Painted Floor Lamps for a Maximalist Bedroom: Styling Ideas That Work

A maximalist bedroom celebrates colour, pattern and personality, and a painted floor lamp can hold its own in a room like that in a way that plain chrome or white designs rarely do. The secret is connection rather than restraint. In this article we share styling ideas that help a painted lamp feel as though it belongs among bold wallpaper, layered bedding and a busy gallery wall. We explain three reliable ways to choose a lamp colour, from picking a shade straight out of your pattern to going tonal in a colour drenched room or choosing a confident contrast. We look at pairing pleated, scalloped and patterned shades with painted bases, and how coloured shades tint the light. We also cover where to place a lamp beside the bed or a reading chair, how to work with an upholstered headboard, lighting a bedroom for rest, and refreshing an old lamp with paint....