The most important element of any interior is lighting. Elegant and fragile lamps have long become commonplace. The monotony created in the most controversial style of the interior is boldly challenged by the monotony. Loft-style lighting fixtures are a testament to how simplicity and rudeness can weave into a harmonious tandem.
Designer Loft Lights
A brief excursion into history
Loft is a style that you can’t confuse with anything. Having arisen in the middle of the last century in America, he walked stylishly and confidently through the informal interiors of a young bohemia. A native of abandoned factories, today Loft is considered the pinnacle of aesthetic taste.
Loft-style room interior with large lamps to illuminate a spacious room
The cool and textured style casts doubt on the dogma of plush comfort and gilded frames. Straightforward, as if carved from stone, it breaks all stereotypes, winning the hearts of lovers of interior art.
Loft-style rooms include urban motifs, factory warehouses and habitable workshops
On a note! The red thread of the style is urban motifs, factory warehouses and habitable workshops. That is what the Loft school student should look like - strict, textured, but cozy.
Light like a brush in the interior
No matter how thoughtful the interior may be, the final chord in it is always lighting. This is a palette, and a brush, and inspiration.
Loft style room interior using different types of Loft lamps for zoning lighting
With just a skillful beam, you can color the room with the right atmosphere. But the same beam, directed incorrectly, can ruin the whole situation. Loft is no exception to this rule, where lighting plays an almost paramount role.
The right choice of lighting in the Loft style will create a cozy atmosphere and revitalize the room
Like any work of art, light needs to be framed. For an inhabited warehouse, which in the concept is Loft, “industrial” motives are ideal. Lamps made in this style will become a spice that completes the interior dish.
Design features
Once again delving into the history of the direction, we consider a typical resident of the first Loft. This is an unconditionally creative person with a thirst for art and a spark in his eyes, reflected from the "professional" spotlights.
Floor lamps in the Loft style
Ceiling lights with long wires
The first lighting in the Lofts was provided for by the furnishings of abandoned workshops. The lamps were spotlights, which had previously served as lighting for industrial machines and dark corridors.
Later, the lamps found a new life, becoming chandeliers in art galleries equipped in the attic.
Pendant ceiling lamp with long wires used to illuminate the dining area
Since the beginning of the style, the changes have not touched lighting fixtures. Lofts are still illuminated by strict and "handmade" lamps, carefully recreated by a designer hand.
Important! Since storage facilities are usually more than spacious, each area in them is illuminated separately. The design of the lamps does not have to overlap. Any chandelier, just like the owner of the Loft, is an individual.
Original Loft style floor lamp
- Spot light. Art requires maximum concentration, and it is perfectly supported by a point light directed at the target.
- Suspended structure. If the chandelier were located under the ceiling itself, the light from it would be heard in echoes. High ceilings forced the lamps to "descend from heaven", having acquired long spaghetti cords.
- Angle adjustment. A purely professional moment, cleverly beaten by designers. You can direct the flow in any direction. It will not be superfluous to adjust the brightness.
The use of suspended ceiling lights to better illuminate a specific area of a large room
Modern fluorescent lighting was unknown to the creative bohemia of the 40s. Twilight dissolved in the warm tube light that still lives in the tops of the style.
Modern designers have somewhat ennobled the native loft chandeliers. Today, wire, metal and wood have become elements of decor.
Pendant ceiling chandelier made of metal construction on a chain is a typical element in the interior of the Loft style
Design selection
Demonstrating a range of lighting products, Loft circles around simple shapes and unpretentious materials. The motto of such designs is the assertion that "everything ingenious is simple."
Popular types of fixtures:
| Concept | Picture | Implementation |
|---|---|---|
| Conciseness |  | A simple incandescent lamp, stylized as an old attribute |
| Shine |  | Tin plate playing the role of lampshade |
| Lamp |  | Classic attic design in wire frame. Immediacy in every photon |
| Floodlight |  | The purpose of such a spotlight is to illuminate an object of art. For example, good interior |
| Headlamp |  | What could be better than the road theme? Only skillfully introducing it in a home environment |
| Candles |  | Tube old school and warm. Wax candles should be replaced with lamps in the form of candlesticks. |
| English cone shaped plafonds |  | An unexpected but popular storage solution. Bright paint on such a lampshade will be the highlight of the device |
You can make a lamp for the Loft project with your own hands, using an Edison decorative lamp with a visible spiral and a long cord. The more such retro-elements will be in the room, the more harmonious the interior will seem. Instead of a cord, you can use a chain. The heaviness of such a lamp will play into the hands of the designer.
Edison Incandescent Ceiling Pendant Chandelier
Depending on the habitat, there are several types of lamps:
Ceiling Lights in Loft Style Interior
Loft wall lights
Floor lamp in the Loft style interior
Depending on the mission of the device, an optimum advantageous position is selected for it. For example, kitchen worktops are optimally lit with LED strip, and a suspended ceiling lamp harmoniously looks over the dining table.
