When it comes to home improvement, it has to be mentioned that is a rather inconspicuous aspect – lighting is not given as much credit as it deserves. However, the best lighting can easily improve the feel, practicality, and appearance of your home. If you are living in a boring house, or you want to add some elegance in a particular part of your home, then, adding some lighting solutions to your home improvements will make a lot of difference. Here’s how you can leverage lighting to transform your home: Here’s how you can leverage lighting to transform your home:
- No fixture must lay claim to all three aspects; rather, layer your lighting for flexibility.
Good lighting has always been about putting on layers. This is because ‘bright light’ which forms part of the ambient light, the task light and the accent is very essential in setting up a balanced environment. General illumination refers to lights, which cover a broad premise area; they include ceiling lights or recessed lights. Accent lighting can include the light that is specific to an activity, like the light under the cabinet while cooking or the light beside the reading table in the sitting room. Decorative lighting such as wall lamps or lighting artworks and/or architectural features become accent lighting such as sconces.
- For style, you may need to upgrade your fixtures.
Perhaps one of the easiest ‘remodels’ one can decide to undertake is changing the lighting fixtures. Some examples of such lights include the contemporary pendant lights, the tasteful chandeliers, or the sophisticated floor lamps which, at the same time, are decorative articles of the house. Choose those that are appropriate to the room and enhance the design to be unique and appealing. For instance, contemporary chandelier in eating room can be functional as light fixture as well as the artwork.
- Consider Energy Efficiency
Lighting options are one of the features that would be termed as smart home improvement. LED bulbs use lesser energy and have a comparatively longer life than an incandescent bulb. Its offered in different color temperatures so you can get the right lighting while lowering your electricity bill. Further, to include efficiency, one should include dimmer switches so that the user is able to control the level of brightness in accordance to the amount of light needed and mood.
- Embrace Smart Lighting Technology
Whereas the traditional home improvements can be seamed with lighting technology. Smart bulbs and fixtures enable a user to control the lights either by using an application on a smart phone or through voice. Diffuse light at the specific time and set automatic on and off time and the ability to select any color that is desired. Thus incorporating the smart lighting into your home means ease in your life and bring a tinge of incorporation of smart technology to your home.
- Highlight Architectural Features
It also goes without saying that lighting enhances the beauty of architectural and design solutions of a house. For light fixtures, employ wall washers so as to wash textures or elaborate moldings. Cove lighting can either spotlight intricate work done on the ceiling or make a room warmer, due to the glow of the light. Lighting is another element, which can create a desirable look and reveal such features of your home as you have never seen before.
- Establish Atmosphere with SST
The temperature setting of your lighting commonly has a huge effect on mood setting of rooms. Soft white LED lamps (2700K) give a warm, comfortable glow which is ideal for living room or bedrooms and cool white lamps (4000K) would give a clearer light ideal for a workplace or a kitchen area. Hence, it is important to decide on a color temperature that will create the desired ambiance in accordance with the activities that take place in a particular zone and responding to your intuition.
- Focus on Outdoor Lighting
Home improvement is not only about the interiors; lighting of the exterior is also very important for aesthetic and security purposes. Residents should use path lights to brighten pathways, use spotlights to light up the enhancing landscaping and use security lights by installing motion detections lights. Properly designed outdoor lighting is not only decorative but also functional for getting around the perimeter of the house in the evening.
- Personalize with Unique Fixtures
Last but not least, do not avoid experimenting with individual lights and give free reign to your personality. In the same way, as it has been seen with the accessories, your lighting options can be as varied as the personality and can enhance your house with character. To be able to select fixtures, it is advisable to look at a variety of materials, forms and choose a style that you like and which will complement the general concept of a particular room.
Conclusion
Effective implementation of the lighting within your home redesigning projects can help enhance your utilization of the area, its value and comfort. On its own, lighting is a powerful tool when it comes to designing a home, and by adding layers of lighting, replacing out-dated fixtures and keeping energy always in mind, you will only improve the quality of light in your home. Experience the beauty and potential of lighting and learn how it can change the atmosphere of your house to the better.