Table lamps: Height and Size Do Matter

July 16th, 2008 by admin

There are some tips in buying interior decoration to help you choose table lamps. These tips are "good for your health" although they’re not prescribed. If you use table lamps to illuminate your room or to simply decorate your room, almost any size of table lamp will do. But if you plan on using a table lamp for reading, make sure your decorative table lamp is big enough to cast light on the area where you will sit reading. It can be very annoying when you’re trying to read by the light of a tiny ornamental lamp. Should the lamp be resting next to a chair or sofa, the bottom of the shade should be level with the ear of the seated person to avoid the light bulb from shining in their eyes. Here’s a tip: measure the height of the table where the lamp will be sitting, along with the distance from the floor to your ear.

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