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How tall should floor lamps be?
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A floor lamp should typically be between 58 and 64 inches tall. The bottom of the fixture's shade should be slightly below or approximately at the eye level of a person sitting nearby. This will help your guests avoid the lamp's glare.
In addition to illuminating large spaces, floor lamps can light specific seating areas and serve as task lighting (use a taller floor lamp if you wish to keep a fair amount of distance between the fixture and your seating). Integrated into a room's overall design, a floor lamp can create an intimate atmosphere and introduce a stylish, sculptural element.
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In addition to illuminating large spaces, floor lamps can light specific seating areas and serve as task lighting (use a taller floor lamp if you wish to keep a fair amount of distance between the fixture and your seating). Integrated into a room's overall design, a floor lamp can create an intimate atmosphere and introduce a stylish, sculptural element.
Find antique and vintage floor lamps, table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
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Danish Designer, Floor Lamp, Iron, Rattan, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable green-painted iron and rattan floor lamp designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 49.3"H x 9.2"W x 19.4"D
Bulb Specificatio...
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Vintage 1940s Danish Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Giardino Sand Floor Lamp by Servomuto
By Servomuto
Located in Milan, IT
The Giardino floor lamp extends the Giardino family with three color combinations—ivory/pink, white/black, and green/black—with a new leaf motif. Its rattan and fabric lampshade with contrasting trimmings sits on an oak stem and concrete base, inspired by outdoor umbrellas...
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2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Textile
$3,738 / item
Large French Mid Century floor lamp by Louis Sognot made of bamboo and fabric
By Louis Sognot
Located in München, DE
Beautiful large mid-century modern floor lamp made of bamboo and fabric.
Design by Louis Sognot. Made in France.
The lamp is made of bamboo canes and still has the original lampshade...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Pair of Plaster Palm Form Floor Lamps by Serge Roche, France, 1950s
By Serge Roche
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of plaster palm form floor lamps, Serge Roche style, France, 1950s
Striking and sculptural pair of floor lamps crafted in plaster with a stylized palm frond motif. The tall flut...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Shagreen Sculptural Floor Lamp with Shell and Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Orange Pallade (1st Ed. 1968) Floor Lamp by Studio Tetrarch for Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Orange Pallade (1st Ed. 1968) Floor Lamp by Studio Tetrarch for Artemide – A Space Age Icon
Step into the bold imagination of the Space Age with this extraordinary first edition Pal...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
