Today we’re sharing our top small living room lighting ideas with you, because let’s be honest: who loves overhead lighting at night? Not us.
We know how hard it can be to find lighting solutions that tick both the form and function boxes, especially for small spaces. Most of the time the shade is too wide, the base is too heavy, and the whole thing dominates the room.
With that in mind, we’ve taken the pain away and found 25 of the best small living room lighting ideas for you. These lamps are super chic, from suppliers we use all the time, and are sure to light up the space all without hogging the limelight. Enjoy!
1. Light Rods LED Floor Lamp
The Lights Rod LED Floor Lamp is rather striking, exuding a retro sense of luxury and sophistication. It’s perfect for a small living room thanks to its simple base. But there’s also a versatility at play so you can make it your own.
The adjustable arms up top mean you can have it in a more elaborate config (as seen above, which we love), or turn them to make the look more uniform. A pretty stunning look either way.
2. Portable USB Scandinavian Floor Light
You had us at the walnut finish on the head of the Linear Wood Floor Lamp, which brings with it an earthy, organic feel. Pair that with a metal base and you have the perfect textural balance in a lamp that’s just made for a small living room.
Set this beside your sofa, or pair it with an armchair and side table in a corner reading nook. This is a versatile beauty that’ll work anywhere.
3. Marble and Glass Floor Lamp
The coming together of opal glass and stunning brass; it’s a combination that’s hard to pass up, especially considering you can nab it for your place for under $300.
Bringing elegance to your small living room, the Marble and Glass Floor Lamp is ideal for tight spaces due to its thin profile. But as you can see, you don’t sacrifice on style.
4. Balancing Portable Floor Lamp
Okay, so we’re deeply obsessed with the Balancing Portable Floor Lamp.
Not only does this lamp emit wow-factor with its unique design, but it also boasts modern functionality, with its integrated touch dimmer. This means you can control and adjust the light output, simply with the touch of your finger. Did someone say magic?
5. Minimal Sleek Floor to Ceiling Light
We won’t lie, this option is a small living room lighting idea totally unlike the others. The profile alone makes it stand out from the others in this roundup, and that’s just the start of what makes it so special.
The Minimal Sleek Floor to Ceiling Light emits a soft glow through its opal diffuser, creating a calm and cosy atmosphere in your living room. As the name suggests, this is a lamp that exudes minimalism, for lovers of refined design.
6. Zephyr Alabaster Floor Lamp
We must say, the Zephyr Alabaster Floor Lamp is a regular go-to for us here at TLC Interiors. Not only is it perfect for a small living room, but it’s also an investment piece you keep for years that’ll work as a focal point in any-size space should you move house.
This lamp from Coco Republic features a black marble base to keep it grounded, with three frosted glass lamp covers to keep the look balanced.
7. Mintu Floor Lamp
The Mintu Floor Lamp from Mayfield Lighting is a total show-stopper with its travertine base and frosted glass sphere. Its elegant finish and arched profile is the icing on the cake.
Not only is this lamp visually gorgeous, but its slim build and lightweight nature makes it an easy one to move around small living spaces.
8. Pia Floor Lamp
The Pia Floor Lamp is the perfect little addition for your small living room. While this lamp is Scandinavian inspired, it’ll work beautifully in most contemporary homes.
If this colour isn’t for you, this lamp is also available in three other tones. The width is kept minimal on this one too, so it can slot between the wall and your small sofa if required.
9. LEDlux Emmerson Floor Lamp
Let’s be honest, it doesn’t get more practical and thinner than this! The LEDlux Emmerson Floor Lamp truly is a true space saver. Not only does this lamp emit a beautiful glow, but it’s also constructed with a marble base; exuding luxury.
This beauty is also available in white for a more subtle approach. This is possibly the thinnest in our roundup of small living room lighting ideas, and yet it’s still completely impactful.
10. Nevada 1 Floor Lamp
The Nevada 1 Floor Lamp has everything you could want and more when it comes to lighting up your small living room. It’s slender and modern design, as well as its adjustable head, make it a versatile winner.
Its low price point, and black and white colour options, makes this lamp one of the strongest affordable options from this roundup.
11. Oriel Floor Lamp
The Oriel Floor Lamp is sure to add a level of sophistication to your small living room. Its marble base and matt black metal stem are two truly striking design features.
This lamp has been designed to be nestled tightly in a corner, hanging over a sofa or occasional chair. Its slim base can also slide easily underneath most furniture pieces, making this a total space saver.
12. Portable Touch Table Lamp
The Portable Touch Table Lamp is a cute and practical option with a cordless design that allows you to operate it with a simple touch. That’s some convenient technology we can get behind.
