Red bedside lamp

Place a compact red bedside lamp on the nightstand, at seated hand height, then check the socket before ordering: in this selection, sizes range from about 20 cm for the lowest to 45 cm for the adjustable arm model. In the evening, a warm white light rests the eye, a cooler white suits work better.

• Choosing for the bedroom
• Warm white or cool white
• Globe, reflector or lampshade
• Which colour with red
• Connecting several lamps
• Recognising a real salt lamp
• Installing and maintaining
• Bedside, table or floor

Which red bedside lamp should you choose for the bedroom?

For the bedroom, a compact red bedside lamp sits on the nightstand and takes up only a square of about 12 to 30 cm depending on the model. The patch of red light on a pale wall is enough to warm the room in the evening. The bedroom is the room targeted by the vast majority of this selection, the office comes just behind.

What height for a lamp placed on a nightstand?

Generally, the lamp is placed at seated hand height, the bottom of the shade around 40 to 50 cm above the mattress depending on the height of the bed. A lamp that is too low lights the surface, too high it dazzles when lying down. The low models in this selection, around 20 cm, also slip under a shelf or onto a small piece of furniture.

Guest room, child's room: which red lamp should you choose?

In a guest room, a discreet red lamp is enough, and a small bedside lamp frees up the surface. For a child's room, plan for light without direct glare and a stable base, hard to knock over: see the children's bedside lamps. Lueur Crépusculaire, adjustable projection suits both, with its integrated 20 W LED source.

Warm white or cool white: what light does a red bedside lamp give?

Light temperature decides the mood. Around 2700 to 3500 K, the lamp gives a warm white light, the one that accompanies reading and falling asleep. Between 4500 and 6500 K, the rendering is cooler and sharper, suited to an office or a work room. Both halves exist in this selection, in comparable proportions.

What light for reading in bed without glare?

For reading, aim for a warm light and a reflector that sends the flow towards the page rather than towards the eyes. A bulb that is too powerful creates a hard contrast between the paper and the wall. Generally, a moderate, directed light is better than a strong flow spread throughout the room. That is the role of an adjustable arm.

Should you choose a red LED bedside lamp?

LED covers the vast majority of models in this selection. It consumes little, heats little and lasts a long time. Compare in the LED models: some fixtures carry their own source, others wait for a bulb with a socket. The Silhouette Graphique and its globe shade accepts a large screw bulb.

Globe, reflector or lampshade: which shape of red lamp should you choose?

The globe shape dominates largely, but it is the socket that commands the bulb. A stacked globe like the Galéa bedside lamp with three stacked globes makes do with a small pin socket, while a wide shade calls for a classic screw base. The shape also decides the light: a globe diffuses, a reflector concentrates.

Which socket for which red lamp?

Identify the socket before ordering the bulb: G9 and G4 are small pin sockets, E14 a small screw base, E27 a large screw base. A lamp with an integrated LED source waits for no bulb. The socket appears in the table above for each model mentioned.

Globe, reflector or lampshade: what type of light?

A glass globe diffuses widely and suits ambient light. A conical reflector, like the Aldera conical reflector with adjustable arm, sends the flow in a precise direction. A fabric shade filters and softens. Glass often returns in the glass bedside lamps, which let the bulb be guessed at.

Which colour with decorative red?

Red matches with white for a sharp contrast, with black and gold finishes for a more assertive mood, with green and blue for a softer effect. A single red lamp is often enough to colour the room. If you hesitate, compare the black versions and the gold finishes before deciding.

Red and black, red and gold: how to match?

Red and black give a graphic, almost industrial interior: red becomes a touch, not a background. Red and gold warm the room and dress the lamp. Some pieces in this selection exist in yellow, blue or green, which allows alternating two lamps of different shades on the same nightstand.

Red in a child's room or an office

In a child's room, a red lamp placed high and a warm light avoid evening excitement. In the office, red becomes a useful accent: an adjustable model lights the work surface without flooding the room. For a rawer spirit, look at the industrial bedside lamp, often in metal and iron.

How to connect several lamps to a single electrical supply?

Several lamps on the same supply go through a power strip or a socket rail, provided you do not exceed the cumulative wattage indicated by the bulb and fixture manufacturers. Add up the wattages noted on each bulb before plugging everything into the same place. Connection to the mains, however, remains the work of an electrician.

Power strip or socket rail for several lamps?

A power strip suits two or three small lamps placed side by side, a socket rail is fixed and tidies the cables along the wall. In both cases, you stay within the limit stated by the manufacturer of the block. A table lamp moves from one room to another without reinstalling anything.

What is a job for an electrician and not a DIY fix

Adding a socket, running a line from the panel, replacing a switch: these actions touch the mains and require a professional. On the decoration side, moving a bedside lamp only requires a free socket and a little space on the furniture.

How to recognise a real salt lamp?

A real salt lamp is carved from a block of natural rock salt: its surface is irregular, its veins and crystals are unique, and its weight surprises for its size. Lit, it diffuses an orange to pink glow. A perfectly smooth and regular surface often signals reconstituted salt.

Red light salt lamp: where does this shade come from?

The shade does not come from the bulb but from the block: heated from the inside, the rock salt colours the light it lets through. The denser the block, the deeper the glow. This light creates a mood, it is not bright enough to read by. This is a point in common with the original bedside lamps.

The signs of a reconstituted salt lamp

A block that is too regular, sharp edges, a smooth surface and a light weight for its volume: the salt has often been crushed then reformed. A real piece keeps hollows, shades of tone and a shape you will not find twice. For a similar warm mood, also look at the pink bedside lamps.

How to install and maintain a red bedside lamp?

The whole selection is rated IP20, so reserved for dry interiors: nightstand, office, away from water splashes. Maintenance is done with a soft cloth, and the bulb is replaced with the power off. Each model in this selection is guaranteed for two years.

What IP20 means in a bedroom

IP20 indicates a fixture protected against solid bodies larger than 12.5 mm and against no water penetration. A bathroom, a terrace or a kitchen near the sink require another protection rating. In a bedroom, a bedside lamp for the bedroom in IP20 is more than enough.

Cleaning glass, metal and resin without damaging the finish

Glass is cleaned with a soft, slightly damp cloth, without abrasive product. Metal and iron withstand the same action, followed by a wipe to avoid marks. Resin fears solvents: a dry cloth is enough. The glass bedside lamps and mixed pieces like Ambiance Sophistiquée, bust and sphere make do with regular dusting.

Bedside lamp, table lamp or floor lamp: which format for which need?

A bedside lamp is placed on a piece of furniture and is found at seated hand height; a floor lamp lights an entire room from the floor and finds its place in a living room, near an armchair. A table lamp stays mobile and changes room. Two models in this selection go beyond the bed: Ambiance Sophistiquée and Lueur Crépusculaire also suit the living room.

Living room floor lamp: why it is not a bedside lamp

A floor lamp lights from the floor, with a tall stem and a wide shade: it serves to light an entire area, not to read in bed. In a living room, it takes its place near an armchair or a sofa. To complete the set, browse the living room lamps.

Italian design bedside lamp or original bedside lamp?

Italian design is recognised by simple lines, assertive geometric volumes and materials like glass, steel or brass. A freer shape, bust, sphere or adjustable projection, is more a matter of the original piece. Compare the design bedside lamps and the original bedside lamps, then decide on size and socket.

To choose, start from the space available on the nightstand, then from the socket: it is what decides the bulb. The lighting catalogue brings together all Designix lamps, and the entire lighting catalogue lets you compare formats from one room to another. Secure payment, tracked delivery, returns and Designix customer service accompany every order.

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