How To Choose The Best Bedroom Lighting

Last Updated on December 6, 2024

When it comes to decorating a bedroom, lighting is everything. So to elevate the design of the guest room makeover, I headed over to my one-stop shop for lighting and more, Lamps Plus. Because they carry multiple brands and decor styles, they make shopping for bedroom lighting easy. Below is a roundup of all the lighting options that caught my eye: ceiling lighting, flush mount lighting, table lamps for the dresser, and floor lamps. It’s all about layering and creating a mood. Let’s dig into this bedroom lighting guide for some beautiful ideas.

Bedroom Ceiling Light Fixture Ideas

Although I’d love to install pendant lighting over the bed, the room is just too small, and the ceilings are not high enough. Any guest would most definitely bonk their head. While scoping out flush mount lighting, I stumbled upon semi-flush mount lighting. Hmmmmm, this could be the fix I need.

1. 15″ Wide Angle Brass Ceiling Lamp – only available in silver
2. White Flower Ceiling Lamp – no longer available
3. Key West Flush Mount Light – no longer available
4. 20″ Semi-Flush Wide Ceiling Lamp
5. 14″ Black and Brass Ceiling Light – no longer available
6. Scalloped Shade Ceiling Light
7. Amber Detailed Ceiling Light
8. Cross Bar Brass Ceiling Light
9. Black Graphite Bronze Flush Mount 
10. Brass Band Ceiling Lamp
11. Scalloped Brass Flush Mount Light
12. Grass Cloth Drum Ceiling Light
13. Wide Tapered Gold Ceiling Light – only available in bronze
14. Antique Silver Leaf Semi-Flush Mount
15. No Longer Available
16. 29-1/4″ Wide Drum Dark Smoke – only available in bronze
17. 20″ Wide Gold Drum Ceiling Light – no longer available
18. 17″ Wide Bronze 4-Light Semi Flush Mount
19. Gold Metal 3 Globe Ceiling Light – under $250
20. No Longer Available
21. 10-1/4″ Square Aged Brass LED Light – only available in bronze
22. Black Cube With Globe – under $250 and one of my favorites
23. Gold Wire LED Light
24. 24″ Wide Antique Gold Light
25. 16″ Star Shaped Warm Brass Ceiling Light – no longer available

HOT TIP: To ensure your ceiling light fixture fits the size of the room, add the width and length of your room in feet. That total will determine the diameter of the best-fitting light. For example, if your room is 11″ x 11″, a 22″ diameter light will work best in your bedroom. Betcha didn’t know that little trick!

Ultimately, this is what I chose for the lighting over the bed…are you ready for this because it’s literally the first time I’ve shown this much of the space! EEEEEK, so exciting! I say that because I used a bold color palette and really pushed myself to design outside of the box.

The sconces over the small nightstands saved valuable space, so those stayed original to the room, but the rest of the bedroom light fixtures were new to the space.

The Boy thought installing the ceiling light would be a rough ride, but he only got poked by a leaf once, so Imma call that a win! Here’s the quick video detailing how we swapped this beauty out for the boring old boob light. If electrical intimidates you, hopefully, this video documenting the installation will convince you to give it a go and not get zapped.

HOW TO TUTORIAL: If you want more details on how to change out a ceiling light, click that link for the instructions, and don’t miss this round up of boob light replacements.

More Bedroom Lighting Ideas — Table Lamps

Shopping for ceiling light fixtures gave me the inspiration to layer in more bedroom lighting ideas. Yes, a beautiful table lamp on the dresser was a no-brainer, but a floor lamp could be layered into the mix as well. In other words, you can never have too much lighting. It’s the sparkly jewelry of home decor, and it gives you the ability to illuminate your bedroom in multiple ways.

1. Black Hammered Pot Bronze Table Lamp – no longer available in black
2. Indigo and Gray Brushstrokes Table Lamp – no longer available
3. Matte Black and Terracotta Table Lamp – no longer available  
4. Blue Green Ocean Life Table Lamp – no longer available
5. Walnut and Cream Table Lamp – no longer available
6. Tricorn Black Table Lamp with Brass Base
7. Black and White Tribal Sketch Table Lamp
8. Black Jar Accent Table Lamp – no longer available
9. Vertical Striatic Ceramic Table Lamp
10. White Urchin Coastal Table Lamp
11. Crumble Cream and Black Table Lamp – no longer available
12. Matte Black Candlestick Table Lamp – no longer available
13. Black Terracotta Table Lamp – no longer available
14. Ivory and Black Geometric Table Lamp
15. Rustic Jar Table Lamp – no longer available
16. Drippy Bronze Table Lamp
17. Shell Table Lamp
18. Matte White Sculptural Table Lamp
19. Brown Glass Table Lamp
20. Porcelain Flower Table Lamp

So many pretty kitties to choose from. Ultimately, I chose this oversized black vintage-inspired jar lamp (no longer available).

Floor Lamps For The Bedroom

Now let’s really start to layer lighting by adding in accent lighting like a floor lamp. Accent lighting helps illuminate the bedroom in conjunction with the ceiling lighting and will help brighten dark corners. Here are a few that caught my eye.

1. Matte Black Banded Shade Floor Lamp
2. Brown Sculpted Faux Wood Floor Lamp
3. Antique Brass Floor Lamp – no longer available
4. Bronze Finish Floor Lamp – under $200 and most popular
5. Brass Modern Tripod Floor Lamp – under $250 and most popular
6. Thin Metal Framed Aged Iron Floor Lamp – sold out
7. White Plaster Base Floor Lamp
8. Black Metal Tripod Floor Lamp
9. Bronze Cast Floor Lamp – on sale
10. Bronze Column Floor Lamp with Dome Base Floor Lamp – sold out
11. Black Fishbone Floor Lamp
12. Contemporary Metal Floor Lamp – best seller and under $300
13. White Wash Wood Floor Lamp
14. Modern Brass and Walnut Floor Lamp
15. Coal Black Floor Lamp By Kelly Wearstler

This one (sold out) is holding residence in my heart, but in the end, I chose this silver leaf floor lamp. Mixing metals is trending hard in home decor right now, and this one ticked all the boxes. The distressed silver leaf is even better in person. And yes, you read that right, it’s silver! Not brass or gold…again pushing myself out of the norm.

HOT TIP: Mixing metals helps make your room not look so matchy-matchy, and a metallic finish helps move the eye around the space.

In addition to lighting, Lamps Plus also stocks decorative items for the home. Everything you see styled on the dresser below — the scalloped brass framed mirror, the lady’s head flower pot (faux plant not included but oh so fun), and the gold coral-shaped bowl (sold out) are all available on their site.

This post is sponsored by Lamps Plus. All words, thoughts, and photos are my own.

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