Adding retro or vintage features to your home can help to create a modern space with a nostalgic feel. Of course, to achieve this, you need to find the perfect features with retro-inspired accents to do so.
One way you can achieve this is through your lighting. You can turn almost any light into a retro feature by choosing the right shade. There are many different retro styles to choose from including, industrial warehouse lights, schoolhouse, or atomic style shades and many more products. Here are some ways to use these retro shade lights in your home.
Create works of Art
You can use pendant lights to create functional works of art, utilising retro shades to do the same. Instead of simply hanging artwork on a spare wall or a cluster of pendant lights, you can create a corner feature by hanging a cluster of lights with retro shades. Hang them at different heights to create the perfect retro-inspired work of art. You can even use a single bigger light with an industrial light shade above your sofa or wall art to not only look stylish and unique but to highlight key features of your space.
Contrasting combinations
Choose different style shades and combine them to break up any uniformity. Eliminating symmetry will lead the eye to the lights, thus becoming the room’s focal point. Start with the same shade in a different size or colour if you’re unsure about using different shade styles.
Can’t decide upon the style? Our Universal Industrial Warehouse Shades comes in two sizes, and if you need something that’s got a bit more flare, consider our Astro Warehouse Shade. It has the same fluted neck banding with a flared finish. Doesn’t get more Retro than that!
Take it to the bathroom
If you’re weary of the same old multi-light fixtures, sconces, and terrible bulb strips in the bathroom, pendant lighting or lamps with retro shades could be the answer.
Pendant lighting on either side of your mirror and sink is a stylish alternative to wall sconces in a small bathroom. You can achieve a sleek, contemporary aesthetic by hanging several pendants above your vanity. When it comes to shades, avoid using colours, and to get the most accurate representation of natural light, use white or clear.
Light up the bedroom
Pendant lighting is the ideal solution for maximising bedside storage in small bedrooms, but a retro-inspired shade can still provide character and warmth. Replace table lamps with industrial shade pendant lights on either side of the bed. Alternatively, a small cluster of lights, such as atomic lights hanging at varying heights, could be used. For a more industrial retro feel.
You will free up surface space and give the room a light and airy feel with some retro charm. Select lights and shades that offer plenty of light to read by, and at the same time, cast a soft, restful glow to your surroundings.
Style your living Room
For a stylish and functional touch, hang a large-scale retro shade light in the centre of your living room. An elegant, large shade suspended from a high ceiling will provide abundant ambient light. A low-hanging light is especially appropriate when coupled with sleek, modern furniture. Install a dimmer to adjust the light level to fit the mood and social occasion.
In the kitchen
Pendant lights in the kitchen are both functional and fashionable. There are many different patterns, shapes, and colours to choose from that complement practically any kitchen. This makes selecting the best and most appealing lighting for the cook’s galley a breeze.
A retro industrial light shade can add a unique touch, incorporate style and character to your kitchen. A pair of retro light shades will look striking hung just the right height above a combination island and breakfast bar. If you have a lower ceiling, retro café shades could work well hung in a row above your kitchen bench or breakfast bar. For a higher ceiling, more traditional pendant lights with retro shades such as the universal or the Wesco can add the perfect amount of retro flair to your kitchen space.
Give retro a go
Retro light shades can work in older homes and modern homes as they bring together this century and the last to create charm and can help add character to your home in many different ways. Browse through our selection of light shades, pendant lights, sconces and goosenecks to find the perfect retro lighting for your home
