Sconce with lampshade

 Sconce with lampshade

When interior design, many are guided by the rule that classics will never go out of fashion, so when choosing a sconce, decorators often prefer models with a lamp shade. Modern designs, adapted to the traditional style of the lamp, allow to diversify the decor of the room and provide it with enough light. Currently, there are a whole variety of these products, the manufacture of which uses different materials. Wall lamp with lampshade are the best way to emphasize the interior of a particular style.

Special features

Lamps with shade look minimalist and neat, which allows them to seamlessly fit into the overall interior of the room. Usually the sconce is illuminated with one large or two small lampshades.Unlike glass shades, they are not designed to scatter, but to direct the beam of light clearly downwards, and sometimes also upwards.

That is why they are most often used as an additional light source to the main one. Often, these wall lights are placed in bedrooms or living rooms for the opportunity, if necessary, to dim the lights and create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere in the room.

Materials

Currently, in the manufacture of sconces used various materials. The reinforcement is usually made of aluminum or steel, which later undergoes special treatment and painting to give them a more interesting appearance. The lamp shade, in turn, is most often made of the following materials:

  • The cloth. This is the most popular option among buyers. Fabric shades are able to emphasize the elegance and sophistication of the surrounding interior. When choosing it is necessary to consider the desired coverage area. For example, models of dense fabric are suitable for creating the most directional ray of light, while a translucent thin shell will allow the light from the bulb to diffuse slightly.
  • Paper. Usually used in the manufacture of lamps in the Japanese or Chinese style. Lamp shades are made of special durable paper, which can be decorated with a stylish pattern or even photo printing.
  • Glass. Often among popular models you can find products from stained glass. Interesting bright painting will revive the room and decorate it with beautiful highlights reflecting from the surface of the lampshade. Often ordinary glass is also used as an additional decoration for sconces made of metal or plastic.
  • Metal. Often used to decorate modern interiors. A lampshade of this material creates a strictly directed light, which decorators often use to zoning a room. The most popular models are lamps with bronze shades. They have a very majestic and expensive appearance.
  • Plastic. Modern technology allows you to create stylish wall sconces from this material more interesting in design and form. Such lamps are usually used to decorate the room, made in a bold or minimalist design.

Due to this variety of models, it will not be difficult to choose the most suitable option for decorating a particular interior. Such materials as crystal, ceramics and lace are also often used as a lampshade decoration.

Many talented people are not afraid to make a lamp shade on their own, using the available tools. That is why in search of the most unique and original models you should refer to the range of amateur designer fairs.

Tips for choosing

Depending on the style direction of the room, special attention should be paid to the type of lampshade, in order to most accurately highlight the decor of the interior:

  • High tech. A sconce with a cylindrical lampshade will be a great addition to this high-tech style. Thanks to her, the lamp will transmit light not only downwards, but also upwards, while sufficiently lighting the room. It is also worth looking at the models with a moving part, with which you can, if necessary, direct the light in the other direction.

Also widespread for decorating the interior in the style of "hi-tech" received a wall lamp with a black lampshade shaped Kul.Usually it is equipped with a movable long leg. These sconces are usually mounted above the sofa in the living room to ensure a comfortable rest while reading or during gatherings with friends.

  • Chalet. Exquisite and cozy interior is not without paired sconces. Professional decorators advise decorating a room of this style with lamps with a wooden floor lamp. As a rule, it has the classical form of a direct Empire or square prism. For better illumination, designers often leave curved recesses in the lampshade, which add charm to the interior.

However, the “chalet” style will also accept traditional versions of sconces with a brown shade of bronze or beige fabric.

  • Art Deco. This style contains different directions of decor. Depending on the overall design of the room, both vintage Tiffany style wall lamps and more vibrant Japanese models can easily fit into it. It should be borne in mind that the gamma of the luminaire should correspond to the declared primary colors in the interior. When choosing suitable models, it is worth considering options with such smooth and unusual shapes of the lampshade as a concave Empire with festoons or with a cuff.
  • Country The combination of charm and romance will emphasize the sconces of light and elegant design. Recently, widespread options for the type of crinoline. It is made of pleated fabric, which is stretched on the frame. It turns out very delicate elegant product that can emphasize the romanticism and comfort of the room.

Also pay attention to the options of glass or crystal, which will decorate the room with interesting highlights. A bright delicate color palette is welcome, which will intersect with the shades of the room: green, purple, yellow. To create a more elegant style is to give preference to light muted tones.

At the present time, bras with shade are back in fashion. Modern models are significantly different from previous versions in many ways, which attract the attention of buyers.

To learn how to make a lampshade with your own hands, you can learn from the video below.

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