By planning the house of our dreams, we often tend not to give enough importance tolighting of it. 

We underestimate the importance of the position of a plain, or we don't know how to choose whether to put a ceiling light or a suspension lamp. We dedicate, perhaps, even a lot of time to the design of the chandelier, the heat of the light and its intensity, without however understanding to the end which object is more functional for that purpose. 

Taken by the frenzy of the works and the desire to conclude our home quickly, we make wrong and unconscious choices. We find ourselves with ceiling light Above a little enlightened dining tables, or relaxation areas of the house totally flooded with blinding light bundles. 

A solution, to our problems it certainly comes from suspension lamps, which have the function of illuminating as a chandelier, but they have captivating design enough to furnish our home a little. 

For this, we decided to help you with some tips and some ideas for theLlumare your home, with suspension lamps. 

To every light, its purpose. 

We are talking about a type of light points Very versatile, which can have different purposes depending on the form and its usefulness. Generally, the suspension lamps They can be used as a general light, environmental light and direct light to a specific area. Using them as a general light, the aim will be to have a widespread lighting, which you risk the whole environment. At the same time, we might think of using these lamps for illuminate a small part of the room (environmental light) or having a direct beam that illuminates what we are doing, as in a reading angle or on a table. 

Height and width of the suspension lamps

As we have already said, to illuminate our home well, it is not enough to buy the first lamp that happens in hand, but we must design and make the right purchase. In addition to understanding the use that we are going to make it, we must think of one suspension lamp that is neither too large nor too small for its purpose. 

Above a table, for example it must not be too large, but its diameter must be 30 cm smaller than the length of the floor. As regards the instead theRoom lighting, the lamp must not exceed 1/12 of the length of the environment.

The same speech must be made with theSuspension height, to avoid lamps too low that clutter or too high that do not illuminate enough. The rule, in this case, changes if they are suspension lamps above the table or above the room. In the first case, the lamp must be located at a height between 80 and 100 cm from the table, while inside the room there must be more than two meters between the floor and the lamp itself. 

Materials and design

Being among the types of lighting most used in Italian homes, we can find suspension lamps of many materials and design. 

As for the materials, plastic is certainly the most use for economic objects and above all from large furniture chains. Together with the plastic, the metal (more lasting) and the fabric (more of design) are widely used, while among the most sought after and expensive choices we find the stone, the crystal And silver. 

For what concern design, certainly a modern style is widely used, which is inton with the most trendy furniture styles, which recall the metal, abstract and flashy forms. 

But, together with a more style modern, there is a great return to the classic, to the rustic and vintage.

On the market, we find more and more suspension lamps, in wood or similar materials, which recall the country houses, the shabby style and the most popular styles in the 60s and 70s. 

A separate quote deserves the world of children's lamps. Here the imagination dominates, the reference to toys and pastel colors. The Lsuspension ampade In the bedroom, they have the particular function of reassuring the child and making him feel comfortable in the environment where he will live.