Lamps for your interior - functional beauty

No interior is complete without lighting fixtures. And if at the dawn of the emergence of the electrification of all rooms, it was just an incandescent light bulb, sometimes with the simplest lampshade, nowadays the range of fixtures is so wide that it is simply impossible to find an option that is suitable in style, material of manufacture, technical characteristics and cost. Designers all over the world are launching their wildest ideas, creating lighting fixtures for every taste and size of the wallet.

In addition to its main function - lighting or highlighting the space, lamps of various modifications carry out a decorative role, provide zoning of the room, highlight certain particular interior items and simply become the highlight of the room's design.

It has become really difficult to imagine a modern interior in which lighting fixtures were chosen in a hurry, without matching the style of the interior and harmonious combination with each other. If earlier the average family, who carried out repairs in an apartment or one room, acquired a chandelier and, for example, a night lamp at the last moment, when the decoration of the room and the arrangement of furniture, decoration with textiles was already completed. Nowadays, a lighting system is planned already at the stage of space finishing. And the matter is not only in the changed technical characteristics of the lighting devices, the methods of their installation. The point is the changed concept of the repair approach as a whole. Most of our compatriots have already realized that in order to get a truly harmonious, balanced design of the room, it is necessary to plan the interior to the smallest detail. This approach, by the way, significantly saves time, effort and money.

By the method of installation or installation, all lamps can be divided into the following categories:

fastened to the wall with a bracket or strap on which the ceiling or lampshade is held. Such models are used for local lighting, they are used in absolutely any room. To create the illumination of various interior items, directional flow lamps are used, as well as for reading. To create atmospheric lighting, scattering light streams are used. Wall lights are available in a wide range of models, are made from a variety of materials and are able to satisfy any, even the most demanding, taste of homeowners;

spread the light to all the space provided (if located in the center of the room, like chandeliers). Pendant lights can be either single-lamp or multi-lamp, with a multi-tiered arrangement of lamps. Depending on the size and height of the room, pendant lights are adjustable in length. Sometimes used for spot lighting.

do not require installation, installed directly on the floor. Usually a floor lamp (floor lamp) is a high tripod with a ceiling or lampshade mounted on it. The tripod can be either static or height adjustable. Cranked tripods can bend, tilt the ceiling mounted on them, thereby directing the flow of light in the right direction. Floor lamps are presented in a wide variety of designs - from imitating a large office desk lamp to three-meter floor lamps with arched tripods and metal lampshades. Suitable for creating atmospheric lighting, and can act as the main source of light (for small rooms with the need to create intimate lighting).

usually used in suspended ceilings, niches.Can be used to illuminate furniture, arches, steps and other interior items and elements. Recessed luminaires can be either spotlights (small sizes, directional local lighting), or strip lights (usually LED strips). There are also panel lights, which are several bulbs collected on one bar, which usually serve to illuminate a part of a room or to highlight a specific area (for example, a segment above work surfaces in the kitchen). Recessed luminaires can be fixed and rotary.

a portable light source that does not require installation and creates local directional or diffuse lighting (depending on the design). Mostly this publication will be devoted to table lamps.

Table lamps occupy a large segment in the environment of lighting devices and there are many reasons for this. They are used in absolutely any room, can serve both to create atmospheric lighting and directional, spot, the design of table lamps is so extensive and diverse that you can find a suitable option for any interior, color palette, size and characteristics of the room.

Advantages of table lamps over other modifications of lighting devices:

• table lamp does not require installation, which means you do not need to drill walls, risking spoiling the finish;
• mobility - you can transfer your table lamps from room to room, thereby changing not only the features of the interior, but also the level of illumination of the room as you wish;
• a table lamp can perform both the functions of a lighting device for work, and to create a certain atmosphere in the room;
• The design of many models of table lamps is so original that they can not only diversify the interior, but also transform it, act as a focal center.

But where there are advantages, there is always a place for disadvantages:

• it is difficult to take into account the wire that almost all models of table lamps have (except for lamps powered by batteries and solar panels);
• as a bedside light source they occupy a place on the bedside table or table (unlike wall lamps);
• Some modern models are so light that they can be accidentally brushed off the surface of a table or cabinet.

All table lamps, depending on the purpose, can be divided into the following types:

1. Business - for reading, writing and homework. As a rule, such table lamps are equipped with a spot function - a directed stream of lighting. Most often, this type of llama is performed with a tripod adjustable in height and inclination, with a plastic, metal or glass shade that can be rotated. But there are also completely stationary models without the listed functions.

Such models, as a rule, are made in one color, most often the tripod and shade are made of the same material, but there are exceptions.

Business models of table lamps are very similar to those used in offices to illuminate the workplace. Therefore, in the classical style, for example, they will look out of place. But modern style, minimalism, contemporary, loft, eclectic stylistics will be an excellent background for such a lighting device.

2. Classic (family) table lamps are designed to create an atmosphere of relaxation and comfort. As a rule, such models are equipped with shades or lampshades that create scattering light. As a result, the lighting is not so bright that you can read or do any other work that requires visual focus, but the room is sufficiently lit to carry on conversations and relax.

