Living Room Floor Lamps
Reading and arc lamps for the corners the ceiling misses.
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Choosing living room floor lamps
A floor lamp is the fastest fix for a badly lit living room, because it needs no electrician and no holes in the ceiling. Put one in the darkest corner and one at the reading chair and most rooms stop feeling gloomy immediately.
For reading, the bottom of the shade should sit near eye level when seated — about 47 to 49 inches from the floor — and slightly behind your shoulder, so the page is lit and the bulb is not in your eye.
An arc lamp reaches out over a sofa or coffee table and does a pendant’s job without touching the ceiling. It is the right answer in a rented flat, under a concrete slab, or wherever the furniture layout has not settled.
Living Room Floor Lamps — common questions
Where should a floor lamp go in a living room?
In a corner the ceiling light does not reach, or just behind and to the side of a reading chair. Two lamps placed apart light a room better than one placed centrally.
How tall should a living room floor lamp be?
Around 58 to 64 inches overall for a general lamp, with the bottom of the shade at 47 to 49 inches for reading — roughly eye level when seated.