Fashionable floor lamps in the interior

At present, it is increasingly possible to find such an original and multifunctional design element as a floor lamp in various interiors. With the help of fashionable floor lamps in the interior, you can place the light accents in any room of your home in the most original way.

A floor lamp is most often a floor or table-top appliance, which is actively used in residential and office premises, on the street. This is a special type of luminaire on a high leg and with a shade that hides the light source. With the help of a lampshade, the lamp emits a not too bright (more diffused) light that will not tire the eyes.

The structure of floor lamps is extremely simple.

Traditional floor lamps are usually constructed from the following elements:

• High base (tripod or legs).
• A lampshade or a plafond made of cloth, glass or paper, and in the more expensive models, even crystal is often found.
• Inside the lampshade is a source of light - a screwable lamp with the possibility of replacement. The lighting elements are both incandescent bulbs (most often halogen) and LEDs.
• The supply of the product with current passes through the wire (cord), which is conducted through the stand, and from there to the socket. A light bulb fits in the socket.
• At the bottom of the product has a solid stand.

The supply of electricity in such lamps can be adjusted using a switch (switch), which is usually located either on the stand or on the leg, but more often - directly on the electrical wire itself.

Most often it is of the following types:

• foot;
• rope;
• two-key.

Today floor lamps have a number of significant advantages among other popular lighting devices:

• product mobility;
• they do not need to install other items of furniture;
• it is incredibly convenient to do work, reading while sitting in a chair with such a product;
• floor lamps can be used as accent lighting.

Among the shortcomings can be identified such moments as:

• Devices for lighting of this type can be dangerous for kids, the elderly and various pets (because they are easy to knock over and you can get lost in the cable with your feet).
• Mobility is limited by cable length.
• The view of the wire sticking out can spoil the overall design of the room.

Floor lamps are different and are divided into several categories - in appearance:

• Classic floor lampsplaced on a high leg, can be issued both with a plafond and without it. Modern products are distinguished by stylish design, forms of varying complexity: in the form of a column, electric lamps, sculptures, branches of a tree. Very often they are handmade, which means they carry a touch of exclusivity.
• Desktop appliances can be used instead of the usual lamp.
• Desktop products for reading books. They have 2 light bulbs, one of which is directed downwards. With its help, you can clearly see the pages of the book.A double floor lamp with two shades is often used in large rooms to create a certain light effect.

• Floor lamps or wall-mounted products visually push the area of ​​the room and help create their own lighting location, often bedside and are installed in bedrooms and children's rooms.

Products of this type are 3 types: decorative (for decoration), closed and swivel (for work).

1. Closed - in the form of lamps with canopy. They are best used in bathrooms and halls (due to the muted type of lighting).
2. Floor lamps with swivel mechanism as if specially created for directional exposure, in order to highlight the unique details of the decor, add light to each dark corner of the room.
3. Decorative - serve to emphasize, in their design is often used a lot of materials: for example, crystal and plastic, glass and metal.

• Floor Candelabra (floor lamps-candles) are similar to candlesticks with candles and imitate the effect of burning fire well. Traditional products have a stylish design, and exclusive lamps can be the main accessories in a refined interior.
• Corner products are ideal for location in the corners of rooms, where the twilight usually reigns.

Often there are also traditional, decorative and flexible models:

• Traditional lamps with a high base and a large cap perfectly complement the interior space in a traditional style.
• Decorative models can be in the form of a cylinder. It can be floor lamps depicting a vase, there may be products with shades of unusual shapes.
• Flexible, as well as bending floor lamps, spotlights - an unusual and practical solution for the most modern interiors.

According to the designer variety, it is possible to distinguish such varieties of floor lamps as:

• Floor lamp - the design of such a product really resembles a fishing pole, at the end of which there is an original ceiling. This arched floor lamp on a long curved leg is very popular in modern premises.
• Floor lamp hanger - this device will not only high-quality illuminate your hallway. It can be used as a hanger for outdoor clothing or umbrellas.

