Floor lamps are ideally placed slightly out of the way of the action of the living room, some place off to the side where they don’t interfere with where people are walking or want to sit, but where they can still provide enough light to the people nearby. A lot of homeowners in New Zealand choose to put their wall lights next to the couch or chairs in the living room, or off in the corner of the room, to provide the maximum amount of light without the floor lamp getting in the way.