Lighting plays a crucial part in creating the perfect ambiance for your home decor. In 2023, home lighting trends are all about combining functionality with style. From ‘brass & black’ to ‘nostalgic retro’, there are a variety of styles you can choose from to elevate your lighting and compliment your home interiors.
In this blog, we’ll be taking a look at five popular lighting styles that are trending in 2023 and provide you with inspiration and ideas to brighten up your living spaces. Plus, we'll include links to shop your favourites!
Make a Statement
If perhaps less practical, a statement light brings the intrigue and drama to your interior scheme, that’s unmatched by standard spots or strip lighting.
Bold, abstract and artistic, statement lights are a great way to add personality to any room. These eye-catching feature pieces serve as focal points in a design scheme and are really great conversation starters.
Whether it's a sculptural chandelier above your dining table or a unique pendant light in your hallway, statement light fixtures are a chance to get creative!
Check out this angular light fixture in the Bronte Show Home on our socials; paired with retro bedside lamps.
This double bedroom décor scheme gives a warm neutral feel, complimented by contemporary industrial furnishings that set off a sketchy feature wall behind the head of the bed!
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Nostalgic Designs
Nostalgia is making a comeback in the interior design world and lighting is no exception. According to home décor experts, like Better Homes & Gardens and livingetc, this might be a response to the chaos of recent world events and people’s tendencies to take a romanticised view of simpler times gone by…whatever the psychological reason for the resurgence, nostalgic pieces can look fantastic in your home décor and compliment a contemporary scheme beautifully.
These fixtures often have a vintage or antique look and feel, and they celebrate traditional materials like metal and glass.
Some examples that are trending include: exposed bulbs ( you can shop here from Industville), antiques, bold oversized forms or mirrored brass, which is a popular trend reminiscent of the art deco era!
Nostalgic lights are characterful pieces with a story to tell. Check out a few examples of Retro Style Lighting at The Lighting Company.
Sustainable Styles
Bringing natural elements into your lighting choices can help to create a calming and relaxed atmosphere. Natural tones, such as earthy browns, muted greens, and soft neutrals can blend seamlessly with various interior styles.
Natural materials such as rattan or wicker shades are especially popular and filter light through them to cast lovely, warm dappled shadows. Consider incorporating materials like wood, or woven fabrics to create a connection with nature and subtle beauty. These materials can help establish a more rustic atmosphere, helping a space feel softer and more inviting.
One of the key attractions to natural light fixtures is the element of tactility. Textural shades in cane, wicker or even woven grasses work well in plenty of décor themes from boho to casual contemporary décor. Their organic surfaces interact beautifully with natural light and helps them take on a really three dimensional appearance.
They’re pretty eco-friendly too and often make use of renewable materials. If you want to go one step further, consider incorporating LED bulbs for better efficiency!
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Brass and Black Finishes
Brass and black finishes are gaining popularity in the world of lighting design.
A black finish is one of the best ways to give a grown-up feel to your home décor. Whether it's a sleek black pendant light or a brass table lamp, their deep tones evoke a real sophistication and elegance.
Brass and black fixtures are equally incredibly versatile, working well in various tonal design schemes and actually helping to enhance most colours by providing a contrasting accent.
Not to mention brass and black complement each other beautifully. Pairing warm brass with matte blacks is a popular trick to inject opulence and drama to your interiors and it adds a lovely depth.
Cluster Lights
Finally a ‘Cluster’ refers to a configuration of multiple light fixtures that are fitted close together in your décor scheme. They’re a particularly popular feature in kitchen design and can provide both practical and ambient lighting.
When grouping your cluster feature, you can opt for similar or contrasting styles of lighting depending on the look you want to achieve. Its common to see a cluster of pendant lights over a long kitchen island and we often stick to more uniformed designs, however asymmetrical or contrasting fixtures can make for a more unique display.
Cluster lights are also a brilliant design tool to help structure your kitchen with subtle zoning, as explained in Homes and Gardens. Hanging lights help to define spaces in your kitchen by influencing flow and highlighting important ‘meeting spaces’ like above the dining table.
You can mix and match from a range of pendant lights to achieve the result you like!
Conclusion
Incorporating the latest lighting trends into your home décor can transform your living spaces into inviting and stylish environments. Whether you opt for statement light fixtures, nostalgic touches, brass and black finishes or natural tones (or perhaps a combination of a few) there are plenty of options to suit your personal style and preferences.
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