Karman suspension lamps for the bedroom are the best solution to make your room welcoming and comfortable: here are our tips!
The bedroom should be an oasis of peace and relaxation. It is the place where you take refuge and rest after long busy days; that is why it is essential that it is as cozy and comfortable as possible.
As lighting designers teach, lighting plays a decisive role in terms of the sensory and emotional perception of spaces. It also decisively influences the quality of time spent in a given environment.
To create the perfect atmosphere in any room, and especially in the bedroom, it is necessary to select the most appropriate lighting solutions with aesthetic and functional peculiarities.
The lights chosen must be suitable both to illuminate optimally and to make an immediate style statement: this turns out to be a strategic choice for a successful lighting project.
In this article, we will analyze the tricks and best practices for correctly illuminating a bedroom. We will also take a look at some modern suspension lamps by Karman you can take inspiration from to amaze even the most demanding clients.
In particular, we will take a look at:
- Suspension lamps, 5 best practices for the bedroom
- Some suspension lamps by Karman
- Modern suspension lamps, a mix between technique and aesthetics
Sherwood e Robin
Suspension lamps, best practices for the bedroom
As we said, lighting solutions will have to be selected taking into account their ability to emphasize the climate of peace and intimacy that the bedroom requires: suspension lamps could be the ideal choice.
Moreover, any lamp used to illuminate the bedroom will need to be in line with the overall mood and be able to match with the furnishing style. And naturally, the lamps chosen must respect the customer’s taste.
From this point of view, modern suspension lamps go well with the most disparate styles, from the most classic to the most contemporary ones.
The important thing is to identify the models which, in terms of shapes and materials, are best suited to the specific environment being designed.
To obtain a final result able to combine decorative lighting and technical lighting, it is good to keep in mind some best practices to illuminate the bedroom flawlessly.
Before choosing the most suitable solutions, however, it is important to take a look at the best practices to ensure the best possible lighting in the bedroom.
Kimono
1. Consider the main entry points of natural light
Just as for any room in a home or contract context, natural light plays an important role in illuminating the bedroom.
Before selecting the most suitable solutions for your client's needs, it is therefore essential to carefully evaluate the brightness of the room without artificial lighting.
In fact, the goal is to achieve the perfect integration between natural and artificial light.
To this end, it is essential to consider the presence of large windows, balconies, terraces, as well as any potential access route for sunlight.
Natural light, combined with lamps with the correct color temperature, will be able to create a fresh and light atmosphere.
Moby Dick
2. Opt for multiple suitable lighting solutions
Choosing multiple solutions to illuminate the bedroom is the turning point for a successful lighting design project.
In practice, this means introducing lamps for each level of lighting: ambient lighting, accent lighting, and task lighting.
Only in this way will it be possible to provide maximum comfort, the ability to carry out all activities in the room, and set the right atmosphere.
Not all lamp models are suitable for the general lighting of the bedroom as a whole. Large or small, this room needs direct and uniform light.
Precisely to make sure that the light is neither too dim nor too intense, it is necessary to calculate how many lumens are needed in the specific environment.
To illuminate a bedroom, between 50 and 150 lux are needed: multiplying this value by the square meters of the room, you will have the value of the lumens necessary to illuminate it.
In this regard, you could opt for recessed lamps arranged around the entire perimeter of the ceiling, or install modern suspension lamps.
3. Where to place the lamps to make them practical and functional
When installing switches and light sources you should take into account the arrangement of the furnishing elements. To illuminate the comfort zone, for example, our advice is to install bedside lamps with controls and switches, to make them easily accessible.
Reading a book under the covers, moving around safely at night, working on the computer, changing your clothes, etc. are the activities carried out most frequently in the bedroom that need optimal gradations of task lighting.
In this case, the right idea could be to opt for wall lamps or floor lamps, effective for illuminating the bedroom area and introducing table lamps to be placed on the desk or dresser.
