How to Elevate Your Interior with Contemporary Lighting for the Living Room

Transform Your Living Room with our Contemporary Lighting Solutions

If you want to create a highly functional yet aesthetically pleasing and contemporary living room, it is imperative that you plan the lighting design carefully. Combining the essential elements to balance form and function, you can transform the space and create a living area that matches your style and personality. To help you enhance the look and feel of your living room, our contemporary lighting experts here at EGLO have developed a host of design ideas.

1. Create the perfect ambience for every scenario

In a typical household, the living room is often the most dynamic space. With this in mind, it is a good idea to try and create a specific mood or ambience, depending on the time of day. For example, to make the room feel brighter and more vibrant during the day, a central light source, such as a ceiling light, will conquer insufficient natural lighting. However, softer lighting may be preferable at night. In this case, table and floor lamps help create a relaxing evening environment.

If you have multiple light sources in the living room, dimmers and lighting control systems will ensure they work together to create the perfect mood. Alternatively, you may wish to invest in Smart lighting, such as EGLO’s Connect Z Smart technology, allowing you to change the intensity and colour of your lighting fixtures by remote control or app. It will also enable you to customise, fine-tune and save your preferences to ensure that the perfect lighting setting is just a tap on a screen or a push of a button away.

2. Use low-hanging lights to create a sense of intimacy

Installing low-hanging lights in a social area can help make it feel cosy and intimate. For example, you could hang a modern chandelier or pendant light to lower the visual plane and create softer lighting. However, do not install the fixtures too low and risk causing accidents when moving around.

3. Create a statement with a modern centrepiece

Have you noticed that when you enter a well-designed living room, your attention is drawn towards the centrepiece or focal point? This is because an eye-catching centrepiece will help transform a space and make it easier to appreciate statement pieces. Fortunately, you can achieve a similar effect by carefully planning your living room lighting and choosing a specific fixture for the centrepiece.

When fitting contemporary lighting in the living room, you need to make sure the lights are not competing for attention. Ideally, they should not clash with the room’s interior design or make the space look crowded or over the top. It is much better to consider your lighting scheme in its entirety and go for a single centrepiece rather than installing multiple light sources with flashy or unique designs.

4. Experiment with colours and textures using table lamps

When it comes to adding depth and character to a space, table lamps are often the perfect solution. Table lamps are available in numerous colours, patterns and designs, ensuring they add a high-quality decorative accent to any living room. Moreover, table lamps can add a splash of colour and texture for a more exciting style, allowing you to achieve the “wow” factor you have always wanted.

5. Showcase your artwork with wall lights

To enhance the decor in your living room, try showcasing the artwork and wall decorations you have on display. You may wish to take inspiration from art galleries and use wall lights with a downcast shade to highlight your decorative pieces. Please note that the artwork should not be framed in glass as this would reflect the light and create a disruptive glare.

6. Enhance the mantel with contemporary lighting.

If your living room has a fireplace, you may be able to enhance its appearance with contemporary lighting. You could install modern wall lights or add a pair of small lamps to the mantel display to draw attention to your beautiful architectural feature.

7. Illuminate dark corners with floor lamps

Don’t be disheartened if your living room has dark corners. In fact, dark corners are the perfect opportunity to create a cosy reading area where you can curl up with a book and enjoy a lovely cup of tea after a hard day’s work. To complement the space, you may be able to find a suitable armchair and a floor lamp that will match the overall design. However, the floor lamp must be situated behind the chair so that the shade will hang immediately above and cast light on your book. For maximum convenience, you could opt for a floor lamp with an adjustable arm so you can quickly change the angle of the light whenever necessary. 

Create the Optimum Lighting Design to Make Your Living Room More Inviting

When designed and planned carefully, contemporary living room lighting can help enhance the appearance and functionality of the space. Therefore, we recommend you follow the guidance outlined in this article as this will enable you to create the most suitable lighting design for your modern living room.

At EGLO, we offer a wide range of contemporary lighting products that will transform your home. Get in touch with us today to explore your options.