Cozy Bedroom Lighting
A cozy bedroom is lit low and warm. After dark, switch off the overhead light and use a few small lights instead: a lamp on each nightstand, a sconce above the bed, and a cordless lamp on the dresser.
The rice paper, woven bamboo and rattan lamps on this page soften the bulb behind the shade. The cordless touch lamps switch on with a tap, so you can turn them off from bed. Bedside sconces like the Nordic and resin designs free up nightstand space, and the rechargeable sconces go up with no wiring. The warm white filament bulb is 2700K, close to the color of an old incandescent bulb.
Keep bedroom bulbs at 2700K to 3000K. Harvard Health reports that blue light at night suppresses melatonin, and warm white carries less of it than cool white. For a room with no ceiling fixture, read our guide to bedroom lighting without a ceiling light.
