Interior styles at a glance: light & lamps

Interior styles

Boho Boho is all about natural materials, collected pieces and relaxed cosiness. The right light is warm, softly diffused and comes from several sources. Here we show... Discover style →
Hygge Hygge is the Danish word for cosiness – and hardly anything contributes to it as much as light. What it means is warm, soft light from... Discover style →
Industrial Industrial style is built on raw materials: brick, concrete, steel and leather. Rooms like these only become homely with warm light and a counterweight to their... Discover style →
Japandi Japandi combines the calm of Japanese interiors with the comfort of Scandinavian design. Wood, linen, ceramics and plenty of empty space define the style, and the... Discover style →
Country house & chalet Country house style is all about wood, natural fabrics and rooms where you stay seated for a long time. The right light is warm, close to... Discover style →
Modern Modern rooms are clear, calm and reduced. To keep them from feeling cold in the evening, they need warm light from several sources and lamps that... Discover style →
Scandinavian Scandinavian style means light walls, light wood, a few well-chosen things and as much daylight as possible. Because Nordic winters are long and dark, artificial light... Discover style →
Wabi-sabi Wabi-sabi looks for beauty in the simple, the aged and the imperfect. Clay plaster, old wood, linen and handmade ceramics shape the room, and the light... Discover style →

An interior style defines the colours, materials and shapes of a room – and therefore which light suits it. On these pages we show eight interior styles with room examples, guides and the lamps that work in them.

Which interior style suits me?

Most homes mix two or three styles. A good starting point is the materials you like: light wood, white and wool lead to Scandinavian style or hygge. Darker wood, linen and few objects to Japandi and wabi-sabi. Rattan, jute and terracotta to boho. Brick, steel and leather to industrial style. Solid wood, loden and Swiss pine to country house style.

Which light suits each style?

Whatever the style: warm white light of 2,200 to 2,700 kelvin and several light sources at different heights make a room feel like home. Lamps made of wood veneer, alpine hay or real leaves diffuse light softly and suit natural materials in every style.