Bedroom Lighting Ideas

Obviate the need for a large light shade at the centre of the room, by hanging smaller pendants where you need them. This bedside solution looks great and means you can get away with small, discreet bedside tables.

If you have a Louis XV bed, a fabulous original fireplace and some of your ancestors’ paintings, then it would be silly not to add a statement chandelier to the centre of your bedroom. Taupe and purple as a colour scheme enhances the opulence factor here.

The Jielde lamp is the best possible solution for such a fresh contemporary country-style bedroom, where jolly prints and bright red accents make the design so appealing. Hot pink makes for a wonderful clash next to red.

The secret to making sure your perfect, minimal all-white bedroom is not boring? Add a striking statement light. Preferably something large and low-hanging – without being impractical of course.

This bedroom lets the central chandelier create all the drama, making the simple stainless steel bedside lights seem purely practical.

Taking the drama away from the ceiling, two oversized bedside table lamps make this simple bedroom look nothing short of luxurious.

The deep mustard shade is picked up in the printed bed linen, but you don’t have to match your clothes too.

Masculine details make an excellent impact in gorgeous, country-style bedrooms with whitewashed floorboards, exposed brick walls and layers of draped bed linen. This floor lamp is a Midcentury classic to boot.

You might favour a no-nonsense bedroom design with simple, utilitarian storage and fittings. But then again, you might want to add a touch of humour with a cloud-like light too. This one from Ikea is sweet and playful.

The bedside lights, meanwhile, are wall-mounted to minimise clutter on the bedside tables.

Looking for more ideas for decorating your bedroom, including bed linen and flooring? See our Bedrooms gallery or go to our Interiors channel for more decorating ideas and homeware recommendations.