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Bedside Lamps updated Mon Mar 1 2010 12:04 pm EST

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Your bedroom is your sanctuary, and bedside lamps can be the perfect element to add a touch of elegance and style to the room. After a long day at work your boudoir is a place that you can steal away to for a bit of peace and tranquility. Turning on one of your fine lamps that cast a warm, inviting glow on the room can help to melt away the strain you might be holding on to from the day. When you are choosing bedside lamps there are a few factors to consider when you are making your decisions. Let's take a look at some of them here so that when you are ready to pick out fine lamps for your bedroom you can feel confident about the process. 1. The size of the lamp Look at the size and scale of the lamp in relationship to the bedside table that it will be sitting on, and the rest of the furnishings in the room and along the same wall. The fine lamps should fit in rather than stand out. You want the scale to be in keeping with the scale of the other accessories in the room and in close proximity. Another factor to consider is the location of the switch. When you are laying in bed you don't want to reach up too high, or fumble to turn the light on or off. 3. The decor and style of the room If your bedroom is decorated in a particular style or theme the lamp should fit in with the existing theme or style of the space. If you've decorated your bedroom with an Asian theme, you'll want to choose a lamp such as the blue white with dragons porcelain lamp, or the bold birds porcelain lamp. A room with a tropical or plantation theme might look good with the bamboo forest, or the bamboo leaf ceramic lamp. 4. Style of the lamp The fine lamps style should reflect the style of the room whether it be modern, traditional or contemporary. 5. The lamp's footprint and shade Vs. the size of the bedside table. Just as you don't want the lamp to overshadow other elements in the room, you don't want the lamp to dwarf the table it is resting on. If you need space on the table to place other objects, keep in mind the dimensions of the lamp's footprint. If the table is very small, you might also want to avoid an overly wide lamp shade. 6. The amount of watts and the type of bulb the lamp uses If the bedside lamp is only used for reading in bed, then you may not want a bright bulb that will cast too much light on the rest of the room. A 3-way bulb helps to solve this dilemma as the lamp's light levels can be adjusted either up or down. Whether you need bedside lamps for your home or fine lamps for your office, you'll want to visit, http://wildwoodlampsandlighting.com, where you can browse our extensive collection of over 400 unique lamps that are really works of art that bring both style and light into your space.