Floor lamp - a stylish touch in a modern interior

As you know, a floor lamp is a lamp standing on the floor and supporting a lampshade with a rod. Of the entire variety of lighting devices, floor lamps are, without a doubt, the most homely, cozy and comfortable. A soft, scattering light calmly pours from under the lampshade and pleasantly illuminates the space, providing the opportunity to relax near it, read a book or just chat with family and friends in the evening after a hard day.

Ever since the time when the grandmother's floor lamp, whose lampshade was decorated with fringe, was a family heirloom, passing from generation to generation, the soothing light of the floor lamp is associated with us with pacification and homeliness. But modern floor lamps are far from our memories in terms of external aesthetics.

Going to the store with the aim of acquiring lighting fixtures, get ready to get confused by the variety of offered models, colors, shapes and sizes. Designers around the world provide their original ideas that can satisfy the most demanding requests, the most demanding wishes.

If your repair is already completed and there are only the finishing touches on decorating the room, or you, as a model homeowner, plan everything in advance to the smallest detail, including the purchase of lighting devices, then this publication may be useful to you. We bring to your attention a kaleidoscope of floor lamp models for every taste that can successfully integrate into any style of interior, into a room of any shape and size.

Everyone understands that the main function of a floor lamp is to provide a certain level of illumination of a room or part of it. But this does not end the functionality of these outdoor lighting fixtures. A floor lamp helps to zon the space. Obviously, the area in which the floor lamp is located is intended for relaxation - with a book, in front of the TV or just in a soft armchair or on the couch, talking with households.

In addition to the obvious functions, there is also an underlying functional - decoration. Obviously, in wide sale these days you can find a model for any style of interior. There are models that successfully fit into the interior, and will not distract attention to themselves; in contrast to them, there are many options for floor lamps that can become the focal center of a living room or bedroom. It all depends on what effect you expect from the presence of a floor lamp in the room.

If we talk about the advantages of floor lamps in comparison with wall or table lamps, then they have a number of obvious advantages:

• to install a floor lamp there is no need to drill holes in the wall (as in the case of wall lights - sconces);
• the floor lamp is mobile, you can transfer it to any place, deploy it in any direction, if only the socket in the vicinity was;
• a floor lamp does not need a cabinet, chest of drawers or a table for installation (as is necessary for table lamps);
• depending on the height of the floor lamp, it is able to visually increase the height of the room.

As already mentioned, a floor lamp is a tripod that holds a lampshade. So, there can be a great many options for tripods, lampshades, and their additions. The materials from which both the base of the structure and the lampshade are made are also mass. There is no strict classification of the types of floor lamps, but they can be conditionally divided into the following types:

• floor lamps with lampshade;
• decorative floor lamps;
• floor lamps for reading (with spot function);
• floor lamps, searchlights.

This is the most classic version of the floor lamp, consisting of a stand, a high tripod and a lampshade fixed at its peak.As you know, it is the lampshade that is responsible for the technical characteristics of the device, the level of dispersion and background illumination.

Traditional floor lamps have a cone-shaped lampshade. But nowadays you can find many models that demonstrate a huge assortment of shapes, sizes and colors that can satisfy the needs of any stylistic trend and the homeowner with any wallet size.

As materials for the manufacture of lampshades using:

• cotton;
• linen;
• fiberglass;
• glass;
• rice paper;
• ceramics;
• metal;
• acrylic plastic.

Using this or that material for production of the lamp shade, designers achieve the solution of various constructive problems. Different types of materials are capable of transmitting light in different ways, and using all kinds of forms of lampshades, you can control the flow of light - scattering it or collecting it in a beam. This property is skillfully used by designers around the world, creating exclusive models of floor lamps.

The main task of the floor lamp is to provide additional lighting. Therefore, it is not customary to insert bulbs equal to or greater than the power of the main light source into the floor lamp. But, if the situation requires solving the problems of central lighting, then you can buy a floor lamp with a power regulator.

Traditional floor lamps are made from 1 m to 2.5 m high and can be made in a variety of design options, ranging from massive carved tripods with bright lampshades to translucent glass bases with light upper material.

Convenient floor lamps with tables are models that provide two-in-one functions. You do not need to reach for a table at a book or phone. For human convenience, the countertop is approximately at shoulder level or slightly lower.

Models of floor lamps with lampshades on adjustable tripods are very convenient. The principle of operation of such rods is similar to the ability to change the position of a table lamp, which is often used in offices to illuminate workplaces. You can bring the light closer if you read or move the light source with just one movement of the hand, if you want a more intimate setting.

Models with a lampshade on a tripod are incredibly stable; you don’t have to worry that children or a pet can turn the device over; it stands firmly on its three “legs”.

Floor lamps with a base made of wood or a material that successfully imitates it bring a touch of home comfort to the room, which, coupled with soft diffusing lighting, becomes the embodiment of home comfort that you want to strive after a difficult working day.

Floor lamps with a silver-plated tripod or made “in gold” look catchy and original, even with a traditional design. A similar model of the lamp will be appropriate in many stylistic directions.

This type of lighting differs from traditional floor lamps in that it is used to create accents in space. Not always their main function of lighting acts as the dominant. Designers do not limit the flight of their imagination. Therefore, you can find very unusual models of floor lamps, which can safely be called art objects.

Floor lamps with a tripod in the form of an arc are now at the peak of popularity. The original design brings an element of uniqueness to the interior, a stable, heavy base prevents the floor lamp from turning over; as a result, an interesting image of a recreation area with a lighting device is obtained.

Light thin floor lamps with chrome surfaces fit perfectly into the modern eclectic interior, they will look harmoniously in the hi-tech style.

Often, floor lamps are available in sets of two, they can be installed on both sides of the sofa or symmetrically placed near the chairs. Often, a couple of wall options come in the kit to the floor lamp in a similar style and similar color scheme.Such ready-made ensembles of lighting devices help create a harmonious decor for homeowners on their own, without resorting to interior designers for services.

Some floor lamps have such an unusual shape and design that their main function is lost in the brilliance of the individuality of the art object, creating a certain character of the room, transforming its individuality.

There are models of floor lamps that are designed specifically for reading, they also say that such devices are equipped with a spot function - they shine in a strict direction.

In the interior, such floor lamps can be used not only to create a reading corner. The flow of light from the floor lamp can be directed to a picture, mirror or other significant interior item.

Recently, floor lamps, which look like a huge table lamp, which consists of a stationary tripod and a fairly large lampshade, have often been used in design projects of living rooms and cabinets.

Such floor lamps look in accordance with the latest trends in the world of design, it is difficult to fit into the retro interior. A room in the classical style and country style, just can not harmoniously accept such a modern model. But for high-tech style, minimalism, contemporary, eclectic styling and modern style, these models can decorate.

A similar theme for using a table lamp model to create a floor lamp was also used to make lamps on an adjustable tripod, which can be bent and rotated.

Black and white colors for floor lamps imitating the design of a desk office lamp are the most popular, but more cardinal colors are also found. The bright, colorful shade of the floor lamp can not only become an accent in the interior, but also attract attention as a focus center.

 

The name of this type of lighting device speaks for itself. From industrial and lighting and social, cultural, public, spotlights, or rather their reduced options, moved into the area of ​​home interiors.

As a rule, a floor lamp is a tripod (sometimes four “legs”) with a large lamp mounted on top. Most often, direct light from sufficiently powerful lamps is directed to an important interior item or serves as a backlight, for example, for board games or reading.