Table Lamps
Table lamps provide an effortless way to enhance the ambience, add style, and establish a practical interior lighting scheme. Different types of lights fit different functions; therefore, finding the right model for every purpose can become a challenge. At ArchiPro, you will find a broad selection of high-quality designs, from soothing bedside lamps to highly functional desk lamps.
Table lamps like floor lamps are so much more than just a practical way to illuminate the various spaces in a room. With endless sizes, shapes, styles and colours on the market, they are a design feature in their own right and can brighten up any room - in more ways than one.
Table Lamps
Most lamps contain two main parts: a base (body) and a shade. Depending on the style, a base can come in a wide variety of shapes, materials, and finishes. While traditional bases are often rounded, handpainted, and made of ceramic, modern versions' design possibilities are virtually endless.
Advantages of Table Lamps
Table lamps are energy-efficient, multifunctional, and provide versatile lighting solutions from ambient to accent lighting. While prevalently used as accent lights, table lamps also define the atmosphere, elevate the mood, and assist casual reading in the living room and bedroom.
Types of Desk Lamps
Banker Desk Lamp
Also known as the "piano" desk lamp, this iconic model is easy to recognise by its distinctive horizontal green glass shade. Other hallmarks include a pull chain and a sleek brass stand.
Adjustable Arm Desk Lamp
The ultimate feature of engineer's desks, this type of lamp allows flexibility while working on projects that spread all over the workspace. An adjustable arm desk lamp can shrink, extend, move inside a radius, and bring focus where necessary. The "head" of the lamp can be standard, or magnifying.
Multi-arm Desk Lamp
Reminiscent of a flower bouquet or small tree with a few branches, this lamp commonly features at least three adjustable light sources that can focus in multiple directions. Its versatile design allows it to be used as a decorative table lamp, and/or as a task light when needed.
Gooseneck Desk Lamp
This type is similar to the adjustable arm lamp, with less flexibility. It's ideal for reading and writing tasks, as its neck allows some limited movement. A gooseneck desk lamp can also double as an organiser, with a base designed as convenient storage for pens and small office accessories.
Clip-On Desk Lamp
Clip-On, like the name says, is a lamp that can easily attach to the desk edge, or wherever needed. This lightweight, space-savvy, versatile gadget comes in many shapes and sizes - even mini - and can be stored away after use.
Types of Table Lamps
Accent Lamp
This type of lamp enhances the ambience, suits the mood, and often poses as a visual feature. They provide more subtle lighting than desk lamps but feature more elaborated designs that make them a vital part of interior design.
Buffet Lamp
Buffet lamps got the name from their long, narrow necks that make them convenient light sources for serving tables. The design is suitable for ambience lighting, refined and traditional with discrete flair.
Torchiere Table Lamp
With the name rooted in French, this type is characterised by a traditional bowl-shaped glass head that disperses the light upwards.
Cordless Lamp
A modern style of battery-powered lamps without a cord is a crossover between a table and a task lamp. It's a convenient solution that eliminates the need for the proximity of plugins.
Where to Use Table Lamps
Bedside Lamps
A bedside lamp should be discreet enough to provide a relaxing atmosphere, yet strong enough to enable some activity, such as reading or dressing. Ideally, it should come with a dimmable switch.
Dining Room Lamps
Ceiling lights are festive, but sometimes the atmosphere requires a more sophisticated approach. Well-placed table lamps are more convenient than candles, yet equally suitable to create an intriguing, comfortable environment for sharing a meal. For this purpose, dining room lamps design should be discrete rather than attracting attention as a focal point.
Bedside Lamps for Kids Rooms
Apart from joyful design, kids bedside lamps should be practical, not too large, and hard to break. A denser shade will create a soothing environment, also fit for a night light with a dimmer switch.
Living Room Table Lamps
Layered light is the best approach for diversity, so the creative opportunities for using table lamps in the living area are virtually endless. They can be matched with furniture, floor coverings or even juxtaposed to all as an ultimate accent.
It's advised to choose adjustable or dimmable lamps for the most prominent spots. They can be aimed away for convenience while watching TV, or pointed towards the site that needs highlighting at the moment.
The many styles of designer table lamps
Once considered old-fashioned, table lamps are no longer the domain of your grandparents alone. For a modern or contemporary home, look for a bankers lamp or glass table lamps with clean crisp lines to contribute to the simplicity of its surroundings. A caged shade or a clean black metal framed desk lamp will complement an industrial theme perfectly, while a crystal table lamp will fit in nicely with bohemian styled décor.
The options for table lamps are literally endless, and extend to bulb choice as well, with a softer bulb creating a generally calming ambience while LED light will maximise light and create a light and airy feel in any space.
Think outside the square for bedside table lamps
Bedside table lamps can add functional elegance to your sleeping space, and there are some creative options on the market. For ease of use, you can’t go past touch lamps, which come in many shapes and sizes, and the staged brightness of some models means that you can get a dim light from a single tap to save a jolting blinding light you as you adjust, making them ideal for those midnight wake-ups.
Night lamps are another great lighting solution for the bedroom, with the possibilities extending from glamorous Asian-styled designs to modern simple plug-in LED night lights.
For a classic style, pair a wooden lamp with a wooden bedside table and bedframe – a shadeless lamp with an adjustable arm will provide simple yet effective reading light. Or, a crystal bedside table lamp will add ambience, throwing exquisite shadows across the surrounding walls and ceiling.
Remember, cool blue light can disrupt circadian rhythm and impact negatively on sleep quality, so consider a low watt warm white bulb for the bedroom.
What Light Bulbs to Use With Table Lamps
Standard incandescent light bulbs are still in use; however, modern solutions provide more versatility. Colour temperature, lumens and wattage can all affect the quality of light and, consequently, the entire room settings. For instance, halogen lamps run at higher temperatures, producing warmer and brighter light than incandescent bulbs. They also last up to three times longer.
However, halogen lamps are still less efficient than LEDs and CFLs. Compared to a heat lamp, LED is cool to the touch and helps lower energy costs, using lower wattage to provide a similar light output.
On average, light bulbs with warm white colour temperature bulbs are more suitable for bedside lamps and living rooms, while bright white fits the kitchens and task lamps.