• Floor lamp stand for flowers will allow you to decorate in an original way any room of your house - especially ifif you like the color variety in the interior.
• Floor lamp shelf or floor lamp with shelf helps you get extra storage space for various small items. Unusual design decoration helps all these floor lamps to take their rightful place in any home and make the home more attractive.
• Floor lamp with a clock - the original product with a durable stand that allows you to have at hand not only the light source, but also working hours. Most often, these products have a special backlight.

According to the functional features of the product are:

• With light brightness adjustment - so that you can make the lighting in the room brighter or more subdued. Choosing floor lamps with a dimmer, you get the opportunity with such a simple device to easily control the light.
• With remote control - to regulate the work of the product at a distance.

• Cordless, battery operated - so that your loved ones are not confused in the wires that do not always look aesthetically pleasing in the interior.
• Height and tilt adjustable - convenient products that can be installed in any room and have no doubt that these lights will fit harmoniously into the room.
• Floor lamps for outdoor lighting usually have a very original form and allow you to cover large areas.

All models of fixtures have the same type of construction: in the form of a holder, the base of the product and a cap of the desired shape. These products always remain in fashion and harmonize well with classical designs and modern style.

• For registrations minimalism and loft customary floor lamps will fit, without frills in the decor. Very often in such interiors are used lamps on a long arched leg. Popular floor lamps made of plastic and metal products.
• In style eco more often use natural materials. Such a floor lamp will reflect the naturalness of this style. For example, the foot of the product can be made of wood, and the ceiling can be decorated with a green crown or be in the form of a tree.

• Another kind of rustic style - provencethat tends to a vibrant color palette. The main colors here are white and blue.The ceiling light here is most often made of cotton linen, sometimes with patterns in the form of floristics. Sometimes it is considered acceptable to use lace.
• For style high tech metal products with a dusting are selected - with a simple but interesting design.

• Floor lamps retro will help you travel back to those times when such devices were designed as concisely as possible, but catchy.
• East style attracts consumers not only with an abundance of colors, but also with restrained elegance, beauty and warm colors. Floor lamps, decorated in oriental style, here will come at an opportune moment. Products in Japanese style will look the most futuristic, unique. Lamps of the floor lamps issued in chinese style, will be light, transparent, original in performance.
• Floor lamps in greek style look elegant, strict, but very attractive. They are suitable for "rich" interiors.

The size of a floor lamp can be of great importance, therefore it is necessary to select this device to fit the room dimensions. An excessively large, massive device will not look very harmoniously next to a small sofa or armchair.The same applies to the small floor lamp in combination with massive pieces of furniture.

The average height of such a product today is from 150 to 180 cm. High floor lamps will look very good in the living room and hallway, small products will perfectly fit into the interior of a bedroom or office. Now a floor lamp is not an ordinary device for lighting, but a special decorative detail of a modern interior. Fantasy manufacturers gave him the most bizarre (and even unusual) form.

For example, today there is a new trend - to use everything very large in interior design. Very often you can see a floor lamp in the form of an antique sculpture in full size. A floor lamp horse can act as an art object. In modern homes, floor lamps in the shape of a person or a dog are increasingly common.

Fashionable curved arched lamp in the decor is a sought-after item,With which you can give any room the perfect look, since this product is considered the best assistant in the design.

A tall, narrow device on the leg will become a real decoration of the decor in a loft style. Inclined floor lamp with sighting light directing conical lampshade - the most suitable thing for the interior of the 21st century. The product is adjustable in height and angle of inclination.

Lighting stores offer floor lamps decorated in the form of an Eiffel Tower or a vase. You can find floor lamps, stylized under certain flowers (roses, lilies of the valley, sakura), decorated in the form of whole flower bouquets, various compositions. There are oblique models.

Options may be very different.

​ Most often in stores and in homes you can find floor lamps with a metal leg and the same base - they are stronger and more durable. However, they can be bronze, forged, copper, made of high-quality brass or modern shiny chrome.

No less popular are floor lamps with legs and the base of wood - a natural and environmentally friendly material.Carved products will be able to make the interior of the home more exclusive and interesting, rattan products will transform the room beyond recognition.

