floor lamps do a lot for a room. they canincrease overall light, add task lighting or just makea room beautiful. the type and style you buy depends on howyou’re going to use it. a torchiere lamp floods the ceiling with lightjust like overhead lighting does. place one in theliving room, bedroom or any room you need ambient lighting.for activities like reading a book or writing a grocery list, look for a floor lamp likethis. the downward shade provides the focused lightyou need. to cover more ground, try a multidirectionalfloor lamp. you can twist and turn the lights
inall directions – it’s like three lamps in one.when deciding on style, look around the room at your existing decor and finishes for stylecues. do you have a neutral couch? a patterned lampshadeis always fun, or try one in a bold color to breathe new life into an outdated lamp.is your room a tad on the dark side? a linen or cotton lampshade lets more light through.wider shades do too. just make sure the lamp shade covers the lightsocket. and you also want to be sure the light bulbis at least 3 and a half inches from the shade on allsides.
once that’s done, plug in your new lampand unplug with a good book.
