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Today’s decorative bedroom lighting is crafted to generate a response and can create anywhere from a giddy electric tingle to a deep Zen-like calm. Here at 1StopLighting, we’ve got so many options available that you’re sure to find the look that hits you just right – let’s look at some of our favorite and truly unique bedroom lighting ideas.
When creating your list of cool bedroom lighting ideas, the best thing you can do for your room is to use layered lighting. There are three types of lighting:
The addition of each of these types creates layered lighting that can be switched on and off in various combinations to create different moods.
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Bedside lighting ideas should include bedside table lamps (sometimes called nightstand lamps) as they provide targeted lighting for one person to read or play on their tablet while another drifts blissfully to sleep. When adding fixtures to your list of possible bedroom lighting ideas for lamps, there are variables you’ll have to consider. The height of the lamp gives different light angles, while the texture, finish and shade type can all be selected to meet your own personal sense of style. Note how the Uttermost Maris table lamp creates a striking profile by covering an inverted star pattern with an Antique Brass finish.
Hanging a pendant light or chandelier over the master bed has become one of the strongest trends in master bedroom lighting ideas. Selecting a well-crafted pendant that draws the eye creates an instant focal point for any of your guests and anchors the room in your perfect style. One of our favorite uses is to select three smaller pendants, each hanging at different lengths, clustered together over the master bed to create both drama and serenity.
The best master bedroom lighting ideas consider the full use of the room’s space. For instance, by adding a gorgeous wall sconce on either side of the headboard, you have adding valuable soft indirect lighting for reading or relaxation without taking up any precious real-estate on your nightstand. To add even more versatility, select an amazing swing-arm wall sconce like the Crystorama Lighting Marshall sconce that can either be hard wired or use included 8’ electrical cord to simply plug it in.
For years one of the favorite bedroom lighting ideas to create a layered lighting system has been to use recessed can lighting. What do you do, though, when you’ve got these ceiling cans, but you’d like to step up to modern LED lighting across the entire surface (not just replacing a bulb)? Take out your old bulb, baffle and surround and replace them with the Satco LED recessed downlight. The light plugs into the same “socket” that your old light used, but now you’ll have brilliant, integrated LED lighting that you can select the color temperature (2700K/3000K/3500K/4000K/5000K) to set the mood perfectly.
Selecting the best lighting ideas in a bedroom frequently comes down to which ideas give you the most options. Dimmable lights, like those that surround the Bailey Street Home standing mirror, allow you to easily change the mood (in this case with a touch sensor) from softly romantic to brilliantly lit. When selecting dimmers for your lights, be careful to select compatible dimmers (some LED lamps/bulbs require special dimmers called ELV (electronic low voltage>).
Wow, have things changed. It used to be that if your bedroom lighting ideas for your ceiling included a line of lights, you’d use rope lighting to provided jagged light in a line to accent architectural elements of your home. Today, LED strip lighting provides the same lighting opportunity with huge plusses; the light can be tailored (from multiple shades of white to a full spectrum of colors) to suit your needs. Advanced LED systems can even vary the light within the light strip (as shown here) in bookcases, along the bottom of nightstands, surrounding the base of your bed or even hidden in a tray around your ceiling.
One of our favorite lighting ideas in a bedroom doesn’t necessarily involve the bed. You can mount a flexible-armed wall sconce (like the dweLED Stretch flexible arm wall lamp) on either side of the bed for amazing, perfectly situated reading light to help you submerge yourself into a good book, but the same flexible lamps work amazingly in a cozy reading nook. Easy to install, this gorgeously functional lamp can either be hard wired or use the included 8’ cord and plug it into your outlet.
There are some challenges when coming up with the perfect lighting ideas in a bedroom – specifically, closets and dressing rooms frequently feel smaller than we’d like. These areas require a good amount of light, but don’t lend themselves to chandeliers or pendants (they take up too much space and run the risk of being whapped by a flailing arm trying to finally get into that sweater). Flush mount lights, especially ultra-low-profile LED lighting like the Maxim Lighting Trim LED Flush Mount Lights, are the perfect solution. Although they take up slightly more space, track lighting is another excellent choice as the light can be directed specifically to your wardrobe areas.
Almost immediately after fire was found to be a way to cook food, fire has also been used as candlelight. The soft glow, providing flickering light with mesmerizing effects has been a calming, serene influence whether provided by fireplace or perfectly placed candles. Be safe with your candles – only use them in well-ventilated rooms, keep them away from kids or pets, don’t move them when they are burning and don’t burn them for more than four hours (they can overheat). The safest move would be to use the new LED flameless candles to provide the same romantic glow with increased safety.
Our customers who have large master bedrooms voted that their favorite of the over bed lighting ideas is to add a statement chandelier… and that statement is, “Wow!” Not just serving as a focal point, stunning chandeliers like the Crystorama Lighting Broche chandelier create a sense of timeless comfort. Styles range from minimalist chic to traditional wrought iron, each a commanding presence that will anchor your room in your own personal style.
Bedrooms are the one place in the home where comfort is Job 1. When considering selecting which of your bedroom light fixtures ideas to add to your home, may we suggest what we politely call a two-fer? Adding a ceiling fan with an integrated light kit (like the gorgeous Kendal Lighting Inc. Eris ceiling fan above your bed allows you the cooling comfort that only a ceiling fan can provide plus the added illumination from a ceiling light source. Don’t forget to keep your fan on in the winter, running backwards (clockwise when looking up) to push warm air down the outside walls and cut your heating costs.
With just about everything in our homes having the ability to be smart these days, it’s not a surprise that adding smart lighting to your home is an easy and effective way of making your lighting control easier. We prefer not using smart bulbs (some chandeliers take 12 or more bulbs, which gets REALLY expensive); we prefer to use smart controllers instead. Some of our favorite bedroom light fixture ideas include a new technology that is super exciting – By adding the SkyX system to the very best chandeliers (such as the Crystorama Lighting Jayna chandelier, you can control your lighting with your phone via smart app or use Alexa, Siri, Google, SmartThings, Cortana or SkyHome to have full control without your phone.
I would have loved this when I was a kid… today’s children can have their bedroom outfitted with all the best sights in the known universe. Adding either fiber optic or LED star night ceilings to a bedroom creates a feeling of wonder in the daytime, and absolutely awe at night. Imagine lying flat on your back, watching the subtle twinkling of the stars in a faraway section of the galaxy slowly lulling you to sleep while you dream of space exploration. Who knows, today’s starry night dreamers may be tomorrow’s leaders exploring the vastness of space and bringing those stars just a little bit closer.
Canopy beds have long been chosen for their stately presence, allowing the draped sheet panels to flow gently in the evening breeze. Put this on your bedroom lighting ideas list – add to that canopy a small array of fairy lights (tiny LED lights in a mesh string, kind of like a spider web) to create a softly glowing umbrella above your bed that is perfect for providing ambient light while enjoying some “there’s never enough” screen time with your phone or tablet, or simply providing a soothing light while you slowly drift off to sleep.
We’ve seen fifteen unique bedroom lighting ideas, each a little more interesting than the last. Let’s put them to good use – think about your home, and your bedrooms. Which of these ideas would work, in which bedrooms, making them the center of serenity that will help you get those richly needed ZZZ’s? Whichever you like, turn to 1StopLighting for the selection you want at the price you need.