From French “lampshade” is translated as “muffler”. This element is placed on top, it looks like a cap. Its main purpose is the direction of light and the creation of the necessary degree of illumination.

Fabric shade is considered a classic. Modern manufacturers come up with unique products using glass and metal, wood and leather, plastic and paper materials.

Lamp shades have always been made from materials that are able to protect a person’s eyes, but at the same time transmit light well. These materials are used by manufacturers to produce original forms. They put on the surface of products bright images, stylish embroidery and other interesting additions.

As for glass products, there can also be distinguished many different types - from simple models to very unusual options. Especially appreciated products from Murano material (glass) and crystal options.

Also in demand are wicker openwork lamp shades and paper shades. A Japanese-style paper lamp shade from modular origami will give a unique accent to the entire room. Leather shades are quite expensive, but they will last you as long as possible.

When choosing the color of the product, you need to remember in which room you place your lighting fixture. For example:

• Yellow and lime tones increase activity, vigor improves appetite. They can be used both in the kitchen and in the nursery. Orange and pink tones, a turquoise hue, are just perfect for the nursery.
• In the office or in the roomwhere you need to create an environment for vigorous activity, it is better to use blue, silver, and blue ceiling lamps — cool colors that adjust mental work.

• Choosing a floor lamp for bedroom or living roomit is better to choose warm and soft shades - brown, burgundy, the color of gold, green, red (and even black). Rays, penetrating through the color and texture of the cap material, will create an atmosphere of comfort and peace in the house.
• For the organization of office space the best shade is wenge and white, beige and cream colored ceiling lamps.
• For the bedroom You can pick up purple and lilac ceiling lamps for floor lamps.

Today, consumers are no longer very interested in buying classical types of appliances for decorating residential interiors, therefore, models with various decorative additions have started to be in special demand, many of which can be done with your own hands:

• Products with pendants cast fancy light shadows on the walls and make the atmosphere of the room more mysterious.
• Products with fringe are very well suited to decorate the bedroom in a classic style.
• Floor lamps with mosaic help to make a special emphasis on some part of the room, which was previously darkened.
• Models with a bird are popular among young buyers and are most often installed in children's rooms or bedrooms.

At the present time in the trend of products with carved curved legs. They are used for separate lighting of different angles. The light from such a device will fall on the area in which you direct it yourself, leaving the rest of the room in the dim light.

Very convenient products that can be bent in different directions. Such a device can be moved, moved aside, you can turn the cover to wherever you want. This is a very convenient option.

Experimenting with lamps, designers come up with products that are sometimes difficult to classify - they look so unusual.

• Company Flos, for example, has created its series of lighting devices on the leg Chrysalis in the shape of a large vase.
• Lamp Cosmic leaf trademark Artemide will remind a leaf of a flower.

• On several shelves of the lamp Vibia suite You can expand the books and magazines, put a cup of tea and other trifles.
• Comfortable, versatile and minimalist can be called a lamp Leucos with adjustable original fittings.
• Appearance of products can be quite bold. Designer fantasy can turn it into a tree branch (series Flintstone by Brand van Egmond).

Floor lamp is indispensable when making a resting place or a place to read. Most often it is placed on two sides of the sofa, and also next to the seats - or simply placed in the corner of the room.

In the bedroom, the product perfectly performs the function of a bedside light source, but only if the size of the room allows you to place it in such a way that it does not “litter” the space.If the room is small, then choose floor lighting devices on thin legs, with stylish lampshades. In the bedroom you can pick up a lamp with a clock and lights.

Traditionally, products of this type look great in living rooms. In such rooms, not only the overhead light, but also good floor lighting is needed. For the living room floor lamps or arched products are well suited.

As an additional light source floor lamp can be placed in the hallway. Here you can experiment and install a floor lamp in the form of a plaster sculpture or a loft-style floor lamp.

• A fashionable floor lamp in the form of a luminous column, shimmering with different colors and having an original floral pattern or stars on the ceiling, will fit very beautifully into the design of any room.
• Products in the form of a tree can look very original - they need a sufficiently large space,but your room will be more interesting decorated and attractive.

For more design ideas with floor lamps in the interior, see the following video.