A reading floor lamp directs useful light toward a page or task; an ambient floor lamp spreads softer light through the room or onto nearby walls...

Place a floor lamp according to the job it needs to do: beside seating for reading, near a dark corner for ambient light, behind a sofa...

A bedside lamp should be sized with the nightstand and mattress. Aim to place the bottom of the shade near the seated reader's eye or shoulder...

Choose a table lamp by evaluating the combined height of the furniture and lamp, not the lamp alone. Record table height, seated eye level, lamp height,...

For a typical residential hallway, begin with sconce centers around 60 to 66 inches above the finished floor and test spacing around 6 to 10 feet...

For sconces beside a bathroom mirror, begin with the light source near face level, often around 60 to 66 inches above the finished floor. Then adjust...

Place a bedside wall sconce from the mattress and seated reader, not from a generic floor height. Begin by testing the light source about 12 to...

For general wall lighting, begin with the fixture center around 60 to 66 inches above the finished floor, then adjust for the room, fixture height and...

Size a linear chandelier by comparing its full length and width with the table or island, then checking end clearance, installed height, canopy and suspension-point spacing....

Choose a foyer chandelier by measuring the entry length, width and ceiling height, then checking walking clearance, the view through upper windows, the fixture's complete drop...

For a typical 8-foot ceiling, begin with the chandelier's lowest point 30 to 36 inches above the tabletop. Treat that range as a mockup position, not...

Start chandelier sizing with two estimates, then treat them as shortlist tools rather than final installation instructions. For an open room, add the room length and...