Most people, when they think of lighting systems think of ceiling or wall sconces for their homes. There is nothing wrong with that; it is a very effective system of lighting the home and is probably the cheapest as well.
The only problem is that most of us have this ‘ceiling light with one or two wall fixtures’ so firmly ingrained into our minds that even when we have the money to do something different we stick to the same system but go in for a more expensive lamp. For example if you had $200 to spend on a room you would probably go with one ceiling light and one, or maybe, two wall sconces. If you had $500 you would do the same except that the ceiling light will be either a simple chandelier or a very nice semi-flush or pendant light while the wall sconces will be good quality ones. If you had a couple of thousand dollars to spend you would go in for a really elaborate chandelier with concealed lights at a few other strategic locations and maybe a candelabra or table lamps.
The only problem is that ceiling lights are good for only one thing and that is providing good overall light. Even the most elaborate of chandeliers have to be a light first and a design element second. This is good when you want the room lit well generally. This is not always necessary as unless you are going to read or work there is really no reason for bright light. This means that you can cut out the ceiling light from places like your living room since you will not be working there anyway.
If you want your living room to look really nice you need to go with table lamp lighting. Table lamps have been used for centuries and are still being used because they are very good at what they do, keep the overall lighting at a comfortable level while still giving you good light in certain places. This is possible because of the shape of the shade. Most table lamps have a shade that tends to focus the light downwards. This means that except for the area immediately below and around the table lamp the rest of the room will get diffused lights. If you keep them on a low stool what happens is that the entire room gets a warm yellow diffused light while the floor is still lit well. Obviously one is not enough for a room and there needs to be a minimum of two. These two need not be kept at the same level and you can have one at shoulder light, like on a mantelpiece while the other can be on your coffee table. The higher one will give you a little more light but will be far enough away from your seating area to give you the same general effect.
If you are going with table lamp lighting there are any number of things that you can do and this is just one option. If you want better light go for something that has a shade made of linen or a shade that is open at the top. If you want lesser light go with a heaver shade or maybe even a slag or a tiffany lamp. The kind of lamp you use and the effect created is very different depending on where you keep these lights. For instance you can put in a slag lamp on your mantle piece while going for one with a cloth shade for your coffee table lamp. This is just practical, if you put it the other way round there is every chance of someone knocking over your lovely lamp and shattering the shade. You can even install a small crystal curio or small candelabra under your slag lamp and it will look like you are highlighting it. Just imagine how you want your room to be and then go out and get your lights.
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