2025 trendy floor lamps: styles to adopt at home

Choose a light that rises rather than a central point: a tube or arc shape, fitted with an E27 socket, remains the most flexible in use. Across a survey of 156 floor lamps in our catalogue as of 5 October 2026, 67% are E27 and 100% are IP20, so indoor use only.

What are the trends for floor lamps in 2025 and 2026?

The silhouette is slimming down, the base becomes a column, black metal dominates. Across a survey of 156 floor lamps in our catalogue as of 5 October 2026, the tube shape leads with 50% of listings, ahead of round (23%), globe (15%) and arc (13%). The modern style is declared on 74% of the survey, contemporary on 73%.

Materials follow suit: metal on 91% of the 153 listings that declare it, fabric on 29%. This abundance is reflected in our floor lamp collection, with 1,477 references as of 5 October 2026.

What our survey of 156 listings reveals

Three lessons, all drawn from the characteristics the listings themselves declare.

• IP20 on 100% of the survey: a classic floor lamp is intended for indoor use. For a terrace, look for a model designed for outdoor use.
• E27 on 67% of the 134 listings that declare a socket: the format that leaves the most freedom to change bulb, power or colour temperature.
• Dimmability on 26% of the 118 relevant listings: fewer than a third of models are adjustable, even though it is the most useful feature in the evening.

That is also why the floor lamp rides out trends without disappearing: it is the only light source in a room that moves without tools.

Materials, colours and styles: the safe bets for 2026

Black and white cover most finishes, gold returns in touches.

A listing can combine several styles, so these shares do not add up to 100. The real marker of the year remains the contrast of materials, which we detail in our article on the 2026 trend floor lamp.

A metal base and a fabric shade are enough: the designer floor lamp is built on contrast, never on accumulation.

Which 2025 trend floor lamp for each room?

One room, one constraint. In the living room, you look for a light that rises to illuminate a sofa without a ceiling light. In the bedroom, you aim for a low, warm light, turned towards the book rather than the wall. In the survey, 95% of listings mention the living room and 63% the bedroom.

In the living room, a light that rises

The sofa is the reference point, not the ceiling.

• 170 to 200 cm high for an arm that passes above the backrest.
• Opaque or adjustable shade, to direct the light onto the reading surface.
• Generous reach: the light extends above the seat without entering your field of vision.
• Dimmer as soon as the room is also used for watching films.

To combine several light sources in the same living room, our article on the trend living room lighting details several combinations. If you are first looking for the right size, the living room floor lamp selection can be sorted by height and finish.

In the bedroom, a low and warm light

• 2700 K: warm temperature, the most restful at the end of the day.
• 120 to 140 cm high for a reading model.
• Fabric shade, which diffuses without glare.

A bedroom floor lamp does not have to light the whole room: it lights the book and the floor. Our article on bedroom lighting details this balance between direct light and ambient light.

Arc, tube or globe floor lamp: which shape changes what?

The shape determines the lit surface. A globe diffuses all around, a tube lights wide and high, an arc carries the light far and low. In the survey, the arc accounts for only 13% of listings, precisely because it meets a narrow need: lighting without drilling.

The arc floor lamp, lighting without drilling

The curved arm replaces the central point above the sofa or coffee table, without conduit or ceiling fixing.

• Long reach: the light arrives above the seat, where you read.
• Heavy base essential: an arc quickly becomes unbalanced.
• Wall version: some models fix to the wall and free up the floor.

A well-proportioned arc floor lamp lights an entire sofa from an angle. The choice of reach depends mainly on the size: our article on the Scandinavian arc floor lamp gives the reference points room by room.

Tube, globe, round: what each silhouette really lights

There remains the question that decides everything at purchase: height.

At what height and with which socket should you place your floor lamp?

Place the shade below the eye line of a seated person: allow 120 to 140 cm for a reading model and 170 to 200 cm for a sofa arm. On the socket side, E27 dominates, declared on 67% of the 134 listings in the survey that mention it.

At what height should the shade be placed?

• Reading: the shade drops to shoulder level, the light falls on the pages.
• Sofa: the light passes above the backrest, never in front of the face.
• Ambience corner: lower, it lights the floor and the wall rather than the room.

A floor lamp at the right height is barely noticeable: you see the light, not the cast shadow. Large models, however, are chosen differently, as our guide on the 200 cm floor lamp explains.

E27, E14, G9 or integrated LED: which socket to choose?

Two points to keep in mind. The IP20 declared on 100% of the survey means these models stay indoors. And dimmability, declared on 26% of the survey, is worth checking before purchase: it is what makes the difference between an accent floor lamp and a true ambient light source.

If you are still hesitating between two shapes, describe the room and its constraints to us, and we will answer by phone: talk to a Designix advisor.

Can an accent floor lamp replace a pendant?

Not in a large living room: a pendant lights from the centre, a floor lamp from one side. But in a bedroom, a study or a reading corner, a well-placed floor lamp is enough, and it makes the ceiling light unnecessary.

What a floor lamp does better than a pendant

• It moves: no drilling, no cable to reroute.
• It lights low: the light falls on the work or reading surface.
• It adjusts: direction, intensity, temperature depending on the bulb chosen.

Our article on how to light a room without a ceiling light details these replacement solutions, source by source.

The cases where a pendant remains the right answer

Above a table, on a landing or in a hallway, a high point covers the surface better. The two families actually complement each other very well: the floor lamp warms the corner, pendant lights structure the volume.

Before validating a model, four points deserve a two-minute check.