3. Night lights - are used for a short time as the only source of light for preparing for sleep, creating an easy, relaxing atmosphere. As a rule, the light from nightlights is used as emergency lighting for a room.

Unlike business table lamps, decorative lamps, as a rule, all elements are static - the leg (tripod) is not adjustable and the base of the lampshade or ceiling is not rotated. Models are most often installed on a round base, which is responsible for supporting the lamp legs. To the leg, in turn, is attached a diffuser - a lampshade (most often performed in a conical shape). As a rule, table lamps are equipped with one lampshade, but there are models with two or even three elements of light scattering, which can give different types of light - point, local or reflected.

But there are also original models, the base of which is a tripod, which provides a reliable location of the lamp on a horizontal surface.

Most often, classic table lamps are a miniature copy of the floor lamp. The same design, the same techniques in the combinatorics of manufacturing materials. But there are differences - in desktop versions, the decor of the legs is given much more attention.

It is important to remember that the materials used to manufacture the lamp can affect its technical characteristics. If we talk about lampshades, they can be made of:

• tissue;
• paper;
• plastic;
• glass;

The design of the legs can be the most diverse, made of wood, glass, porcelain, plastic, metal and even inlaid with stones.

In modern models of desktop floor lamps, metals and plastic are more often used in combination with fabric or rice paper.

Classical models are characterized by the use of wood, stone, glass and porcelain in combination with textiles.

The diffuser (lampshade) of most desktop lighting fixtures has a conical shape. Part of the light propagates through the lower opening (larger) and well illuminates the space for reading or other household chores, the other part of the light flux is directed upward and reflected from the ceiling and walls. There is still a part of the light flux that penetrates the lampshade material, becomes less bright (depending on the density and structure of the material) and creates soft, diffuse lighting around the device.

Such a modification of the lampshade is considered optimal, since it creates a sufficient level of illumination, is able to transform the atmosphere of the room and is at the same time practical in terms of performing some household chores.

But there are lamp shades, for example, of a cylindrical shape. In such a modification, approximately the same parts of the light propagate up and down the diffuser.

There are models of table lamps with round or rectangular shapes of lampshades. Such lamps require more space. If there are no problems in the presence of horizontal surfaces for installing a table lamp, then such a design of the lamp can become a highlight of your interior, bring an element of uniqueness, personalization.

Choosing a table lamp, think not only about the spring attractiveness of the design, but also the technical characteristics of the lighting device, do not forget about the main purpose of the table lamp - to create a certain level of illumination.

A table lamp, the bulbs of which are completely covered with a plafond, can be used mainly as an honor for decor. Lighting such models give insignificant, which is better to use as a duty.

Most table lights are designed to work with incandescent lamps and their taxes. In addition to power, an important indicator of such bulbs is the color temperature, which is measured in kelvins and is always indicated on the package.The lower the temperature, the warmer and more yellowish the light comes from. And the more our eyes get tired. The opposite side of this spectrum is cold and bright lighting (usually at a color temperature above 4000K), which can be very cold and harsh. But at the same time, bluish lighting tunes to work, while yellow shades contribute to relaxation. It all depends on what you plan to use your table lamp for - if for work and reading, then buy a halogen or fluorescent lamp, but if you need to create a warm atmosphere for relaxation - then an incandescent lamp.

Unlike working (business) table lamps, which are usually bought in a single copy, decorative lamps are usually used in pairs in the interior. For example, you can place two identical table lamps on bedside tables or low tables, thereby providing both sides of the bed with their own individual light source.

In the bedrooms, table lamps can be installed not only on bedside furniture, but also on a dressing table or any stand in the boudoir zone. But far from all desktop floor lamps are suitable for mirror illumination. The diffuser of such a device must be sufficiently closed so that the light from it does not blind the eyes, reflecting off the surface of the mirror. At the same time, the color of the lamp shade of a table lamp is of great importance and is able to distort the light perception of its own reflection in the mirror, which is important for applying makeup, for example.

Similar models of lighting devices are installed on a chest of drawers or consoles in the living room next to a sofa or armchair, and sometimes just on a work desk.

Even in the kitchen, there is room for table lamps. For example, for the interior of a private house, in which the sink is located near the window and there is no way to place the built-in lighting under the upper tier of kitchen cabinets, as is done in most cases or with the help of wall lamps. A pair of classic desktop floor lamps are able not only to provide an adequate level of lighting for the working area of ​​the kitchen, but also to decorate its space.

The principle of “pairing” helps to create not only symmetry in the resulting interior, to ensure uniform illumination of the room, but also to introduce an element of orderliness and balance.

The use of bright models of lamps in the interior helps to create a positive mood, raise the degree of the room and transform its character. If the overall color palette of the room is neutral, then the saturated color of the table lamp can make it a focal point that attracts attention. In the colorful interior of the room, the brightness of the desktop floor lamp (usually its legs) will help maintain the general atmosphere, not lower the bar of uniqueness of design.

There are models with bright lampshades with a fairly neutral coloring of the legs and base of the device. It would be ideal to combine the color of the lampshade with a print on the textile that decorated the room or the wallpaper of the room.

In modern interiors, table lamps with legs and bases made in a mirror design are often used. This helps not only to combine lighting with design elements, furniture and appliances, but also to visually increase it by erasing the frames.