Table Lamps
Bedside, console and desk lamps in brass, glass and steel.
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Choosing table lamps
A table lamp is the light you actually live by — the one on at 10pm when the ceiling fixture is off. Two matched lamps on a console or either side of a bed do more for a room than any amount of overhead brightness.
Height is set by what it sits on. Beside a bed, the bottom of the shade should land near eye level when you are sitting up, which usually means a lamp 24 to 27 inches tall on a standard nightstand. On a console or sideboard, aim for a total height of about 30 inches.
The shade decides the mood. An opaque shade throws two clean pools of light up and down; a translucent one turns the whole lamp into a soft glow, which is what a bedroom usually wants.
Table Lamps — common questions
How tall should a bedside table lamp be?
Twenty-four to twenty-seven inches on a standard nightstand, so the bottom of the shade sits near eye level when you are sitting up in bed. If the nightstand is unusually low or high, adjust so the lamp and mattress top total roughly 44 to 47 inches.
Should the two lamps beside a bed match?
They should match in height and light output; the design can differ. Uneven height is what makes a bedroom read as unfinished, far more than a mismatch of shape.
Are table lamps dimmable?
Yes. Every LitMeUp fixture is dimmable as standard, and table lamps ship with an inline or base switch that works with plug-in dimmers.