Classic lamps
The classic style for the decoration of the premises always remains in trend, as it carries luxury and elegance. Of course, lighting devices play an important role in such an interior. So, it is worth understanding how classic lamps should look like, what are their features.
Special features
Classic lighting fixtures have a number of features:
- They are made using expensive materials.
- Their forms are characterized simplicity and grace.
- Classic is always in trendtherefore, there is no doubt that these lighting devices will not go out of fashion.
- The type of these devices is traditionalBut the use of innovative technologies allows to make the lamps more comfortable.
- The color scheme is not very wide. Usually these are white, black, beige and brown shades. Valid here and various pastel colors, as well as gilding.
Kinds
To decorate a room in a classic style, one cannot do without a chandelier - the main source of light in such a room.Products here usually have several tiers, they are decorated with various crystal pendants. Carob chandeliers are also quite popular. For zone lighting using wall lights. With their help, you can select a picture, a sofa zone, a piano and much more. Such devices are also relevant in the bedroom (above the bed) or in the corridor (to highlight the aisle), as well as on the stairs.
You can highlight the reading area in the living room with the help of floor lamps. Here they usually have a fabric shade and a simple elegant shape.
When you make a cabinet can not do without a desk lamp. A lamp with a green shade can become a classic here, as in the offices of the “party elite” in the USSR. In the classic bedrooms, table lamps are placed on the bedside tables. On the streets to illuminate the local area are also often used lamps in the classical style. Forged products with frosted glass inserts are most often used here, and the shape resembles lanterns that were installed on the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg at the end of the 19th century.
Materials
As described in the features of classic lighting fixtures, rather expensive materials are used in their production:
- Metal. Forged products will find their place both in the classics and in the neoclassics - including the design of lighting fixtures. Forms here are preferred in the form of various monograms, bends. Sharp angles - at least.
- Tree. Carved parts of fixtures can be made of this material. Lamps with the use of wood look quite "rich" - and at the same time quite noble.
- Glass. This material is usually used to decorate the ceiling, often it is combined with metal or wood. Classic lamps can decorate mosaic.
- Crystal. The chic and brilliance of this material is difficult to replace with the chandeliers with something else. Especially highly valued in Swarovski crystal crystal lamps.
- A rock. In the classic lamps for the manufacture of the basics are often used natural stones - for example, quartz, marble, malachite. Of course, such devices are quite expensive, but over time this product will become a real antiques. This is a good investment.
- Bronze and gilding. Such spraying is often used in the manufacture of such devices. It makes the appearance of the lamp even more "rich", and this coating is used not only to process the base. With it, decorative patterns are applied to the ceiling.
How to choose?
When choosing a lamp for a classic interior, you need to consider the following points:
- All lights in the room should be made of similar materials. and in the same style, so you should immediately determine the number of lamps and their appearance. It is better to buy lamps from a specific series of one manufacturer.
- In pursuit of the beauty and chic of such products do not forget about the functionality of the device. The device must be high quality and durable. Lighting from him should be sufficient. It would be better if the shape is simple enough, since washing the chandelier, for example, with lots of crystals is hard enough. Many simply do not have this free time.
You can watch classic lamps in the following video:
Interesting models
In the market of lighting fixtures you can find many models of lamps, made in the classical style.
Here are the most interesting ones:
- Carob chandelier with fabric shades decorated with crystal droplets. Such a device would be appropriate both in the interiors of Baroque and Rococo, and in the neoclassical style.
- Sconce with a forged base in the form of a candelabra and shades of candles would be an excellent option for the design of the room in the Empire style. This device is well suited for lighting the piano. Such a design will send you in past centuries to noble gatherings.
- Chandelier with white fabric shade Suitable for a room in a strict English style.
- Classic table lamp with green shade - ideal for the office. Its stand is decorated with natural malachite, which makes this device even more chic.
- Classic lantern perfectly highlight the porch on the street. These lanterns can be decorated with a gazebo in the yard. The design is laconic, and the atmosphere that is created will plunge you into the past.
- Gilded leg of this model floor lamp makes the room more "rich". Such a lamp will definitely become an accent in the room.