Fixtures are certainly present in every home. Lamps are all devices that have in their design a lamp-screwing chuck, a lamp, electrical wiring elements, and the possibility of fixing this device.
What kind of lamp to choose for a particular room, how can they be classified in general and how to combine several types of lamps in the same room? We'll talk about all this in our article.
Classification of kinds of fixtures depending on purpose
Depending on its purpose, the luminaires are divided into the following types:
- Lamps for general lighting. These include suspended , ceiling, wall , table and floor types of fixtures. They are installed for general lighting of the room.
- Fixtures for local (local) lighting. They can be desktop, built-in, floor, suspended, wall mounted, or attachable. They are used to illuminate the work surface or another part of the room.
- Fixtures of combined illumination. These include wall, suspended, floor and table lamps, which can equally perform the function of both general and local lighting.
- Decorative types of lamps - desktop and wall. They will perform the function of the interior decor element along with other decorations of the room.
- Exposure lamps. They are designed to highlight certain objects and can be desktop, wall, suspended, ceiling, built-in, attached, floor.
Choosing fixtures for different rooms
Depending on the room, you can use these or other lamps and light bulbs.
So, for general lighting of the kitchen, incandescent lamps in ceiling or wall lamps, such as chandeliers and sconces, are the most suitable. Another option - lamps with energy-saving lamps, which give the same shade of light and create a cozy atmosphere. In the kitchen it is undesirable to use floor lamps, table lamps and spot lights.
For local lighting of kitchen working areas, incandescent lamps will not work, as they quickly heat up. It is better to use fluorescent lamps.
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The choice of a luminaire for a living room depends on many factors, such as the size and shape of the room, the height of ceilings, the specific style of the interior, the need for highlighting individual zones, the desire to create a specific light effect. Be that as it may, in the living room it is customary to use such kinds of fixtures as point, main lighting, night lights. And in their place of location - hanging, ceiling, wall, desktop.
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The bedroom uses lamps for general and local lighting, as well as decorative specimens. The main lighting comes from the ceiling chandelier, and as a local lighting, mostly use wall sconces at the head of the bed or table lamps installed on the bedside tables. This combination of chandeliers and spotlighting certain zones makes you feel comfortable in different situations.
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Types of street lamps
When developing a project to illuminate your site, you need to decide on the type and style of lighting equipment.
As lamps for street lamps, incandescent, gas-discharge, mercury, metal-halogen, sodium, xenon, fluorescent, induction lamps, and solar-powered lamps are suitable. Different types of LED lamps are also quite common.
According to style, street lights can be of a floor type, in the form of street lamps on poles, wall, suspended, built-in, ground and floating.