Art Deco Bedroom Lighting; A ‘Style Moderne’ for Lighting Art Deco Bedrooms.
Art Deco style has never gone out of fashion. Here at The Lighting Company, we have a vast array of lighting in the style of Art Deco and today, we’ll talk about this glamorous look and how to apply it in bedrooms.
When thinking about creating an Art Deco style bedroom, consider:
- Decide what lights you need in your room
- Understand Art Deco design elements
- Pick out a focal point piece of Art Deco lighting
- Think about which materials will best accentuate your room’s aesthetics
Add some glamour to your bedroom with Art Deco lighting. With its eye-catching shapes and richness of colour, adding Art Deco light fixtures to a bedroom can provide an atmosphere of sophistication and class. There’s a calmness within spaces where an Art Deco style is used. The understated luxury pairs well with modern interiors of today evoking an elegance of the early part of last century.
Discover how Art Deco lighting can transform your room into something truly special. If you’ve never heard of Art Deco before, then you’re in for a treat. Art Deco is one of the major trends for lighting and interiors this century. Largely due to the fact it’s been reimagined, taking the essence of the glamour, without being over stylising. It’s much more refined and oh so desirable.
What types of lighting do you need in a bedroom?
Understand Art Deco Design Elements.
When it comes to Art Deco lighting, understanding the design elements of the style is key. Typical elements include sharp geometric shapes, historically also using bold colours, iconic motifs such as skyscrapers, sun bursts, geometric shapes, all with particular attention to symmetry. Art Deco pieces have an air of sophistication that can easily elevate a room’s design. For example, opting for a show-stopping wall sconce or pendant light fixture that makes a statement in a neutral bedroom completely lifts the look.
What should you look for in an Art Deco Light?
- Repetitive patterns in expanding symmetry
- Rich golds or cool metallics teamed with glass and crystal
- Bold and geometric patterns
- Juxtapositions of curves and straight lines
- Glamorous luxury styles
To successfully incorporate Art Deco lighting into your bedroom décor, it’s important to understand the basics of Art Deco style. It was developed in France during the early 1900’s and takes its inspiration from a combination of cubism, futurism and classic ornamentation. The elements have long been used in art movements throughout the 20th century, so you could say the looks are tried and tested. Guaranteed to create a perfect picture of a bedroom for you.
The glitz and glam of America’s showbiz scene during this era really sets the story. Bursting with modernity, the era was unapologetically ritzy.
Art Deco bedroom lighting will introduce this recognisable glamour, making the bedroom more boudoir which is perfect for allowing time for self care rituals.
Whilst it features rich colours, in original Art Deco lamps it may be subtler in reproduction Art Deco tiffany styles. It neatly always has geometrical shapes, luxurious materials such as glass, silver, bronze, and a firm favourite brass metalwork. Motifs of cityscapes or skyscrapers, Palladian arches and the like all symmetrical and perfectly poised. Understanding these elements will help you choose lighting pieces that will enhance your bedroom’s design.
Think of ‘The Great Gatsby’ and the Charleston dance with all the exuberance and you’ll get a feel for the design. It was luxury designed for the modern world.
The details and embellishments to Art Deco designs are key to the overall look. Repetitions of patterns in expanding symmetry offers intuitive designs.
You don’t have to have a 1930’s style house to recreate this style. Whether your home is modern, or an older style, this look will work as it’s a tried and testing design that will never go out of fashion.
Pick Out a Focal Point Piece of Art Deco Lighting.
The first step to bringing Art Deco lighting into your bedroom is to find a focal piece. Consider choosing something unique, such as a chandelier or wall sculpture that you can use as a centre piece of the room. When selecting this piece, you could look for an original vintage design in rich materials such as bronze or brass, or pick out something from the available modern art deco reproductions with bold geometrical shapes these are recommended if you hope to retain a modern feel with deco designs.
Modern deco differer from old lighting as it’s of course up to date with all modern standards as you’d expect, but it also has a subtle elegance, finer detailing and even more luxury detailing such as marble, brass and glass combo’s which epitomise elegant interiors of todays most trendy interiors.
Think About Which Materials Will Best Accentuate Your Room’s Aesthetics.
After choosing your focal piece, think about which Art Deco materials will be best suited to the existing aesthetic of your bedroom. If using reproductions, you can play around with the shapes and colours available and there will be a lot more to choose from. You can achieve a cohesive co-ordinated look that you just can’t get with salvaged lamps.
Top Tip: Pairing one material together will always look more natural and luxurious than opting for a mix of different metals or designs.
We further suggest adding a bedside lamp for ease of use.
As for accent pieces, beautiful glass wall sconces are perfect for adding some extra sparkle to a room’s walls.
Art Deco Bedroom Ceiling Lights
Ceiling lights in the Art Deco style will create a focal point. Sitting proudly in solidarity on your ceiling, it will tie in all other deco themes in your room perfectly.
You can easily mix and match Art Deco styled lighting – our top tip is to keep the metal tones the same and it will still be a cohesive design that looks thought through.
Art Deco Bedroom Wall Lights
Wall lights are great in a bedroom! We usually see them at the side of the bed where they free up space on your bedside tables. What about taking inspiration straight from Hollywood and make a sumptious dressing table with lights by the mirror?
Art Deco Bedroom Table Lamps
There’s a vast array of table lamps in the Art Deco style. We love the geometric Tiffany style lamps which really pack a punch in your Deco themed room. They also offer a different aesthetic when they’re on or off – cool and crisp looking. Then when illuminated, they offer a warm glow with pops of gem coloured hues.
Art Deco Bedroom Floor Lamps
Floor lamps in a bedroom add a sense of luxury. If you have the space, pop an occasional chair next to your chosen standard lamp and you’ll instantly create a cosy, boutique hotel style corner.
This look is great to capture the decadence of the Art Deco era!
