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Light it up: Styling lamps in your home

Lighting is key to your home's comfort. Combine task, accent, and ambient lighting for a luxurious, cohesive design.

25 September 2024

Clare Chapman
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Elevate your home's comfort with strategic lighting. A well-designed scheme combines task, accent, and ambient lighting for a luxurious feel, with lamps adding warmth and focused light.

Choose lamps that match your decor's style, colour, and materials to create cohesion or add vibrant contrast. Consider timber for an earthy vibe or metallics for sophistication.

Select from table lamps for reading, versatile floor lamps for corners, or space-saving wall-mounted lamps to highlight architectural details.

Inspired by the iconic, 1935 original, this Type 75 anglepoise desk lamp by Margaret Howell, is perfect for reading in bed. Pictured here in a home designed by Case Ornsby.

The crystal transparent Bourgie lamp by Ferruccio Laviani for Kartell adds a baroque touch to this interior.

Table Lamps

Made from Japanese paper, Lampampe by Ingo Maurer exudes an almost poetic textural grace.

Standard (Floor) Lamps

This Mito largo floor lamp by Occhio brings balance to the overall design scheme

Wall Sconces

The use of a sconce lamp in this entryway helps maintain the sleek, minimalist feel.

Author

Clare Chapman Clare Chapman
Editor in Chief, HOME