Adesso Floor Lamps

A floor lamp brightens a room by providing additional lighting and adding flair to the room's decor. With the wide selection of Adesso floor lamps and others at Staples, you can easily find the right one for your home or office, whether you want ambient lighting or focused task lighting for reading or crafting.

Choose a Floor Lamp Design that Complements Your Room Decor
Adesso floor lamps come in a wide variety of designs and you can choose a style that suits your traditional, modern, industrial, contemporary or mid-century decor. Get a console lamp if you want a basic option. This has a straight pole extending from the base and terminating in a shaded bulb that casts light downwards. If you want a floor lamp for reading, choose one with an arc design. This lamp has a curved or cantilevered arm that suspends its light off to one side.

A multi-light or track tree lamp has two or more bulbs attached to a single pole. These bulbs sit inside reflective housings that you can twist or pivot to focus their light in specific directions. Torchiere floor lamps direct their light upwards and are ideal for accent lighting. Tripod and tower models are stylish floor lamps that also provide accent lighting. They have lampshades to diffuse light and create colorful patterns. If you need a floor lamp to provide spot lighting, improve the ambiance of a room and display items, get one with a built-in tray, shelves or table.

Other Factors to Consider When Shopping for Floor Lamps
Wood and metal are the most common materials used for making floor lamps. Choose a wooden lamp if your room has traditional decor and other wood furniture. Metal lamps can either have vintage or modern looks. Those made of brass and bronze usually have industrial designs while silver and steel lamps have minimalist looks. Floor lamps made of glass are mostly decorative while those with plastic builds are generally lightweight. Although most floor lamps have shades, some house their bulbs inside reflectors and globes. Pick a dark-colored shade if you only need ambient lighting. To use it as a reading light, try a light-colored shade.

Do you Need a Floor Lamp with a Dimmer Switch?
Look for a floor lamp with a dimmer switch if you wish to use it as a task light and a night light. A dimmer makes it possible to use a high-wattage bulb with your lamp. It saves power and prevents glare when you need ambient lighting while allowing you to turn up the brightness when you want to read or do other detail work. Another option is finding one with a three-way switch to give you different light level choices.

What Kind of Bulb Should you get for Your Adesso Floor Lamp?
Manufacturers usually recommend incandescent and CFL bulbs for their floor lamps. CFL bulbs are more energy efficient and longer-lasting than incandescent. LED bulbs are even better as they run cooler and consume less energy.

What is the Right Height for a Floor Lamp?
The ideal height for a floor lamp depends on where you place it and what you use it for. For example, a lamp used for reading should have its bulb or the bottom of its shade at eye level when you sit in a chair beside it. Ambient floor lamps can be taller. For maximum flexibility, choose a floor lamp with adjustable height.