What kind of lamps are there and how to make the right choice?
Which of the lamps in the store should you choose? Having solved several tasks at once to illuminate the room and create coziness? When choosing this piece of furniture, you should rely not only on its design, model and appearance. It is required to pay attention to how advantageous it will look in a certain room of your house or apartment.
A modern luminaire can be ceiling, wall, table and even floor. And how to decide on the manufacturer, there are Italian lamps , Russian, Chinese, etc. The model directly depends on the category, ceiling lamps are perfect for rooms with high ceilings. But the spotlight can be wall or table, but first things first.
Coveted chandelier
Chandeliers are one of the most popular and relevant lamps in our time. They are used both for spacious rooms and rooms with low ceilings. In halls with high ceilings, chandeliers with long cords or chains, with several bulbs will look great. For small rooms, you should choose compact chandeliers with small shades. To illuminate such a room, only two bulbs are enough.
Wall sconces
It is best to mount small lamps on the walls of the rooms, like a sconce. To illuminate mirrors on cabinets and in bathrooms, sconces are used, in which you can change the direction of lighting. But it is wiser to hang a sconce with a direct stream of lighting over a small table in a recreation area or over a kitchen corner. His ray of light is directed strictly downward. To create diffused lighting, sconces with rounded shades made of colored or frosted glass are used. Such lighting elements create uniform illumination in the room.
Comfortable floor lamps
In the rest room, it is advisable to install lamps that can complement each other, placing them at different heights from the floor surface. At the same time, floor lamps of different sizes will create an ideal composition. Floor lamps will harmoniously fit into the interior of the bedroom, as they diffuse subdued and soft light. This type of lamps can be a good addition to the interior of the living room, especially in that corner of it, which is intended for relaxation and reading. It is advisable to place floor lamps in the corners of dark rooms.
Low voltage light elements
Low-voltage spotlights have gained particular popularity in recent years. They are mounted in a suspended ceiling. Some of these luminaires can be rotated in their sockets to select the desired direction. They are indispensable in large production facilities.
Busbar
It is a small rail laid along the ceiling; there can also be several of them at once. In the grooves allocated for them, miniature rotary light elements are installed. Thanks to the unique design, the luminaires can be moved and the direction of the illumination changed.
Busbars are even made of glass. Such light and transparent designs will look perfect in the living room, dining room, kitchen or hallway. But you shouldn't combine them with crystal of luxurious chandeliers.
Lamp selection
There are halogen, incandescent, fluorescent, energy saving and LED lamps.
The halogen bulb gives a bright light and is also energy efficient. Halogen lamps are widely used to illuminate shop windows, as well as in crystal lamps. Halogen spot bulbs differ in different light scattering angles. The angle can be small, medium or wide.
Incandescent lamps are known to everyone, and are still in demand today. Now manufacturers are trying to modernize even them.
In public places, fluorescent lamps are most often used, as they are distinguished by their durability and practicality.
With the help of a lighting device, you can not only create a cozy atmosphere in the house, but also hide the flaws in housing, and expand the space of the room. Wall lamps with upward lighting will help to visually increase the height of the ceiling.
Niches, arches, as well as window openings will harmoniously emphasize spotlights. Moreover, if you insert colored bulbs into them, you can change the shades in the room. And, familiar to everyone, fluorescent lamps can create the illusion of a sunny day.