4. Take care of the accent lighting
Decorations, plants, ornamental vases, design elements, frames, paintings, and photographs are small but important style details that give personality to the room: for this reason, they must be enhanced using accent lighting.
Accent lighting is a lighting technique that aims to highlight specific elements of an environment. It is often used to create suggestive atmospheres in domestic (or even commercial) environments, enhancing architectural details or decorative elements.
To create the right gradations of accent lighting, for example, it is possible to select built-in and wall-mounted solutions that highlight the furnishing or design elements you want to focus attention on.
Alì e Babà
5. Pay attention to size and colors
The sizes of the lamps should always be chosen according to the available space in the bedroom.
If the project concerns a room with a narrow or low ceiling, it is better to opt for a ceiling lamp, while in the case of bedrooms with a large ceiling, you should choose several solutions or install a large-sized chandelier.
If the client has a soft spot for colored lights the important thing is not to overdo it: colors influence the perception of spaces and not all shades satisfy the eye in the same way.
In general, our advice is to opt for lights with a warm and soft color temperature. In this way, the room’s atmosphere will be welcoming and pleasant.
Also, it is important to give the customer the opportunity to adjust the light intensity to illuminate the bedroom, setting the right atmosphere for every moment of the day. To do this, just use dimmable lamps.
Some suspension lamps by Karman
Having made the general considerations to carry out a successful bedroom lighting project, let's take a look at some modern suspension lamp solutions by Karman.
Suspension lamps are a versatile and aesthetically appealing lighting solution, and are able to add a touch of style and functionality to the room.
Our products, created by the most important and successful Italian designers, are real works of art. We can be inspired by them to recreate a unique atmosphere in the bedroom.
Some of our suspension lamps have been created by designer Matteo Ugolini:
- Alì e Babà, the ideal solution to give a touch of sobriety and elegance to the bedroom;
- Cupido, a solution that combines performance and decoration;
- Sherwood e Robin, one of our modern suspension lamps in white ceramic;
- Snoob, which recalls the typical design of a chandelier;
- Domenica, ideal to use as a source of task lighting and ambient lighting for the bedroom;
- Filomena, a small solid cone hanging from a matte black aluminum structure.
In addition to providing direct light to the area below, these lamps can be chosen as decorative elements that enhance the furniture and create a welcoming and sophisticated atmosphere in the surrounding environment.
Snoob
Bibendum, created by Paola Navone
To set up more sophisticated and innovative furnishing scenarios, the right choice could be a modern suspension lamp like Bibendum. This particular lamp is characterized by a diffuser with overlapping rings of different sizes and a curved silhouette.
The vitreous matter infuses a sense of lightness and creates a unique and rarefied atmosphere, always creating new magic with light. The lamp is available in three different sizes and in two finishes: transparent or white satin glass.
Paola Navone made this creation with an evocative and opulent charm, an element that rides the wave of the latest trends in lighting design and renews its sign.
Mek, the suspension lamps by Bizzarri Design
Mek, a suspension created by Bizarri Design, is an industrial style lamp, available in white and bronze, black, and white ceramic in three dimensions. The lamp stands out for its particular metal shapes, with three single suspensions that can be combined.
Mek is a suitable solution, too, for the most intimate and private rooms of the house, and can prove to be an essential element for creating welcoming and relaxing atmospheres.
For this reason, it can be used to give a directional and intense light source, perhaps by installing a functional and original composition above the headboard of the bed.
Mek
Modern suspension lamps, a mix between technique and aesthetics
In this article, we have provided some useful tips for illuminating the bedroom perfectly with the help of suspension lamps. We have illustrated the most suitable Karman solutions to guarantee functional brightness and, at the same time, enrich the space with what are in all respects design elements.
Whether you are dealing with lighting design projects for private homes or accommodation facilities, our advice is the same: choose the lamps that best suit the technical and aesthetic needs of the client and the specific environment to be illuminated.
Only in this way will the decorative lighting project become a successful realization.
The Karman team will always be at your complete disposal ready to give you useful advice for your bedroom!
