10 Creative Lighting Ideas for Bedrooms
Illuminate your sleeping space in style with one of these chic ideas
Bedroom lighting needn’t be formulaic. Rather than defaulting to the usual lamp on a bedside table, why not think laterally? Work in a little wirework, create a glow with fairy lights, or max the glamour with a chandelier. Browse these schemes for an inventive array of lighting ideas.
Work some magic
Fairy lights are a winner for bedroom lighting. Not only do they look pretty, their many bulbs spread a soft light across the room – perfect for creating a relaxing mood.
Fairy lights are a winner for bedroom lighting. Not only do they look pretty, their many bulbs spread a soft light across the room – perfect for creating a relaxing mood.
Hang low
Who says your bedside lamp has to sit on a table? Anchoring a long pendant to the ceiling allows the light to sit at the right height while freeing up precious surface space for books and glasses.
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Who says your bedside lamp has to sit on a table? Anchoring a long pendant to the ceiling allows the light to sit at the right height while freeing up precious surface space for books and glasses.
Find out how to create a boutique hotel look at home
Hit the wall
Screwing light fittings into the wall is a great way to make use of dead space next to your headboard. Choose a striking, sculptural light, such as these by Ralph Lauren, for a designer touch. Anglepoise-style lights like these have the advantage of being adjustable, so the beams can be positioned perfectly for reading or snoozing.
Screwing light fittings into the wall is a great way to make use of dead space next to your headboard. Choose a striking, sculptural light, such as these by Ralph Lauren, for a designer touch. Anglepoise-style lights like these have the advantage of being adjustable, so the beams can be positioned perfectly for reading or snoozing.
Pick a palette
Coordinate the colour and style of your lights with your accessories to give your room a strong colour palette. The varying shades of grey in this bedroom create a cool, calming effect.
Coordinate the colour and style of your lights with your accessories to give your room a strong colour palette. The varying shades of grey in this bedroom create a cool, calming effect.
Work in a little wire
Wire shades are a pretty take on the bare bulb trend and work well with neutral walls and distressed wooden furniture. The flower-like shape of this pendant light softens the industrial-style materials.
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Wire shades are a pretty take on the bare bulb trend and work well with neutral walls and distressed wooden furniture. The flower-like shape of this pendant light softens the industrial-style materials.
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See double
Overhead bedroom lighting formations, like this quirky duo, will eliminate the need for bedside tables while creating a bold, symmetrical display. Be sure to have each light wired to a separate switch so they can be controlled individually.
Overhead bedroom lighting formations, like this quirky duo, will eliminate the need for bedside tables while creating a bold, symmetrical display. Be sure to have each light wired to a separate switch so they can be controlled individually.
Cross boundaries
Experiment with the position of your lighting to create interest. The grey expanse of this headboard forms the perfect backdrop for the smart chrome lamp angled across it, turning the light into a feature.
What kind of lighting do you have in your bedroom? Share your thoughts and photos in the Comments below.
Experiment with the position of your lighting to create interest. The grey expanse of this headboard forms the perfect backdrop for the smart chrome lamp angled across it, turning the light into a feature.
What kind of lighting do you have in your bedroom? Share your thoughts and photos in the Comments below.
Why treat your bedroom as second class? Complete your haven with the most extravagant light fitting in the house. Chandeliers look as good over a bed as they do over a dining table. Stick to muted colours elsewhere in the room to make the glitz really stand out.