Bedroom is such our sanctuary. Everything about it must be perfect to make us feel comfortable, including the lighting. Yep, choosing the lighting for our bedroom should not be a matter of taste only, but also the practical use of the lighting. It should make you feel comfortable, and rest well when you do activities in your bedroom.
Bedside lamps are among the popular lighting choices for a bedroom. But, still you can’t just choose bedside lamps based on the design only! Check out these tips below to choose the right bedside table lamps!
Decide the tasks
Before you buy bedside lamps, make sure you know what the lamps will work for. At least there are two function bedside table lamps can do:
1. Reading lamp
There are people who love reading books or writing journals on their bed before they go to sleep. There for, the function of the bedside lamps are for enhancing the lighting. Make sure that when you sit up in the bed, the bottom of the bedside lamp shade reaches your eye level and the light shines on your lap instead of your eyes.
2. Decoration
Not everyone likes reading book on the bed so, the use bedside lamps can be for decoration only. In this realm, if the illumination of the lamp is decorative, you should only make sure that the height of the accent lamp is in the harmonious scale with your bedside table and bed.
Another tips on choosing the ideal size
Deciding the lamps you need is checked. Now, we need to get the ideal size of bedside table lamps for your bedroom following these tips below!
1. The first most important tip: the switch height is the key! The switch of the bedside lamp should be around the range of 21 inches to 30 inches high, or about the equal of your arms’ length. This is to ensure you to reach the switch easily to turn it on and off.
2. Pick the lamps which are proportional to the bedside table. Don’t get the bigger lamps for a considerably tiny tables. It’s better to get the larger bedside table though.
3. If your bedside tables are lower than your bed, then you can pick the lamps with a taller design. However, if the bedside tables are higher than the bed, pick the shorter lamps instead. Once again, choosing the bedside table lamps are all about proportionality and practicality.
