Adding a touch of style to a room can be quite challenging. One way many interior designers do this is by adding accent pieces that evoke an overall design theme. A small painting or sculpture placed at appropriate locations in any given room can convey a clear statement about the personality of the room owner or about what the room itself intends to send across.
The arc floor lamp is another piece that can easily function as a complementary room decor that is versatile enough to conform to-or even highlight-just about any theme imaginable. Unlike paintings, sculptures or other similar works of art, an arc floor lamp is a true functional appliance that can provide a room with general lighting or with controlled lighting effects for drawing out a particular ambience or mood.
Among modern lamps, the arc floor lamp is a bridge design between traditional and historic lamp archetypes such as the torchiere and contemporary lamps that often place high premiums on elegant simplicity and guided experimentation. In its basic form, the arc floor lamp launches from the rigid structures of torchieres by evoking a sense of movement that is light, easy and graceful. As such, arc floor lamps may be used to subdue excessively sharp angularities in rooms, providing a wavelike dynamism to otherwise stark spaces.
Arc lamps often have solidly built bases that are also leveraged as artworks in themselves, in addition to providing stability to the entire lamp assembly. These lamps are also spatially adaptable even with their curving arms, allowing interior designers or building owners to snugly place them in room corners or, in adequately spacious rooms, as part of a central lounge system.
Arc floor lamps are among the most sought after lamp types today, largely because of the wide range of sub-styles available that cater to just about any consumer or design requirement. Branded arc lamps are generally pricy but there are some independent dealers that offer value-in terms of decently crafted pieces-at less demanding costs. You can find these deals online or at retail shops that offer different models of contemporary floor lamps. Online and over-the-counter purchases each have their own set of advantages. For example, buying online allows you to skim through a comprehensive product catalogue at the comfort of your home, while physically visiting the retail outlet allows you to closely inspect the different product options you are selecting from.
If you intend to purchase an arc lamp for one of your residential, office, or commercial spaces, consider the following:
1. Consider the room theme you wish to adopt. Any divergence from this theme will negatively affect the coherence of the room design, and you wouldn’t want that. Remember to ask second opinions on whether the specific models of arc floor lamps you have shortlisted are congruent with the overall design elements of the room.
2. Examine the materials used to craft the lamp. Are these conventional, innovative, or sustainable? Do the materials agree with your core value or personality? Are you a person who values tradition very highly? Does your company promote innovative thinking? Are the friends you hang out with really concerned about the environment?
Remember, the things you choose to acquire tell something very important about you. Your choice of arc floor lamps is no exception.