Each owner seeks to make the living room as comfortable as possible both for receiving guests and for relaxation after working with the family. At the same time, they think over everything in the design of the room up to the smallest detail. Along with furniture and decor of the room, lighting also plays a huge role. So, the main element of the interior in many houses is a chandelier. Therefore, the issue of its correct choice arises quite often. Next, we will talk about the basic rules and nuances of the selection of chandeliers for living rooms.
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Basic selection rules
For each room, there are various recommendations for the selection of lighting devices. For example, in the bathroom, the chandelier needs to be taken with moisture -proof crush so that water vapor does not reduce its service life. You can’t buy chandeliers with a glass and easily glory in a children's room. The same rule is valid for living rooms in which children often happen. Here you should give preference to strong and light lighting devices, which at the same time are very reliably attached to the ceiling.
There are some restrictions for stretch ceiling. So, the chandeliers that are attached to the stretch surface should not be located too close to it. After all, such a ceiling does not tolerate high temperatures. These restrictions will not need to be taken into account when using energy -saving lamps. However, recently, a lot of research has been conducted about their health safety. Therefore, most often, designers instead of them recommend the use of LED lamps in plafonks. They are economical and quite durable, they do not have toxic hazardous substances that can harm health. In addition, you need to think about how the light will be reflected from the lamps if the stretch ceiling is varnish.
Luke for the living room: selection of a ceiling
When choosing a ceiling chandelier in the living room, you need to choose the right shape of its ceiling. So, it can have a standard ceiling that is marked with both E27 and miniature, designated by E14 (it is called “minion”). In addition, it is important to know what material the cartridge is made of. It can be made from ceramics or carbolite. The first of them usually burn out faster due to the fact that high temperatures are poorly tolerated. Therefore, ceramic cartridges are considered more preferable. They last longer and are reliable in terms of fire safety.
In general, the design of the suspended chandelier for the living room should be reliable and safe. As for the number of plafones, then you need to build on the area of \u200b\u200bthe room. So, for a small living room with an area of \u200b\u200b9-12 sq.m. One chandelier will be enough with three shades, which is installed in the center. To illuminate the larger area, 5-6 springs will be required. In addition, in large rooms an additional dot type lamp can be installed. If the ceiling height exceeds three meters, you can place multi -tiered lamps or chandeliers hanging on chains.
Chandeliers in the interior of the living room: Popular styles
Let's talk more about interior design. Today there are various chandeliers. Including the classic, modern, high-tech, country, art decor, etc. which of them to give preference depends on the style of the design of the living room.
- Today, almost a third of the assortment of lighting devices are chandeliers in the classic style. Their base is usually made of metal, which has a “under bronze” or “under gold” coating. There are even options with real gilded spraying. At the same time, there are glass or crystal chandeliers. As for the frame, it is decorated with crystal pendants, which shimmer with almost all the colors of the rainbow. The price of such lighting devices usually depends on the quality of materials and the amount of crystal used.
Chandelier in the interior of the living room: photo
- Today, modern chandeliers are quite popular. Such products are characterized by various curved frames made of bronze, brass, copper, plant ornaments. Plafs of such lighting devices are usually made of opaque glass or even from fabric. They are also characterized by imitation "under the old days." Metal parts of such a chandelier are often covered with powder paint. Such a coating is usually not erased and does not darken.
- For a room decorated in the Empire style, as for classic rooms, a crystal chandelier is quite suitable.
- Today, the Hai-Tex style is still quite popular. He is characterized by high -tech solutions and unusual forms. At the same time, the main materials for the manufacture of chandeliers are chrome metal, fabric, glass, wood, paper and plastic.
- For a room decorated in the style of country, a chandelier with wooden plafins is good.
- The chandeliers in the style of avant -garde are also in demand. The basic principles of the formation of this style are non -traditional materials, bold ideas, non -standard forms. Today in stores, the avant -garde lighting devices are presented in the form of bizarre asymmetric structures decorated with lamps of the most unusual shapes. As for the material, it is also diverse. So, leather, glass, acrylic, metal, textiles and sometimes polyethylene can be used.
- If the interior of the living room is decorated in the art decor style, then chandeliers made of the most modern materials that are distinguished by various shapes, colors and drawings are well suitable for it.
- In the interior made in the style of the fusion, you can place several lighting devices of different shapes and sizes, which can emphasize the individuality of the design.
Luke for the living room: Technical characteristics
Selection of lamps
In order to decide on the power of the chandelier, we will get acquainted with the types of lamps that are used in the manufacture of modern lighting devices.
The classic option is playing lamp. It has not changed much over the past few years. Such lighting devices usually give soft and warm light. It is most favorably perceived by human vision. Lusters with similar lamps are recommended to be used in bedrooms and living rooms. The main disadvantage of such bulbs is low efficiency, which is only 5%. True, it is compensated by the relatively low cost of such lighting devices. Playing lamps today have various shapes and are equipped with a variety of basement types. They can be matte or transparent. As for the first of them, they usually give the softest glow.
There are also halogen lamps. They are almost not used in chandeliers. Most often placed in lanterns, as well as powerful light sources.
Luminescent lamps. They differ in relatively high efficiency. So, for example, a luminescent light bulb that has a power of 11 W gives almost the same light flow as a result of a lamp, which has a power of 60 watts. By the way, earlier the fluorescent lighting devices that were produced in our country, during operation, gave noise and at the same time flickered. Modern models no longer have such shortcomings. The only nuance is that they radiate cold white light, which usually tires quite strongly. It is advisable to install such lamps only in living rooms, where there is a need for good lighting. Today, these light sources are most often made in the form of a tube. This is done so that they can be installed in lamps. Sometimes they are equipped with a conventional base, which is compatible with the lamps of poured. It is worth noting that these lamps are quite expensive.
Power choice
There are general recommendations for the illumination of rooms with a ceiling height of not higher than three meters.
- Where you need bright lighting (kitchen, living room), 20 watts per 1 sq.m.
- In rooms where the average level of lighting is required (bathroom, office, children's) is enough 15-18 watts per 1 square. m.
- For rooms with muffled light (bedroom), 10-12 watts of 1 sq. m.
According to these data, you can calculate the necessary power of the lighting device for the living room. So, for this you need to add the power of all the lamps available in the chandelier. It is recommended to purchase a chandelier with high power, and instead of a standard switch, install a dimmer that will allow you to adjust the brightness of the bulbs. This will make it possible to change the illumination of the room depending on the needs and mood. True, not all light sources support the connection to the dimmer. If in the lamp, for example, there is a lowering transformer, then the dimmer is not recommended. In general, do not forget that it is better not to exceed the total power of the chandelier indicated in the instructions for operation, setting the lamps in it. This will help to avoid breakdowns. In addition, it is worth making sure whether the electrical wiring will withstand too much voltage.
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