The suspended ceiling lamp in a metal box perfectly illuminates the working area
For living rooms, it is preferable to choose diffused lighting that distinguishes separate zones. Bathrooms are transformed under the rays of small spotlights. Sleeping rooms can be equipped with soft boxes.
Materials and textures
The lamp for the Loft, like electricity, is powered by a simple rule. The material for its creation should be as budgetary as possible.
Metal-framed pendant lamp
Wire, metal, rusty pipes and glass are welcome. Do not deprive the right to exist and non-replaceable wood, which in the attic remains “wild” and textured.
The artistic decision in creating a designer lamp depends only on the imagination of the master. The main thing is that the chandelier has something in common with those times when the Loft was not a whim, but a necessity.
Pendant lights with metal spring
In recent years, pipes transformed into lighting devices have become a squeak. Apparently, the first such decisions were made spontaneously. Today, water pipes have found a second wind, becoming legs and frames for spotlights.
Color scheme
The color of the lamp depends not so much on the overall shade of the room as on the material with which it is made. If the basis for the lamp was an industrial device, it is better to leave it without cutting. Metal, chrome products and wire have their own unique urban style.
Dusty gray pendant lamp
The remaining creations of designer hands require paints and colors. Key shades include dusty gray and golden metallic colors.
The remaining colors and their combinations fit into the three branches of the Loft:
- Boho. Bright color of textiles, brick walls, color accent in small elements, including lampshade.
Boho Loft style room interior
Direction Boho Loft in the interior of the room
Glamorous Loft in the interior of the room using original pendant chandeliers for lighting
Industrial-industrial direction of the Loft style
The lamp should not unconditionally sing along to the interior. Often a lamp is used as a color "soloist". Red, green and blue plafonds will attract the attention of their seemingly inappropriate idyll.
Floor yellow lamp bright accent of decor in the Loft style interior
What to choose
The fantasy of designers knows no bounds. In the topic of lighting, the runway is completely open for her.
In order not to get lost in the flights of creative thought, pay attention to the popular forms of lamps:
- Spiders. Simple and tasteful. Several wires of various lengths are attached to the central hook. On each "paw" of the spider there is a light bulb. And, of course, no shades.
Loft style spider lamp
Ceiling lamp
Metal frame of luminaires in the form of geometric shapes
Large outdoor lamp in the interior of a loft style room
What is the room silent about
Choosing a model of the lamp, do not forget about the room itself, which, perhaps, has a completely different idea of lighting.
Large kitchen-living rooms need many chandeliers. It is unlikely that one spider will cope with a huge area.
Niches and partitions provide additional local lighting. In some cases, the tape will illuminate the recesses and puff rooms.
The use of LED strip lighting room Loft
When using spotlights, do not direct their light onto working areas. The lamp will dazzle in the eye, and the pleasure of staying in such a room will not be enough.
It is possible to create diffuse lighting, even if directional flux is used, if you orient the lamp on the ceiling or wall.
Zoning lighting using different types of loft luminaires
Keep in mind the hanging ceiling. An open lamp of high power will deliver the same discomfort, so it is advisable to hang it with curtains.
You can multiply the luminous flux by placing the lamp near the mirror.
Mirror with LED lights
An unusual effect is obtained when the light source is located below.
It is worth thinking about security. Sagging wires - Moveton in the Loft style. They can get confused under their feet if you do not take care of a secluded place for floor wiring.
Floor lamp with Edison lamps
You should also not place lighting devices near moisture sources.
Errors in choosing lighting
In a vast sea of ideas it is easy to get lost. All lamps in the Loft style look great and seem to be asking for the interior. However, they should be selected carefully so as not to spoil the design idea.
A properly selected Loft lamp will provide good lighting and harmoniously fit into the overall interior of the room
Common mistakes when choosing lighting:
- Kitchen with room light. The use of floor lamps on the legs in the kitchen, table lamps and wall candelabra is not recommended. Everything necessary for the kitchen-Loft fits in the ceiling category.
- The light in the bedroom is too bright. If the living room is designed in an industrial style, the light in it should be dim. A bright stream will not only cool the room, but will also bring concern to the household.
- Crystal. Even if a chandelier emerged from a chest in the attic, its design is unlikely to fit into the industrial theme.
- Low open lights. Lamps hanging overhead should be protected with a metal mesh. This will extend their life by protecting against accidental contact.
Ceiling Lights Loft
Great choice
To understand what kind of lamp an equipped room needs, photographs of a harmonious interior in the Loft style will help. Lamps in such rooms fit perfectly into the interior, do not argue with it, but only complement it.
Metal does not need to be cut.
Loft-style pendant metal chandelier
Local lighting in the kitchen-living room. An example of a neighborhood of warm lamp light above a dining table and a cocktail of natural and artificial lighting in a recreation area.
