When you are required to select a floor lamp for a room, you must consider the height of that floor lamp and how the height of that floor lamp will determine the function of the light that emanate from the lamp. If a floor lamp is of the wrong height for the space in which it will be placed, the lamp will either create glare or provide insufficient lights to the area of interest. Furthemore, the lamp of the wrong height will not visually coordinate good with the furnitures in the room.
Therefore, you must choose a floor lamp that matches the need of the space in which it is to be placed. Floor lamps is available in four main height categories. Short floor lamps reach heights of approximately 100 to 130 centimeters, and are often used in rooms with corners or beds, as short floor lamps do not overcrowd spaces with low ceiling.
Choose the Right Floor Lamp Height
Standard floor lamps are common in living rooms and provide light to the eyes of those who is seated on the floor. Tall floor lamps are used in rooms with ample square footage and arc floor lamps are often tall floor lamps that allow light to shine over sofas and other furniture without having to install the floor lamp into the ceiling. Each of these categories of floor lamp will perform a specific purpose in a room.
Thus, the purpose of a room will help to determine what type of floor lamp should of been purchased. In addition to considering the height of the floor lamp, the placement of the floor lamp will dictate the height of the floor lamp that is needed. For instance, if you place the floor lamp beside a sofa, the bottom of the shade of the floor lamp should be approximately one meter from the floor to provide light to the area to which the individuals shoulders rise.
If the floor lamp is to be placed in a reading nook beside a bookshelf, the lamp should be positioned higher so that it does not create shadows on the pages of the book that is being read. Additionally, if the floor lamp is to be placed behind the headboard of a bed, the lamp should have a top that clears that headboard by a sufficient margin. Finally, a person can place an arc floor lamp near a dining table so that its base can sit to one side of the table while its light shines onto the table.
The height of the ceiling in a room is another factor to consider when purchasing a floor lamp. If the ceiling is around the standard eight feet in height, a floor lamp of more modest heights is best. However, in rooms with tall ceiling, a tall floor lamp may be desired to provide full coverage of that area.
Thus, if the height of the floor lamp is too tall for rooms with low ceilings, the room may feel oppressive with the presence of that floor lamp. Similarly, if the floor lamp is too short for rooms with tall ceilings, the room may feel small in presence of that floor lamp. Another factor to consider is the size of the shade of the floor lamp.
Narrow shades of floor lamps provide focused beam of light, while wide shades of floor lamps, such as drum shades, provide light to a wider area. Very broad shades of floor lamps provide the same coverage as ceiling fixtures and flood large areas of open plans with light. Finally, the type of light bulb that you place within the floor lamp will affect the way the lamp fill the area with light.
For instance, LED bulbs use less power than other bulbs and last a long time, while filament bulbs provide a different type of visual effect to the area in which the light from the lamp falls. In order to select a floor lamp that best fulfills the lighting needs of the rooms in which the lamps will be placed, there are three main rules regarding the height and placement of the floor lamps. First, the bottom of the shade of the floor lamp should be aligned with the eyes of the individuals that will be utilizing the light from the lamp.
Second, the top of the floor lamp should be at least half a meter above the ceiling. Third, the scale of the floor lamp should be proportional to the furniture in the room. If the individuals follow these three rules, the lights from the floor lamps will function in a logical and visually way in those rooms.
However, if they dont follow the rules in the selection of floor lamps, the light from those lamps will not coordinate well within those rooms.
