide able base and adjustable poles.
Perfect floor lighting doesn't get any better than this!Table lamps provide direct or "task" lighting and are often used as accessories on tables and other flat surfaces in the room. Like their bigger floor siblings they can fill in spaces but are commonly used for height and depth perception.
The shape, color and style of today's modern lamps not only add the perfect amount of lighting and style to a room, they also provide economic and eco-friendly options. Judging by the lamps seen in the images below, it is not hard to see how they can solve even the toughest design issue.
They are simply fabulous, don't you agree?
