Now that the nights are drawing in, no doubt there are countless numbers of you out there planning on spending more time at home with the family – so, no doubt, you want to make sure that your living spaces are warm and cosy… and online designer lighting can really help you achieve this with ease.
But how do you go about it? Yes, you need to invest in a few key pieces for each part of the house but it’s not just a matter of buying beautiful designer lamps and pendants. You also need to think about placement and positioning, as well as natural light.
A great way to create a cosy little corner at home, perfect for curling up with your favourite book in front of a roaring log fire, is to bring in low tables and make a statement with a big lamp full of character that will look lovely and attract attention whether it’s turned on or off.
You’ll want to make sure that you have enough light to read by, but this doesn’t mean you need to have incredibly bright light – so choose your lampshade and bulbs with care.
It can be difficult to make bigger spaces seem cosy as they’ll likely have more natural light coming in, so one of the best strategies in rooms of a certain size is to consider breaking them up a bit – and lighting can really help you achieve this.
Pendant and ceiling lights can help to draw the eye to a certain part of a room and make it clear that it’s for a specific purpose, whether it’s a reading nook, somewhere to work or where you like to eat.
The good news when it comes to bigger spaces is that the larger the room, the more freedom you’ll have to play around with different lighting schemes and ideas – but make sure you plan it all out properly in order for the space to feel cohesive.
If you’re trying to zone your room by using lighting options but find that you only have a single ceiling point in the room you’re doing up, you could consider changing the wiring so you can have more lights in the ceiling.
But if you’d prefer not to go down this road, investing in floor lamps can really help make a difference, particularly if you go for an arc lamp since this will help to define part of a room from above in the same way that a ceiling light would. Double-arm floor lamps are a solid investment and can be angled to suit what you’re doing, giving you pools of light in two different places – so everyone can see with ease.
Wall-mounted lamps and sconces can also be very useful when creating cosy places at home, so don’t discount these at all. They’re perfect for illuminating dark corners in living rooms and bedrooms, and come in a wide range of styles so you’re sure to find what you’re looking for, something that really complements the rest of your interior design ideas.
It’s also worth sparing a bit of thought to the kind of bulbs you want to use and if it’s a cosy glow you’re after, steer well clear of bright white lights or anything with a blue tint as this can seem harsh and clinical if you’re not careful, far better suited to task lighting than anything else.
Filament bulbs show no signs of waning in popularity and they look great if you want to go for a more industrial look and feel in some parts of the house, serving as decorative home decor items in their own right.
You can also add to the cosy look by using fairy lights, luxury centrepiece candles or soft rugs, as well as interesting lampshades in natural materials… it’s all just a matter of curating a few key pieces and then putting them together at home as you see fit.
There are all sorts of different ways in which you can make your home cosy this autumn and winter, and you might want to read up a little bit on the Danish concept of ‘hygge’, which is all about creating a sense of contentment and wellbeing at home by focusing on the simpler things in life. What a great way to start off 2020!