Floor Lamps 

Floor lamps give you the ability to transport ambient illumination to just about anywhere you can imagine.  For anyone living in a dorm room or perhaps even some small apartment without a ceiling fixture, floor lamps can be a true life saver.  In addition to flooding a space with ample ambient illumination, a floor fixture can often be placed behind couches, chairs, and other seating areas so that they don’t impinge upon the traffic flow in the room. 

Indeed, floor fixtures are very practical but they can also be stunning creations of exquisite detail, beauty, and color.  Tiffany floor lamps, in particular, are simply some of the most impressive light fixtures that you can buy for your home.  Fashioned from the highest quality art glass and featuring a timeless look and design, the Tiffany floor lamp beautifies as it illuminates.  You can truly unify a space and better focus attention by buying complementary Tiffany table lamps, wall sconces, or desk lamps. 

Wooden floor lamps are also intriguing additions to any space and will certainly bathe the surroundings with plenty of ambient illumination.  Wooden floor lamps are perfect for illuminating a Mission style or Traditional décor.  Wooden lamps are available in a wide assortment of styles and woods that will perfectly accentuate the interior design scheme while enhancing the space, including:  Cherry, Oak, and Maple just to mention a few. 

Torchiere floor lamps are considered an inverted lamp because instead of the lighting being directed downwards, it is instead aimed upwards towards the ceiling.  Not only does this create indirect light and reduce chances for glare, it also creates a more stately and refined aesthetic appearance.  Like their lighting counterparts, a torchiere also typically stands around six feet in height and will create ample ambient illumination for most spaces. 

Contemporary floor lamps may not be as colorful or ornate as their Tiffany lamp counterparts, but they are highly stylistic and will certainly add to the overall decorative appeal of any space.  Contemporary fixtures tend to feature simple lines, geometric design, and metal bases made from nickel, stainless steel, and other similar materials.  When complemented by other similarly designed contemporary lamps, wall sconces, and fixtures, contemporary floor fixtures greatly enhance the aesthetics of modern design schemes and help define the space. 

The total wattage required for any space is roughly equivalent to the square footage multiplied by 1.5.  As with any truly balanced lighting scheme, don’t rely on any single fixture to provide all of the illumination for the space as it creates gaps in the lighting balance which diminishes the look and feel of the room.  In many cases, a floor lamp will technically provide enough illumination for the space but they tend to leave dark spots in the lighting design.  Always try to have multiple sources of lighting in every room for a more complete and balanced décor.