How To Creatively Decorate Using Floor Lamps
When it comes to setting the mood or atmosphere in a room, not only does proper illumination add to the allure of your personal space, but also the sources of light. While table lamps and ceiling lights serve a functional purpose, floor lamps are expansive in the many different ways one may decorate their space and showcase their creativity. Whether you choose an antique selection to brighten your den or side with a traditional Victorian fringe design for the bedroom, the never-ending possibilities of a floor lamp shine through in the mind-boggling variety in choices.
Antique Lamps
There is a certain elegance and intrigue associated with displaying an antique floor lamp. In home design, the mystery and unknown past of such an item is enough to spark the imagination, as well as provide a delightful conversation topic when family and friends visit. Today, there are manufacturers that strive to recreate this very look by emulating flowery, ornamental approaches towards antique furniture, which allows homeowners to match their lighting sources with other elements of their décor.
A few common features of antique lamps include the stained-glass lampshade, brass finishes, and intricate designs. When one is interested in truly decorating their home with antique floor lamps, genuine specimens may cost quite a bit, such as French antique lamps carrying a price tag of more than thousands of dollars. Usually, an antique or antique-styled floor lamp is selected because of its look and fit within a setting, rather than bringing light into the room.
One-of-a-Kind Pieces
Floor lamps are also known to serve as a work of art, as some artists fashion one-of-a-kind pieces that sometimes depict odd, creative, or unusual displays. Some of the unique possibilities of artsy floor lamps include planetary designs, sculpted wooden figures, wild animals, and abstract images. Artistic floor lamps may also use unusual objects to construct the base of the lamp, such as animal antlers, petrified wood, branches, or heat-treated metal. They may rise in the air like an ivory torch or bring the look and feel of fantasy with fairies decorating their base.
Some floor lamps are fashioned with a specific art movement in mind, such as colorful Art Deco pieces. Artists may also hand craft their samples and hand paint customized detailing on the outside of the shade to add characteristic touches for home and/or office use.
Regional Flair
Floor lamps are sometimes used to represent or pay homage to regional pride, as seen in Southwestern selections showcasing characteristic elements added to a lamp, such as images of cacti and rattlesnakes. A New York City-themed floor lamp may showcase a silhouette of the Empire State Building. Cozy wilderness scenes of Colorado and other rustic locations may utilize the image of wild critters, such as the grizzly bear or bald eagle.
Create a Mood
Floor lamps allow individuals to create a mood within their home or office that becomes the focus of the space when one enters the room. A gateway to the past may come alive with a Victorian-style street lamp displaying the soft, burnt orange glow of a custom crafted glass lampshade. Perhaps, the theme of your living room is Oriental – a solid hardwood floor lamp with a Chinese raw lacquer finish with mother of pearl and metal chrome accents will fit into the décor. Color also helps create a mood, such as the vibrant shades of red in Asian-style floor lamps.
Mix and Match Color Bulbs to Match Lampshades
The unique part of purchasing a floor lamp is that you may change lampshades to the base of your favorite lamp, just as you can match different colored light bulbs to create varying effects within a room. Depending on the time of day and other outside factors, various lampshade colors transform light into an array of shades, but red, blue, green, and even yellow lights can establish the atmosphere into a controlled setting, such as a romantic environment to a room set aside for contemplation, withdrawal, or reflection.
In conclusion, the many uses and décor ideas regarding floor lamps are quite vast, as homeowners may choose from a host of inviting and exciting selections on the market. Today, an assortment of contemporary, traditional, hip, artisan, and antique lamps expand the possibilities of floor lamp interior design.
