A Quick Guide To Good Home Lighting

Why Good Home Lighting Matters - Improving the space

Lighting in your home spaces plays a vital role in giving an illusion of larger spaces, or the absence thereof, in your home. Lights can make rooms bigger if placed strategically and properly, while the lack of lighting can make the room look smaller and cramped.

Tweaking the colours

Just as good lighting affects the appearance of spaces in your home, it also affects tones to your interior designs. Lighting changes throughout the day, so colours inside your home also evolves throughout the day. During daylight, natural light can illuminate a room and can show off all the colours in their natural states. When evening arrives, however, lighting will affect colours. Lighting and colours in a room should be complementary to give the most positive impact on the room’s overall design and space illusion.

Enhancing ambiance

A room ambiance can affect a person’s mood - whether you are up for natural, playful sunlight during the summer days or a sufficient, cozier and warmer one during the winter.

Stepping up your design

With the combination of improved space and colour to your interior, you can step up the impact of your home’s design. Lighting details might seem minute and neglectable, but it sure does matter. For instance, a great painting can be seen with all its natural colours in the daylight but might be overwhelmed by the shadow of the wall if kept unlit. Lighting can also transform a room from being a spacious and relaxing area to a cozy and warm one.

Improve Your Home Lighting and Save More With These 7 Tips

• Go smart.

In this age and era of smart technology, why not include your lighting to the bandwagon? After all, it won’t fall short of being efficient and easy-to-use. With the use of your smartphone, a remote, a tablet or your personal computer, you can control not only your blinds, your AC unit but also your home lighting. You can control room lighting even when you are not inside it. If you get constantly annoyed of having to get up your bed to your bedroom lights off, smart lighting is for you. Newer LED lighting technologies incorporate softwares to their systems allowing users to turn on, off or dim lighting according to different preferences. Want to go romantic or get groovy for a house party? Go easy and go smart with your lighting.

• Match lights to its purpose.

Putting and concentrating lights where they are needed is not only practical but can also enhance the appeal of your spaces. When deciding which lights to use for your house rooms, determine the activities that you commonly do in the room to match the lights. You can use LED strips to properly illuminate your kitchen tops and use recessed lights in places where you do activities like reading and such. You can use an LED panel in garages and sheds that need more long-lasting and durable lighting.

• Use natural lighting where you can.

Natural lighting never goes old and is always a great option to lighting your home. Aside from the fact that it brings out the original colours of your spaces, natural lighting when appropriately placed, can be as effective as multiple light bulbs used during daylight. You can save more on energy consumption.

• Change old lighting fixtures.

Yes, they look good - if you’re in the 80’s or opting for an archaic look in your home. Switching your old light fixtures to new and updated ones can, not only help you save more on your electricity consumption but also can vamp up your style.

• Take advantage of reflections.

Mirrors, reflective and glossy surfaces are a great help to illuminate your home. Use and incorporate these into your home design and take advantage of bouncing lights to help you save a ton on electricity and light maintenance and replacement costs.

• Find and create a focal point.

A great focal point can make a good impression to visitors and people who enter a room. A chandelier is a classic way to create a focal point. It can add elegance and definition to space. Chandeliers are also amazingly versatile as designs can range from modern to traditional, or contemporary to minimalists. You will never run out of choices.

• Swap your Lights for LED versions.

LED lighting solutions have been gaining its popularity in the market to its energy-saving feature, durability and versatility. There is a wide range of LED lights and bulbs. These ranges

1. Downlights - LED downlight can be utilised to light kitchens, corridors, and bathrooms. They are energy-efficient, compact and attractive. 
2. Floodlight - LED floodlights are perfect to use in porches, garages, walkways and lighting your beautiful home landscapes or other areas in your home that need a uniform, wide-reach lighting.
3. LED tube - these are great replacements for fluorescent lamps as they are slimmer and shorter than other tube lights. They are easy to install, do not produce too much heat and do not radiate UV rays.
4. LED Batten - these types of LED lighting fixtures are sleek, cost-effective and are perfect for linear, more uniformed lighting applications like your office or front porch.

Conclusion

Your home lighting is one you should put serious thoughts on as it contributes to the mood, ambiance and appearance of your home. You should also consider factors such as energy-saving, lifespan, versatility and durability of your lighting. LED lighting is easy solutions that encompass these. They might be costly when bought, but you can guarantee to save more money over time.