How to choose the perfect lampshade and inspirations

Knowing the right style, size, and lamp model for your bedroom can be a challenge, but these tips make it easy.

In bedside lamps have two basic functions in the room: provide enough light to comfortably read and other activities in the room, and look good while doing it.

However, choosing the ideal lampshade can be confusing. How many lamps do you need? How big should the lampshade be? Which style should you choose? The questions can be many. Fortunately, there are basic rules for decoration that answer all these questions and make it easy to choose the right bedside lamp. Watch:

How many bedside lamps do you need?

As a general rule, you need a bedside lamp if you are the only one sleeping in the bed and two if you have a partner. If your room is too big or your mattress is kingtwo appliances guarantee a better balanceregardless of whether you are the only one using the room or not.

Even if you have two bedside lamps, don’t count on them as the only light source in the room. If you don’t have a ceiling light, you will need at least one other light, preferably a floor lampon the other side of the bed.

How wide should your lamp be?

One of the most common mistakes in bedroom decoration is choosing the wrong size of the bedside lamp. Most of the time, people opt for a lamp that is too small. But the rule of thumb is: the wider your mattress, the wider the bedside table; and the wider the bedside table, the wider the lamp about her.

In general, your bedside table should measure between one third and two thirds of the width of your mattress, and the bedside lamp should be approximately one third of the width of the bedside table when measured at the widest point of the lamp.

How tall should your lamp be?

Choosing the right lamp height is especially important if you are a night reader. After all, you don’t want the light to shine over your head, nor do you want it directly in your eyes.

Assuming your nightstand is the same height as your mattress, look for a lamp that is the same height as your nightstand, plus 5 or 7 cm more.

The positioning of the lamp switch is also a problem. You don’t have to get out of bed to turn the lamp on or off or risk hurting your back – or falling completely out of bed – to reach the switch.

The ideal height for the switch is approximately the same length as your arm, anywhere in between 53 cm and 71 cm for most people. Of course, the most convenient of all is a bedside lamp with the on / off switch on the cord.

How to choose the lampshade

The right size lampshade balances the lamp. In general, the height of the lampshade should be approx. two thirds of the height of the lamp bodymeasuring from the bottom of the lamp to the base of the lamp.

The width of the lampshade should be approximately twice the width of the widest part of the lamp.

If you have a very thin lamp, choose a lampshade that is not wider than tall for the best proportion. For best reading before bedtime, the base of the lamp should be approximately at height at the same level as your eyes while sitting on the bed.

• Height: two thirds of the height of the lamp.
• Width: twice the width of the lamp.

You white or off-white lampshades They let in more light, but colorful lampshades are a great way to add a special touch to your decor. As for the shape, the drum curtains are the trend of the moment, but you are wrong by combining the shape of the lampshade with that of the lamp.

How to choose the style of your bedroom lamp

As long as bedside lamps match the rest of your bedroom decor, their color and style is up to you. Spice up a contemporary room with an elegant glass or chrome lamp, or choose a traditional ceramic lamp for a country room.

Have fun with a shaped or decorated lampshade with a typical print of your furnishing style: again in a sea-style bedroom, palm tree in a tropical room, or grapes in a Tuscan-themed room, for example.

Think of your bedside lamp as a powerful detail in your bedroom and choose accordingly!

inspirations

You understand everything? Now is the time to get inspired. Check out some lamp ideas to brighten up your room below:

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Benjamin

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