An example of a neighborhood of warm lamp light above a dining table and a cocktail of natural and artificial lighting in a recreation area
Wall and ceiling chandeliers sing a duet. At the entrance there is a separate lamp.
The use of different types of lamps for zoning room lighting in the Loft style
Zoning dividing lighting will help not only to divide the room, but also will save energy.
Harmonious combination of different types of loft lamps in the interior of the room
The number of Edison lamps does not matter. Colorful looks like one, and many lamps.
The use of a large number of Edison lamps
The symbiosis of a spider chandelier and table lamps is a design solution for a compact Loft. Such a device does not need help. Its light is enough for a recreation area.
Original table lamp spider chandelier
Kitchen-living room, divided into three zones. In the first, the atmosphere creates natural light from the window. The second - a dining table - is lit by a hanging chandelier. Worktops are content with integrated tapes.
Zoned lighting with different types of fixtures in the Loft style kitchen
The geometric web of ceiling wires is combined with diamond-shaped coffee tables. The kitchen area is decorated in radically different colors.
Geometric web of ceiling wires in harmony with the coffee tables of rhomboid Thomas
The squeak of fashion in the Loft style is water pipes that have changed qualifications.
Fashionable Loft Water Pipe Lamp
A variant of a wall sconce, as if it came from a theatrical dressing room.
Wall sconce option
Great solution for the kitchen. Chandelier made from bottles.
Original loft chandelier made from bottles
Pipes - a budget option for transforming the room.
Edison lamps suspended on pipes are an excellent budget option
Spider is a guest of a many-sided room. Friendly atmosphere, bright colors of textile - the style is barely captured in the gray finish.
Spider chandelier is a great solution for lighting a small room
Lampshades emphasize the dullness of the interior. Not a single glare is not out of the picture.
Lampshades emphasize the dullness of the interior
A polished wood looks great in combination with metal. The yellow light, which has become a classic of direction, will insulate this story.
Original pendant lamp in Loft style
The design of the ceiling chandelier resonates with the bike hanging on the wall. Perhaps this lamp could not cope with a large room, if not for her small corner assistants.
The design of the ceiling chandelier is in harmony with the overall interior of the bedroom in the Loft style.
Loft style - an unforgettable atmosphere of creative mess, taken in a clear metal frame. The lamp in such a room will become an accent, center and the first violin. Choosing lighting for an attic dwelling follows the rules of an industrial interior.
Ceiling lights in the loft interior
Even if you choose very expensive, but ordinary chandeliers, they simply will not be suitable for this style.The fact is that in the loft, fixtures play a huge role and should be design, unique and exclusive. But at the same time, the chandelier cannot hang here just because the landlord really liked it.
The main task is that the light source supports the general meaning and design idea.
Absolutely everything, colors, furniture, pipes and fasteners - should be one whole in the loft, creating the uniqueness and unity, organicness and complement each detail to each other.
Since the rooms for the loft style are usually quite large, they need to be very well lit. And this will help huge chandeliers, or even busbar designs.
Chandeliers should be made of glass or plastic, metal or wood, such materials fully characterize this style. Take into account the fact that one or two bulbs will not be enough here. This means that pendant lighting options should be endowed with a large number of light sources.
Track, pendant lights in the loft style
Busbar luminaires are a great option in the industrialist style.
Based on the size of the room, they can be arranged in a row or in several. If you decide to use such options, it will be very correct. After all, they emphasize the minimalism of the interior and the highest functionality of the entire structure.
In the atmosphere of an old industrial building, charm will be created by simple and solid rudeness. Busbar luminaires should be located exactly under the ceiling. This design looks just great.
To zone space like nothing better is lighting. But there are very few of them to illuminate the entire room, so it is worth using other methods.
Multipoint, string lighting
This implies the use of lamps in which a completely small power, but a high degree of brightness. In this way, the lighting will be evenly distributed throughout the room, while in a rather economical way.
The convenience of string systems lies in the possibility of adjusting the length of the fastening, you can also change the shape of the lamp or its size.
They need to be selected based on the same parameters as when choosing chandeliers. Similar devices possess functionality originality and convenience.
With unusual shapes, wall lamps, decorate the bedrooms and living rooms in the Loft-style.
Floor lamps
In large rooms you can not do without them. They can be very unusual and original, futuristic shapes, with thin curved legs, made of modern materials: metal, glass or polymers.
Depending on the size of the room, the design in which lighting devices should be chosen depends. They must necessarily contain large parts.
But, here is the main lighting function of such devices lately too competes with aesthetic positioning.
Floor lamps for the loft-style are original items, due to which a certain uniqueness and sophistication is formed in the interior.
To understand and decide what kind of lighting to choose for your loft-style, look at the selection of our wonderful photos and be inspired!
