Seeking the perfect floor lamp
Floor lamps are the ambient lighting scheme, providing much needed illumination to a variety of rooms without time-intensive installation. It's direct task lighting, floor lamps are versatile enough to suit whatever mood you’re going for in a space.
Types of Floor Lamps
floor lamps come in a variety of styles, each with their own unique functional benefits. Has a sturdy base that stands steadily on the floor a tall stem extending from the base, a light that might be direct or diffused.
Ambient Floor Lamps
This usually common type of floor lamps typically provides enough light for reading nearby, though not as focused as the light from a reading lamp. They are topped with a traditional lamp shade, which diffuses the light for semi-direct illumination, making them great for a living room corner or next to a comfortable sofa or lounge chair.
Reading Floor Lamps
This provides more direct, focused light than other types of floor lamps. The reading lamp will usually offer brighter illumination to the space directly below it. You can choose tilting shades, flexible arm or other adjustment capabilities so you can move the light exactly where you need it.
Up-light and Torchiere Floor Lamps
The unique direction of this style of shade makes the light more of an accent than ambient or task lighting. This adds dimension to corners and walls with their upward-pointing shades of up-lighting.
Arc Floor Lamps
Combining a reading lamp and an ambient floor lamp, arc lamps have a stem that extend up and out, offering a bit more versatility. The effect of an overhead light, stretching way up and over a space so they can be used over a living room conversation spaces or even over a dining table.