COUNTRY STYLE: INTRODUCTION
Country style is increasingly popular and trendy, thanks to its soft colors and subtle shades that recall country houses and the lightheartedness of a carefree youth far from the frenetic pace of the city. Let’s discover together how we can illuminate our home to make it in line with this furnishing style.
When talking about furniture, it is important to clarify that lighting is also an integral part of this choice process. In fact, to be honest, it’s practically basic! Often, furniture is chosen and only later is it considered how to illuminate the various rooms. When choosing a chandelier or lamps and spotlights for lighting without chandeliers, the style of the home is not taken into account, which instead must be perfectly matched, including the materials.
This is a mistake we can avoid by turning to industry specialists such as interior designers. Practically all furniture stores offer this professional, who will guide and advise us on every aspect of the choice, including chandeliers.
MATERIALS
The material of the diffuser characterizes the style of the lamp. Glass and crystal for the more classic chandeliers, ceramic and mother-of-pearl for the more country-style ones, wood for the Scandinavian-style ones, bamboo and raffia for the ethnic ones, metal for the modern and industrial ones. However, this distinction is not so rigid.
If the furniture, floors, walls and ceilings are bright or dark colors, the room needs more light. In this case, opt for chandeliers that provide more light, carefully evaluating the material and color of the diffuser.
Metal, iron, plastic, wood, plaster, ceramic, and all those non-transparent materials completely shield the light and allow it to filter only through the opening, creating directional lighting. All solutions, if integrated harmoniously, are perfectly suited to the country style.
Glass, crystal, mother-of-pearl, plexiglass, acrylic, and transparent or opaque structures are used to create a bright, diffused light.
PENDANT CHANDELIERS
In a country-style home, lighting is of fundamental importance. To be livable, a room must be well lit, and good lighting makes a room more welcoming and harmonious. In particular, in the living room, the area of the house where we spend most of our time, it is advisable to have appropriate lighting. In fact, in the living room, activities that require good lighting take place: it is unthinkable to read a book in the dark or have a chat with friends with dim or almost no lights.
The most suitable solution for illuminating this area is pendant living room lamps. They, if installed in the center of the living area or if installed in series above a table or if placed to complete the TV area, can really transform the look of your room in a positive way. Thanks to the numerous models of pendant lamps available on the market, you can find the one that best suits your home, the one that best suits your style and the country style of your living room. Some pendant models are highly scenic and, if harmoniously matched with the rest of your living area, can be a way to add value to your home.
STYLE BUT ALSO ENERGY SAVING
A strong and constantly expanding sector is that of energy-saving lamps, which are definitely very useful for optimizing energy consumption. They concern classic chandeliers but only modern chandeliers, such as country ones, enjoy original and aesthetically more pleasing shapes.
These types of lamps offer the possibility of realizing various “Light Designs” with light plays, decorations and artistic elements with which to replace old-fashioned lighting or offer a magical show for your guests. All this while safeguarding energy costs at the end of the month.
In recent years, LED light bulbs have become increasingly popular, thanks above all to ongoing technological research that is pushing for ever smaller and more versatile light sources, while also becoming more powerful. Until recently, it was unthinkable to use this type of bulb in country-style chandeliers, always too bulky and inefficient, but today everything is different.
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