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What size light shade?

2 years ago

So I’m currently redecorating the living room and I’m going to get a teal drum light but I’m not sure what size. I want it to be quite big but I don’t want it to overwhelm the room because it is quite dark in there since it is north facing. The room is 365cmx360cm. Thanks in advance.

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Lo Blattner
2 years ago
My general instinct would be to work with low level and indirect lighting, ie. table lamps and floor lamps, ideally all on a dimmer. Large statement lights work great in large rooms but since this is on the smaller side I would accentuate the cosiness. A large pendant can still look great but may just not be practical in terms of sight lines. Do you have photos of the room?
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