Of all the variety of lighting fixtures, the most "domestic" and cozy, no doubt, can be called floor lamps. Soft light, gently pouring from under the lampshade, relaxes and calms, brings to life peace and peace of mind.
Surviving a second birth after some oblivion, outdoor floor lamps happily settle in each house to give peace to their masters. Let's find out what kind of floor lamps are, how to choose them and where to put them.
Everyone knows that a floor lamp is a lamp that stands on the floor and supports the lampshade with a high barbell. But not everyone knows that floor lamps in the interior perform several functions simultaneously.
First, it's zoning. With the help of a floor lamp it is easy to differentiate the room into zones. It is natural to assume that the part of the room where the floor lamp stands is allocated to the rest zone. They either read or watch TV, or just relax under a warm blanket, leaning back on pillows and closing their eyes.
Secondly, help in decorating. The modern floor lamp is not the lamp that our grandmothers placed near the chair. Entering the lighting store, you can simply get lost from the variety of outdoor floor lamps with lampshades, which offer manufacturers. Here there is a lamp for any interior and for any functions, but even if you can not choose from the store range, you can order an exclusive model that will be made and brought to order.
Floor Standing Photo
Original Floor Standing Photo
Original Floor Standing Photo
Modern Floor Lamps Photo
If you compare floor lamps with their "brothers": wall or desk lights, then you should note several advantages of floor models:
1) in contrastfrom the sconce( wall lamp), to install a floor lamp you do not need to make holes in the wall, the main thing is that the socket is somewhere nearby;
2) unlike a table lamp, a floor lamp does not need a bedside table or coffee table - it is placed directly on the floor;
3) only a floor lamp has the mobility that is not available to other fixtures - it can easily be moved and installed anywhere in the room, without worrying about whether there is a table next to it or a curbstone.
Modern floor lamps photo
Floor stand lamps photo
Modern floor lamps
As we have already seen, the floor lamp consists of a tripod and a lampshade. Classic floor lamps have a straight tripod, the height of which can vary from 1 to 2.5 m. But modern floor lamps have not only an adjustable leg, but also a form of a tripod in the form of an arc or curved shape of a bizarre shape.
Floor stand in the interior
Floor stand in the interior
Floor stand in the interior
Floor stand photo
Also there are models with a plafone on the tripod.
Original floor lamp with a plafond on a tripod
Original floor stand lamp on a tripod
Unusual floor lamp photo
Convenient floor lamps with a table - in such models do not need to reach the nightstand to put a book or put a cup of tea. For convenience, the table top is at the shoulder level of a person or slightly lower.
Floor lamps with table
Floor lamp with shelves
Floor lamp with shelves
The lampshade for the floor lamp can be made of a variety of materials that are selected for a particular style of the interior. There is not only a classic version of fabric, but also lampshades come from paper, plastic, glass, ceramics and even metal. In addition, in some models there may be several bubbles, they form a brighter upper light and a muted lower light. Also popular models with swivel lights.
Lampshade for floor lamp
White lampshade for floor lamp
Floor lamp floor photo
Floor standing lamps in modern interior Photo
Lampshades can create not only a cozy and relaxing light, but there are floor-standing floor lamps with a spot function. The light in such floor lamps is narrowly directed to one side, for example, upwards, highlighting a wall, a picture or a mirror.
Floor lamps in a modern interior photo
Floor lamps in the interior photo
Floor lamps in the interior
Working on the design of the interior of the room, you need to think over the place where the floor lamp will be. Let the shape and color you pick up later, when the main part of the repair is completed, but the location of the floor lamp should be taken into account in advance to stock up the outlet, which will turn on the floor lamp. The ideal place for a floor lamp is the corner of the room or from some side of the sofa or armchair.
Experienced designers use floor lamps not only to zonate the room, but also to visually adjust the room. For example, floor lamps up to 1 m high visually make the room higher, they are well used in low rooms. Also quite popular are whole sets of lamps of the same color and shape, but different in size. For example, two identical floor lamps can be placed on either side of the sofa - it turns out stylish and unusual.
Floor standing in the interior photo
Floor lamps in the interior of the living room
And it is necessary when choosing a floor lamp to take into account the style of the interior in which the room is decorated. Manufacturers of lighting fixtures are trying to fame and produce lamps from various materials, different colors and shapes. And all this in order to best meet the wishes of each buyer.
Floor lamps in the interior of the living room
Floor lamps in the interior of the living room
Therefore, in the market of lighting devices you can find not only floor lamps in the classical style, but also crystal floor lamps for interiors made in the styles of baroque and rococo.
Crystal floor lamps photo
Lampshades of such floor lamps always complement the embroidery or dangling thick fringe. For rooms in eco-style and country style wooden floor lamps will suit.
Floor standing wooden floor lamp
For rosewood style, look at rattan floor lamps. An invariable attribute of the fashionable interior will be glass floor lamps with a bizarre shape of a tripod without a lampshade, but with several shades. In the Empire style, the forged floor lamp with elements of artistic forging will fit perfectly.
Floor lamp outdoor photo
We transform the floor lamp by our own hands
In the era of craze, the directions of hand made can not be ignored by the ways in which floor lamps are decorated. If you are friendly with a thread and a needle, have sewing skills and have good taste, then it will not be difficult for you to breathe new life into a floor lamp that has seen it, or simply to update an already bored lamp. So, let's see how you can decorate the floor lamp?
The easiest way to decorate a floor lamp can be considered an applique. On the existing lampshade with the help of glue a new image is cut, cut from napkins, wallpaper or cut fabric.
Also with the help of the popular trend in needlework decoupage, you can upgrade an old floor lamp. To do this, you need to stock up on the color and style of napkins and glue for decoupage.
For real needlewomen, it will be easy to recreate the luminaire in oriental style, using embroidery with golden threads, beads, beads, as well as decor with fringe and ribbons.
Floor Standing Tiffany
If you really want to conveniently place Tiffany's floor lamps on both sides of the sofa, but you can not afford such a pleasure, then try making them yourself. Of course, such work will require certain skills and skill, but, you see, with a strong desire, nothing is impossible!
