Picking lamps for each room

Over a dining table, a pendant usually looks balanced when its shade is around a third of the table's width, with the bottom hanging roughly 75 to 85 cm above the tabletop. A single 40 cm pendant suits a round table, while two or three smaller 16 or 25 cm shades in a row work over a long table or kitchen counter.

Wall lamps leave bedside tables clear and light a corridor without taking up floor space, and the Slug Wall Lamp With USB is one to consider beside a bed. Table lamps add softer light to a reading corner or a sideboard.

Check each lamp's height and shade size against your ceiling and furniture, since every product page lists the real size and materials. Dust metal, glass and marble with a soft dry cloth once the lamp is switched off and cool, and avoid wet cloths on concrete, which is porous.