Not only is this lamp easy to relocate from room to room as you need, but its triangle design and three colour options will add interest to any space. We like it for a living room though.
13. Contemporary Hoop Lamp
The Contemporary Hoop Lamp was designed to be admired. Different to anything we’ve seen before, its unique profile makes this lamp a total showstopper.
Place this lamp on a console or side table in your small living room to emit a soft glow that creates a little mood without overdoing it.
14. Floris Portable Desk Lamp
The Floris Portable Desk Lamp comes with a rechargeable light source, making this gem easy to move around the house. Take it from living room the bedside, kitchen bench to home office.
Not only is its design pretty and modern, but its 3W light source means that you will have a nice subtle glow – nothing too overpowering. Absolutely adore.
15. Smith Table Lamp
Modern technology is taking over the world, one lamp at a time! As the name suggests, the Smith LED Table Lamp includes a USB Port for charging your smart devices, as well as dimming functionality. Talk about convenience!
This striking lamp will add a contemporary elegance to your home, is so well-priced, and comes in a white and aged bronze tone too.
16. Harris 1 Table Lamp
There are a few features that stand out to us straight off the bat with this one. The first is the crisp white colourway; so easy to work into any interior style you’ve got going on at home.
The second feature we’re loving is its compact nature. Emit cosy and moody vibes into your small living room with the Harris 1 Light Table Lamp. It also comes in two other colours if you want to be adventurous.
17. Orion Metal Table Lamp
The Orion Metal Table Lamp is perfect in so many ways. Not only is it tall and slim, making this the perfect size for any small living room, but the black base contrasted against the white bulb makes it feel rather chic.
Dare we say it, this small lamp is one of our faves in this round-up, and a piece we’ve used in many of our interior design projects for client rooms.
18. Anais Table Lamp
This gorgeous lamp has been designed with luxury in mind… I mean, how could it not be with that frosted glass shade, striking gold stand and terrazzo base!? Its narrow and sleek profile also makes this lamp easy to nestle into a corner, or move around your small living room as you wish.
Also, are you as shocked as we are about that price point? That’s a bargain if we’ve ever seen one. We want the Anais Terrazzo & Metal Table Lamp for our home.
19. Buddy Table Lamp
We’re completely mesmerised by this lamp. It’s equal parts stylish and practical, with its marble base and compact size.
The Buddy Table Lamp is sure to enhance the ambiance of your small living room. This stunner is also available in green, which is just as luxurious, if not more!
20. AB Table Lamp
The AB Table Lamp from RJ Living celebrates the beauty of simple, organic and minimalistic design. We personally think the concept is genius!
Excelling through its beautiful use of materials – a marble base and frosted glass – the AB Table Lamp will sit proudly on the corner of any side of buffet table in your small living room.
21. Snowball Floor Lamp
The Snowball Floor Lamp from LightCo is as the name suggests. Its perfectly rounded shape, along with its frosted glass is reminiscent of winter fun. The only difference is that this snowball emanates a soft glow (and isn’t made of snow, but that’s just a technicality!)
This lamp will stand proud in any small living room, with its metal stem that’s available in three different colourways. We honestly wouldn’t hesitate to use this lamp for a client project (and even our own homes). We’re loving.
22. Leda Hanging Floor Lamp
We’re not sorry to say that The Leda Hanging Floor Lamp is probably one of the coolest lamps we’ve ever encountered. LightCo describes this lamp as a necklace of light and we can’t say we disagree.
You can change the layout and shape through a small metal slot, allowing you to adjust the light in different directions. This lamp can be mounted on the wall, or even the ceiling – perfect for any small living room.
23. Batucada Lamp
While we’re not entirely sure we can describe the shape of this lamp, we are sure of our absolute obsession over it. There’s something so artistically beautiful about the Batucada Lamp from LightCo.
It’s quirky, practical and a definite conversation starter amongst your guests when they visit.
And considering this is a handcrafted ceramic, it’s incredibly quite well-priced. We’re loving, aren’t you?
24. Symfonisk Speaker Lamp
What better way to save space in your small living room, than with this two-in-one gem?
Not only will this lamp provide you with a subtle glow, perfect for your night time needs, but it also has a built-in Sonos speaker. It doesn’t get more convenient than this!
Play a podcast, or belt out to your favourite songs with the Symfonisk Lamp from IKEA.
24. Bettorp LED Mobile Lamp
The Bettorp Lamp has everything you could possibly want and need for your small living room.
Not only is it a lamp, first and foremost, but it also includes a removal charging plate. For under $80, you can now charge your lamp as well as your smart-products with this handy two-in-one device.
Which of our fave small living room lighting ideas is your top pick from this lot? Drop us a comment below and let us know which one you’re adding to cart!
