Where You Need A Table Lamp

You’ve been seeking additional attractive, quality lighting for your home. Ceiling lights are very general and don’t offer the specificity, welcome, and comfort that table lamps do, nor do they have the personality and character of table lamps. So now you’re here in search of lamps to perfect your home décor.

Strategically placed lamps next to the couch, on a dining table, or at the bedside will alter the entire atmosphere of your room. The convenience for table work, dining and reading light is also a must mention. Whether your table lamp is intended to assist the overhead lighting, or perform solo, the style of lamp must properly accent the rest of your interior design elements.

Vintage and Antique Table Lamps
Vintage and antique styles are easily labeled “beautiful.”  Either the lamp stand or lamp shade tend to boast ornate carvings or castings, built to be an art in themselves. They are well suited to any traditionally decorated room. Muted colors like browns, blacks, navy, creams, are all complemented by the dark metals and woods of old style lamps.

Glass Table Lamps
A style of vintage table lamp that is widely purchased is the Tiffany table lamp. Exquisite colored glass lamp shades, similar to mosaics, top the slim, pretty stands of Tiffany table lamps. In a colorful room, be sure that the shades coordinate with your scheme. In a more muted room, the Tiffany style table lamps take central stage. A glass table lamp can be more simple, as well. Single color glass lamps feel more delicate. Their fragile appearance makes them most attractive on otherwise empty table tops; they need their space to shine properly.

Crystal Table Lamps
Another version on glass lamps, the crystal table lamp actually has a crystal body. These stems are usually slim and always fragile…in actuality and in aura. The light colored lamp bodies look best with white, cream, or black shades. Gold may also be an option. More vividly colored shades, however, distract from the simple beauty of the crystal.

Ceramic Table Lamps
A ceramic table lamp is fun. The ceramic itself has a great character, whether delicately painted or a single glossed color, the lamp bodies feel creative and alive. This means that your lamp is a great accent piece in the daylight, too! Ceramic lamps can be either large or small, for delicate and broad lighting alike. Remember that broad lighting requires whiter lamp shades.

Modern and Contemporary Table Lamps
The contemporary table lamp can take nearly any shape, any height, width, and any shade. From chrome twists with UFO shaped shades to large carved wooden circles with squared off shades, modern table lamps are anywhere from funky to wild. Your living space has to accommodate the style. Think color contrast furniture, metal frames, and bright lighting.

Other Points to Ponder
Decorative and romantic lighting may use lamps with darker shades and dimmer bulbs. Lamps intended to illuminate broader areas need whiter shades and brighter bulbs. Never place a lamp where its bulb will glare in your eyes, sitting or standing. Tall lamps suit short tables, short lamps for tall tables. Place your lamps in safe places.