Lighting Trends 2026: A Home Glow Up with Lamps and Mirrors

With 2026 comes a fresh start with the nesting instinct kicking in and a longing to refresh our home space with some practical but beautiful additions

There must be a primeval instinct in us that we naturally gravitate towards interiors that cocoon and softly glow in winter, compelling us to switch off the ‘big light’ in favoucr of lamps.

But lamps aren’t simply a light source playing their part in illuminations along with ceiling lights and task lights. They’ve also been used for decades as a way of creating atmosphere, and a practical and simple solution to disguising less than perfect décor, focusing a pool of light on a side table, floor space or taking a glow upwards and our eye with it.

Sculptural Lamp Design Trends for 2026

For the year ahead lamp designs have taken on a sculptural quality that demands attention. Playing to this with the perfect balance of good looks and practicality is the new own-brand lamp collection by EZ Living Interiors, and the timing is spot on as when is it a more perfect time to assess your lighting needs than winter when nights are long and the worst of lighting shortcomings show up.

A lamp may be a small thing, but after dark its impact is significant. Think about having one in a hall giving character to a console table which can often fall aesthetically foul of keys, post, and hats and gloves landed absentmindedly as we walk through. Here more than any other area a lamp’s soft glow will disguise the wear and tear of the busiest thoroughfare in the home.

Hygge Cream Fabric 4 Piece Modular Corner Group with Lana Wooden Table Lamp

Table Lamps for Warm, Layered Lighting

The Dot ceramic lamp’s slimmer profile is just right for a smaller table or even as a light source on a bedside nightstand, its earthenware base and beige shade playing to the current trend for warm neutrals and terracotta.

The Opal cream ceramic base is a more substantial beauty playing with off-white and citing classical amphora shapes to bring back memories of sunny days spent in Italy or Greece last summer.

Micah Fabric 4 Piece Modular Corner Group in Linen with Opal Cream Ceramic Table Lamp

Floor Lamp Trends: Statement Lighting for Living Spaces

For something more substantial, never underestimate the power of a floor lamp, not only as a strong light source but as a piece of furniture to occupy an empty corner and bring height to a room that might err on the side of low-level furniture.

The Elin with its cream shade for maximum light diffusion sitting on a carved wooden upright base is a sophisticated option leaning away from the minimalist chrome floor lamps which have dominated lighting in the last two decades.

If anything, Elin brings a touch of nostalgia and a nod to the ‘80s ‘standard lamp’, another reminder that ‘80s furniture is now considered vintage and modern designs drawing inspiration from this decade are must-haves for 2026.

Ariana Manhattan Pine 2 Seater Recliner Sofa with Fraser Striped Table Lamp

Coloured Lampshades and Accent Lighting

While the versatility of white and cream lampshades means they migrate effectively from room to room as needed without clashing with décor, some of us love a little detail to tie in with a room’s colour scheme.

On a living room side table, the Lucille table lamp is a shorter version of Elin, but dispenses with the neutral shade in favour of an ochre hue. It strikes a perfect balance between being distinctly colourful but subtle enough not to interfere with light quality.

Rosie Beige Fabric 5ft King Sized Bedframe with Willa Mirror and Coast Marble Lamp & Shade

Decorative Mirrors as Functional Lighting Features

If you’re looking for something to make a design statement as well as being practical, the Lana table lamp’s wooden base is all about voluptuous curves as a contemporary take on a ‘70s look that is proving to be timeless. But if you’re really ready to lavish your home with even more love and light, in a design departure away from straight lines, the EZ Living Interiors creatives are bringing us new mirrors which go beyond the practical purpose of being a looking-glass to add an element of functional art.

Two mirrors trimmed in warm gold metallic take on an organic, pool-like shape to create a wow in a hallway or to bring a novel design to hang above a bedroom dressing table, giving light relief to the rectangular shapes of beds and wardrobes.

Suitably named Luna, it has the reflective, lightsome qualities of its namesake the moon to help to reflect light, and even though you might make a purchase purely for its looking-glass function, if placed near or opposite a window, you might find it helps to make the space brighter and even more spacious.