Chandeliers with lampshade

Lighting - an important element of the decor of any room. A chandelier with a lamp shade can serve as a source of light, and it can also become a central element of the decor and give style to the room. Properly selected lampshade provides the necessary amount of light, comfort, creates a mood.

Chandeliers with a lamp shade - an element of lighting, with which you can both diffuse light and create a directional beam of light to certain objects. The lampshade chandelier is a skeleton of a chandelier with the required number of horns by the number of lamps. Each horn is supplied with a cartridge and a frame for a lampshade or a holder for it.

The first chandeliers with lampshades were used most often in the bedroom.To date, design ideas in the design of lampshades are endless, which makes it possible to select the necessary version of the lighting device for any style of interior and functional purpose of the room.

Features of lampshade chandeliers:

• create a soft diffused light in the room;
• reduce the number of shadows from the interior;
• lampshade light softens the contours of the interior;
• depending on the color of the dome, creates an additional shade in the room;
• a variety of forms, materials and techniques of execution allows you to choose the necessary model in any interior;
• facilitated care of the dome of the lampshade thanks to new materials and impregnations;
• safe use of any materials through the use of energy-saving lamps that do not heat the dome of the lampshade;
• used for zoning premises with the help of light (recreation area and workplace);
• the ability to make their own textiles or materials used in the decoration of the room.

Chandelier lampshade models have many modifications.

By type of mounting lamp shades of chandeliers are divided into:

• ceiling;
• suspended.

Ceiling mounted on a special metal strip to the ceiling. The distance from the ceiling to the light source is minimal. This view is suitable for rooms with a small height and area.

Suspended lampshade chandeliers mounted on a hook mounted in the ceiling, and are a combination of suspensions and branches of the skeleton of the lighting fixture. The base of this model can be made of materials of different rigidity, which statically fix the cartridges and lampshades or provide the opportunity to change the angle of illumination. Suspended model is permissible to use in spacious rooms with high ceilings.

According to the number of lighting elements, lampshade chandeliers can be:

• with one lamp;
• with several lamps.

According to the type of use of the lamps, models with lamps are distinguished:

• incandescence;
• halogen;
• energy saving;
• LED.

In the new collections of lighting fixtures, designers do not miss the opportunity to experiment with form and material; they offer new possibilities for using a lampshade in various styles.

Types of sizes:

• huge;
• large;
• average;
• miniature.

Large sizes of lampshades are used in the amount of 1-3 units on the chandelier, most often in hanging models with one lamp. Medium and miniature types look original in multi-bulb ceiling and hanging models. With these types of cascade are created and multidirectional types of lighting.

By style decision are divided into:

• classics;
• retro models;

• high tech;
• modern;
• Provence;

• country music;
• loft;
• minimalism;

• eco-models;
• baroque;
• Art Deco.

The style of the chandelier with lampshade should correspond to the general style of the room.

The form is divided into models:

• geometric shape (cone, hemisphere, sphere, rectangular, cube, etc.);
• irregular shape.

By material manufacturing are divided into:

• natural (wood, ceramics, straw, etc.);
• glass (glass, crystal);
• plastic;

• textile (linen, silk, satin, knitted or crocheted);
• lace;
• paper;
• iron.

Making a lampshade from natural materials gives the lighting fixture coziness and warmth. This type is used in residential areas, especially popular in eco-design.Glass lampshades refract the luminous flux of the lamp in different directions, creating a play of light. At hit of sunshine, glares are also created, the room is filled with bright beams.

Models of lampshade chandeliers made of glass are light, soaring. The material is used to create chandeliers of any style decisions. Hand-painted with paints on the dome of the lampshade with the ornaments of Gzhel, Khokhloma, elements of paintings by famous artists are widely used. Plastic is a versatile material that allows you to create a dome of both geometric and irregular shape, in any color scheme, style, and any size.

Depending on the choice of textiles, various effects of lighting are achieved. Dense satin and linen absorb and soften bright light. Silk, satin, organza let in light and provide bright lighting of the room in soft colors. Lace lampshades give intricate reflections and shadows on the walls of the room. Such models look easy and girlishly romantic.

Paper versions are often used in modern models to maintain Japanese or Chinese motifs in the interior, in eco-design, in the style of minimalism.Metal lampshades are made of light materials: aluminum, brass, bronze. Metal does not transmit light, so this lighting is used for directional lighting. Metal is a universal material, so for any style you can find the necessary model.

The color performance of the lamp shade lamp has no boundaries and depends on some factors:

• if the lampshade chandelier is the only source of lighting in the room, then the color of the lampshade should match the basic color of the interior and let in a sufficient amount of light;
• subject to the use of various lighting options, including the lampshade chandelier, the color of the lampshade can be contrasted with the color scheme of the room.

Saturated colors and their shades (blue, purple, green, brown, black) are suitable for a bedroom, a rest area in a large space, a lounge area. Such colors absorb excessive brightness, scatter light, soften interior items, allow you to relax and rest.

Blue, lilac, orange, pink, beige, white colors will become an organic element of the interior, made in the specified color scheme. These lampshades will keep bright lighting, slightly softening the direct light flux from the lamps.

The variety of forms and models of lampshade chandeliers allows you to apply this type of lighting in the room for any purpose.

For non-residential premises in which people work, the lighting should be bright and maintain eye health. As a rule, in office interior design, a chandelier with a lampshade plays the role of a bright element, the main task of which is to attract attention and to diversify gray days. In such a room, the chandelier will be an additional source of light or even serve as a decorative element.

Also, a chandelier with a lampshade in a non-residential premises will allow you to separate the corner of rest. Muting and scattering the light, the lampshade creates a comfortable atmosphere for recuperation without leaving the office.

Various models and style decisions of lampshades in public catering establishments (cafes, restaurants), places of rest (night clubs) are widely used.Textured materials, unusual colors, irregular shapes of the dome of the lampshade will decorate such rooms and give them individuality.

In non-residential premises for special occasions the chandelier is the central element of the decor. In the meeting rooms, ceremonial halls are used classic cascading chandeliers with shades of glass, crystal, with an additional decor of the skeleton of the chandelier with Swarovski crystals, glass beads.

In the living room, a traditional lampshade was used in the bedroom. Designers recommend making a dome lampshade of the same textiles as on the windows or in the design of the room. Textile lampshades are favorites of bedrooms, but such materials as wood, rattan, plastic, less often metal are widely used.

In the kitchen, a lampshade chandelier separates the dining area from the work area. As a rule, hanging chandeliers with lampshades made of plastic, metal, ceramics are used. Such materials are easy to maintain.

By the use of lampshade chandeliers in the living room there are no restrictions for fantasy. The main thing is to match the style of the lamp to the style of the room, the color should be bright, with a contrasting accent or different colors from the walls.Designers suggest experimenting: they fix ceiling chandeliers to the wall, choosing interesting patterns and colors of the dome of the lampshade.

The following video will show you a lot of original chandeliers for the kitchen and not only.