Lighting: how to choose the right one for your living room?
Sep 20, 2022
Choosing the most suitable lighting solution for your living room depends a lot room size and if your living room is part of an open kitchen.
If your living room is rather small in size and is combined with an open kitchen, it is probably not the best idea to use big pendant lamps. In this case, it is better to illuminate the living room with floor or wall lamps that add coziness to the room, and install a bigger pendant over the kitchen table or the kitchen island. This way the pendant in the kitchen also adds enough light to the living room area. Separate lighting solutions also work as dividers between the living room and the kitchen zone.
Under The Bell pendant. Manufacturer: Muuto
Arum series floor and table lamps. Manufacturer: Ferm Living
If your living room is a separate room or, if part of the open kitchen but rather big in size, it is a good idea to use pendant lamp for illuminating the living room. If your living room has high ceilings, add some accents with bigger pendants. If your room has lower ceilings, prefer plafond ceiling lamps over pendants.
Nelson series pendant. Manufacturer: HAY
Strand series pendant. Manufacturer: Muuto
Moon ceiling lamp. Manufacturer: Antidark
In addition to pendants and ceiling lamps, spot lights are aslo very good alternatives for illuminating your living room.
Easy spot lights. Manufacturer: Antidark
Living room is a multifunctional room. Therefore it is important to make sure that your lighting has many layers. If you prefer that your living room is bright, add floor lamps and wall lamps in addition to ceiling lamps. This way all the dark corners are lighten up and the room looks and feels cozier and brighter.
Arum series wall light. Manufacturer: Ferm Living
In order to make your living room even cozier, place table lamps to corners, onto side tables, shelves, window sills etc.
Matin table lamp. Manufacturer: HAY
Great solutions are portable lamps, which can be easily moved around and which add even more cozy atmosphere light to your living room.
Panthella portable table lamp. Manufacturer: Louis Poulsen
Edison The Petit portable table lamp. Manufacturer: Fatboy
Light in your living room should not be too bright and blinding, but rather soft to the eye. Light source of the lamps should be hidden, so they wouldn’t be disturbing. Having a lot of natural light is very important, therefore try to keep your window sills uncluttered and don't let the big curtains hide the natural daylight.
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