Bedroom lights are often a last minute thought which is not given the attention it deserves when decorating. Often it all comes down to a couple of bedside lamps which prove not to be suitable for the purpose, being just table lamps picked up without much consideration, but if you take the time to really explore your lighting options, you can achieve much more with a variety of fittings. If you read in bed, you need a concentrated beam of light which will fall on the page whilst causing as little disruption as possible to a partner sleeping beside you and which is easy to switch off when you get sleepy. Having to fumble about for a switch can be all it takes to wake you up again; a touch lamp would be ideal in this position if only for that reason.
Bedroom lighting has been given a lot of thought in order to create the right mood for relaxing. Having a pleasant environment in the bedroom is one of the ways to improve sleep quality and it is recommended that soft bedroom lighting with a concentrated task light incorporated is a very important element of this. Concealed lights are a very good way of achieving this as they can be turned off when it is time to wind down before sleep but are a useful addition to a bedroom lighting scheme when it comes to choosing clothes or putting on makeup. This comes in particularly handy when one person has to get up and go to work before the other as it is less disruptive.
Bedroom light fixtures can be a nice feature when matched with bedding colour schemes and lamp shades these days come in such a variety of patterns that this would be perfectly possible even if your linen is not part of a coordinated set, matched with curtains, wallpaper and rugs. A colour accent in a pale room is a very useful design element in a living room, but in bedroom decor it is much better to keep to one theme, so that the room retains a calming and sleep inducing atmosphere. If you don't have the room to keep work out of the bedroom, lighting can be used to good effect to essentially blank out the work space once you are ready for bed. This is achieved by using task lighting which can be switched off separately from the main bedroom lighting.
When it comes to bedroom lighting there are truly endless possibilities to explore, so don't feel like you have to decide right away, take your time to come to terms with not only your choices but the importance of creating your ideal relaxation spot.
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