Lamps for the hallway - which ones to choose
Lamps for the hallway - which ones to choose?
Don't have an idea for lighting your hallway? Or maybe you don't know what hallway lamp select? Since choosing the right light fixture for a hallway or vestibule depends on many factors, such as the shape and style of the room, it's worth considering carefully which hallway lamp will work best in your space.
Below you will find some practical advice on types and styles of lamps for the hallway, as well as the temperature and intensity of light suitable for this room. Remember that the hallway is the showcase of your apartment. It is also the place where you undress after a long day at work and where you welcome your guests and... your home. So make sure the space is not only functional and bright, but also inviting and stylish.
What kind of lamp for the hallway?
Wondering which hallway lamp will work best in your space? It all depends on the size of this space and its arrangement. However, remember that when planning the lighting of the hallway, do not focus only on ceiling lamps. If only the area and the way the room is arranged allow it, also introduce other types of lamps into this hallway.
Rodzaje lamps for the hallway:
- ceiling lamps for the hallway (hallway plafonds, low lamps with several shades)
- hallway pendant lamps (This type of lamp will only work in taller rooms
- wall lamps for the hallway - particularly recommended as a mirror fixture in a hallway or light points in a long corridor
- table lamps - as a practical decoration for a dresser or console in the hallway
- hallway spotlights, singlecheck or multipoint on slats
What to pay attention to when choosing lamps for the hallway?
- height / length of lamp. Choose a lamp that you won't snag your head on
- space arrangement - if your hallway has a closet with upper, opening doors, if the door to the hallway (whether the entrance door or from the corridor) opens inwards, if you are planning a bench for the hallway with a high hanger and a shelf, pay attention that neither the door nor other furniture hooks onto the lamp shade or housing.
- the right light temperature (we write about this below)
- whether our hallway, vestibule or corridor has additional spaces, decorations, objects or works of art that we want to highlight and accentuate with light? If so, let's choose wall lamps and directional spotlights, that will illuminate the selected decorations and be a source of pleasant accent light, building the atmosphere and helping to move around the house. In minimalist spaces, a wall lamp will be perfect for this role from the Roll collection, which includes rail fixtures as well as wall lamps and pendant lights, which will help you keep the lighting in your apartment or house harmonious.
- style and design. When choosing a lamp for the hallway, remember that it is an integral part of your entire house or apartment and its style should be consistent with the style of the rest of the rooms. Determine the style in which your home is (or will be) decorated, think about its features, color palette and appropriate choice of materials, and only then choose a lamp for the hallway
Square-shaped hallway lamps
The shape of your hallway, and whether it then transitions into a corridor or is a separate room shaped like a square or short rectangle, affects what type of light fixture will work best there and look its best.
If your hallway or vestibule has shape close to square, it is worth betting on a centrally located ceiling lamp. If the room is low and small, choose a relatively low ceiling lamp (so that you don't snag your head on it) or a plafond. Such a lamp will evenly illuminate the room and give the entrance to the house or apartment the status of a separate space, emphasizing its character. Plafond, which works and looks great in the hallways of our customers, is a space plafond available in 3 colors and sizes. Thanks to its fabric lampshade and parchment-like material, it gives a diffused, soft light and the delicate gap between the ceiling and the fixture will take care of the spectacular lighting effect and from the very entrance!
In high anterooms and vestibules, our pendant lamps are ideale from the Venus collection, as well as longis Collection. Obie these collections are characterized by small shades and stylized shapes that bring a retro vibe to the interiors.
Rectangular hallway lamps
For long hallways and corridors, consider using multi-point ceiling spotlights or single surface-mounted tubes to evenly illuminate long rooms. In addition, by choosing directional lamps we can direct the light in any direction.
Another option is to illuminate the hallway with several plafonds symmetrically placed along the entire length of the corridor.
Lamps for a tall, large vestibule, lobby or staircase
The question of lighting is even different very large, high vestibules and halls (for example, in large houses with stairs and a mezzanine). Such a large area requires a special luminaire, and in this role the best will be large, multi-armed pendant lamps on plafonds with three shades suspended at different heights.
Lamps for the hallway in different styles
The choice of lighting for the hallway depends, of course, on the style in which you decorate your home. Spotlights on rails, although very practical, will not work well in a classic-style interior, and a pendant lamp with a fabric lampshade will not look good in a hallway leading to an industrial-style interior. Below we have collected some of the most popular interior styles and the types of hallway lamps that will fit them:
Lamps for hallway in minimalist style
bucket spotlights, cylindrical tubes or flush-mounted lighting (recessed lamps), modern ceiling plafonds
In a minimalist, narrow hallway, the following will work well cylindrical surface-mounted tubes - for example, those from the Barlo collection - which do not take up space and are unobtrusive, while perfectly illuminating the space.
Hallway lamps in style industrial
spotlights on rails, black surface-mounted fixtures, as well as stylized lamps with transparent shades, transparent sphere lamps with decorative bulbs
Our customers, who love raw lofts, often choose to light their hallways with small lamps pendants with stylized lampshade from the Longis collection (available in both chrome and black-gold finish Gold.
Lamps for the hallway in the classic style
classic pendant lamps, ball lamps with milky shades, plafonds, wall lamps with fabric lampshades
Here the choice of lamp for the hallway is quite wide and depends on both the finishing elements of such a hallway and its size. A plafond or a single pendant lamp with a spherical shade will always be a good option, but we recommend you today small Venus pendant lamp with decorative white glass shade, which will set the tone of your space from the entrance.
Lamps for the hallway in the style of scandinavian or soft loft
openwork steel lamp, transparent ball lamps
Hallway lamps in style french classic
pendant lamps with a spherical shade and gold finish - for example, a versatile, elegant and alur chic pendant lamp available in several sizes and versions.
How to light up the hallway?
If you feel like your hallway lacks light, or if you need lamps to replace an overly strong ceiling light, consider introducing additional lamps into your space. Wall lamps for the hallway, which can not only be a frame for a mirror or pictures and graphics, but also a wall decoration, will work well as a source of mood light. Similarly, one or two table lamps on the dresser will allow you, upon arriving home, to gently enter a warm, cozy atmosphere.
If you want to illuminate a long corridor, also consider led strips located along the skirting boards, as well as directional spotlights, so you can direct the stream of light into the darkest corners.
What color of light bulb for the hallway?
Imagine coming home after a long day at the office. You open the door, turn on the light and... Surely you dream of your home welcoming you with a warm, cozy atmosphere, quite different from the cold space of an office or conference room. Therefore, when choosing a light bulb for the hallway, bet on one with a warm light color. Remember that the higher the color temperature expressed in Kelvin, the colder the shade of light (more blue). Therefore, when looking for an incandescent bulb for a hallway, choose one with a color temperature below 3300 K.
However, when it comes to light intensity, is although you don't work, read or prepare meals in the hallway, there are times when you need relatively good light in this space as well - the moment when you greet guests and help them undress, the moment when you can't find your house keys in your purse, where you tie your shoes or look for gloves in the closet. For this reason, the light in the hallway should be quite intense, with the possibility of dimming it or lighting only some of the bulbs or lamps.
