Wall lighting ideas for your living room

Looking for inspiring wall lighting ideas for your living room? From family movie nights on the sofa to doing a hobby in your favourite armchair, a lot happens in this room. You need a mix of lights for the different activities and to help create different moods. Wall lights can play a big role in your mix.

A SKURUP work/wall lamp is mounted on the wall above three SÖDERHAMN chaise longues in a colourful living room.

What do lights do?

They do different things. They can light up a room so you and your eyes feel comfortable. They can light up a specific area or thing, like your book or a picture on your wall. And they can help create and change the mood in your room at the flick of a switch.

A white FUBBLA LED wall lamp is mounted on a wall near two MOSSLANDA picture ledges with various items on them.

A round orange glass VARMBLIXT LED table/wall lamp and some framed posters are mounted on a wall near some white flowers.

Enjoy light everywhere

Lamps on a wall can be great at lighting up a space that might otherwise be quite dark – like the back of your living room. That helps give a soft general light in the whole of the room. You avoid sharp contrasts between light and dark areas that tire the eyes.

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A stripe pattern/white glass RORKULT wall lamp is mounted on a wall near a painting in a frame which is also on the wall.

A NYMÅNE wall up/downlighter is mounted on a wall above some flowers in a vase on a cabinet and next to a LINDBYN mirror.

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Shades that play with light and shadows

Shades can give you different lighting effects when you turn on the lamp. They can create exciting shadows or a warm, cosy mood, for example. A shade can add a lot to your decor even when the lamp isn’t lit.

A MÅNALG wall lamp is mounted on a wall near a LINDBYN mirror and above a LISABO desk with flowers in a vase on top of it.

A SOLKLINT wall lamp is mounted on a wall above a KÄMPIG 3-arm hook. The lamp makes patterns of light and shadow on the wall.

Put the things you love in the spotlight

Want to light up a picture, a favourite collection or the book you’re reading? You could use a wall spotlight where you can direct the light exactly where you want it. You can adjust the light if you change your picture or collection, too. You could use a clamp spotlight as an alternative, like here.

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Two SKURUP work/wall lamps are attached to a wall above two grey HAUGA glass-door cabinets containing many items.

A lilac/dark green NÄVLINGE LED clamp spotlight is attached to a shelf and shines its light on some books.

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Let your creativity run wild!

With LED lighting strips, you can decorate with light in lots of creative ways. The strips are bendable and easy to stick in place. The multicolour versions let you change the atmosphere in a room in seconds by changing their colour.

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