About the author: Des S is the founder of SNSLamps.com,which is a division of SNS Designs,Inc. They carry wide selection of unique table lamps. They offer the most popular housewarming ideas, such as tiffany style lamps, table lamps, buffet lamps for everyone.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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QUESTION:
looking for flower floor lamp. It’s pink & it stands up by itself with 3 big pink flower petals w/ bulb inside
the flowers are attached to the pole starting from the bottom to the top on one side
the flowers are attached to the pole starting from the bottom to the top on one side
like
http://cgi.ebay.com/touch-lamp-glass-flo…
http://cgi.ebay.com/flower-lamp-pink-ver…
but with 3 petals
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ANSWER:
Here are some links you can search… I’m not sure which lamp it is so you’ll have to look a bit…
http://www.shopzilla.com/8B–Home_Lighting_-_cat_id–13070300__keyword–flower%20floor%20lamp__lp–10__sfsk–2
http://www.kaleidoscope.co.uk/catalogue/halogen_5_light.asp
http://rochester.craigslist.org/hsh/393384758.html
http://www.csnlighting.com/Hunter-Kenroy-33303BS-CONF-LO1151.html
http://cgi.ebay.com/Touch-Lamp-Glass-Flower-Pink-Rose-Home-Decor_W0QQitemZ250152409491QQihZ015QQcategoryZ20700QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Flower-Petals-Wall-Lamp_W0QQitemZ190139632648QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20703QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Flower-Lamp-Pink-very-nice_W0QQitemZ300140711190QQihZ020QQcategoryZ20704QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Wish I could be of more help….
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QUESTION:
Why do dogs hide their bones?
I have an 8 month old Shitzu-Papillion. We get him these bone-like things filled with meat in the centre. Whenever he gets one, he picks it up and wanders around the house whining and crying until he finds a good enough hiding spot for it (ex. flower pot, laundry basket, behind some floor lamps, etc). It’s pretty funny but I’d like to know why he does this. Thank you!
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ANSWER:
My dog does the same thing. Usually if she’s already eaten and someone gives her something like a bone or some treats, she’ll try to hide them and I notice that a few hours later or maybe even the next day she’ll go back to the spot she hid them and eat it.
So I’d say that they hide them because they don’t want it at the moment but know they might want it later.
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QUESTION:
Can I borrow your opinion on my room?
My plans are listed below.
Bed: Black metal arm futon with black mattress. Teal and lime throw blanket with lots of pillows. Black frame with teal cushion rocking ottoman.
Chair: Black arms and legs teal cushion. Lime toss pillow. Teal footstool that matches chair.
Tv stand: Teal vase with tropical (hawaiian) flowers. Silver and black bendable floor lamp beside stand. my oak jewlery box and dvds. Stone flowers (lime leaves blue flower) as book ends for dvds.
Walls: THE FUN PART. Lime walls with a teal line with a black line inside the teal. Teal curtains. black picture frames with pictures of Hawaii in them. The pictures of one I’ve taken.
The theme is Hawaiian as we just moved to North Carolina last week from Hawaii. I really miss it here and I’ve never seen such a boring town. Our house has all white walls and NO personality. I have to get some carpet since it’s ugly green.
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QUESTION:
Looking for someone with good decorating skills?
Hey peoples, ok I;m 18 & in college, my room looks SUPER plain. Nothing on the walls & just unattractive. So I was wondering if any of you have idea’s on decorating a room.
Things I was looking for…
-Desk
-what things I can put on my wall
-storage room
-lights/lamps/floor lamps
I am a organized type person & I hate a bunch of clutter so what to do? & I’m also going to school for graphic design, so you should think that I like shapes, colors, designs, flowers(daises to be exact).
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QUESTION:
14 year old bredroom decor ideas?
i already have a bed and a huge flower lamp a night stand a drawer and a desk that came with like shelves thats now are on the floor but what ev about that my room is pretty small but i want to decorate it more my room is blue and green and i have those beady curtains what else can i buy to make my room more fun and fashionable
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ANSWER:
In a blue and green room, I would go for a really fun earthy feel. Hang a birdhouse from your ceiling (which i know sounds weird, but if you get one that’s kind of made out of sticks and fake moss instead of the classic birdhouse it looks good), or get one of those princess bed overhangings, thats like the white mesh you know? and buy some fake flowers from walmart and just have fun spicing up your room with a few flowers (that never die! huge plus!) or a flower wreath.
My ideas might sound silly in theory but i have done a room like this, and it was gorgeous and the perfect little haven.
