Last night, I started searching for lighting options for our bedroom foyer. One thing I noticed immediately is that I’m immediately drawn to three specific styles of lighting — sputnik lights, bubble lights, and capiz shell lights. Those are always the ones that catch my eye, but I already have all of those in our house and I don’t really want to repeat any of those in the bedroom foyer. So I tried to move beyond those and see if there was anything else that I really liked.
It’s challenging to find unique lighting when you have eight-foot ceilings and have to work within such a limited and defined height. But I was able to find a few that I found really interesting. I started with about 20 lighting options, but then narrowed them down to the following few.
First, let me remind you that this is going in the bedroom foyer. I don’t remember exactly how big that foyer is, but I think it measures about 9 feet by 8 feet or close to that. The lower walls are white wainscoting, and the upper walls will be teal grasscloth wallpaper. As of yesterday morning, this is what the foyer looked like, so you’ll have to imagine the upper walls being teal. And keep in mind that this picture was taken on a wide-angle setting, which makes the area look bigger than it really is.
And then the final two are very similar with different shapes. I really like the bold look of this one, and I think it would look amazing with the teal upper walls. I also like how the shape would kind of echo the shape I have planned for the headboard in the bedroom. This light is from Home Depot (affiliate link).
And the final option is another variation on that theme, except that it’s all curves with no straight sides. This one is from Wayfair.
Those are the five options I’ve narrowed it down to. I do want a light that will make a statement since it’s the foyer to our entire bedroom suite. At the same time, I have limited space not only because I only have eight-foot ceilings, but I also have to work around the rather large intake duct for our HVAC, and that takes up quite a bit of space on the ceiling.
Right now, I really don’t have a favorite among those five, but I do wonder if the first one with the leaves might not be bright enough. Obviously, the leaves wouldn’t let the light filter through very well, but I think it would cast the light up and off of the white ceiling. I’m not sure if that would be enough, though. But as far as the style, I really love all five. I feel confident that I’ll choose one of these five lights, but I’m not quite ready to select the one.
Addicted 2 Decorating is where I share my DIY and decorating journey as I remodel and decorate the 1948 fixer upper that my husband, Matt, and I bought in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do physical work, so I do the majority of the work on the house by myself. You can learn more about me here.
