Apart from providing lights to see in the dark a stylishly lighted home can bring so much peace, beauty ,comfort and happiness to an individual ,this will reflect on your mood and make you a happier person. To bring exquisite style and beauty to your home, here are some helpful tips on how to light up your home and where to shop for them.
Designer Lightening
The use of designer lighting can change the feel, personality or style of a room. Add to the personality of a special room with designer lighting such as sports lamps or an animal inspired lamp, if the room includes a bar, a neon sign. If planing for a baby room, Prepare the nursery by installing colorful gumdrop pendant lights over the changing table and perhaps a bunny or cat table lamp, . For the nightlight? Maybe a smiling moon or start lights.
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Accent Lightening
These are directional lights and its main purpose is to provide visual separation in a room. They're secondary lights in a room, Accent lights should be three to five times brighter than the ambient light level. Wall-mounted fixtures, such as sconces, are a good example of accent lights, as are table and floor lamps. A beautiful chandelier in your dining room would provide ambient light, and one or more wall sconces would be the accent lights. Another use of accent lighting is to showcase a feature in a room, such as a painting. The ambient light is usually dim, which evokes peace and quiet, and the accent lights highlight the paintings, keeping you focused on the art, a spotlight or floodlight is used to accent an object.
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To create a diffused, even light level in a room ambient lightening is the best form to use, Its advisable to start here when creating a lighting scheme. The best source usually comes from lights on the ceiling, sometimes table or floor lamps can do. Overhead light sources can be a lone bright light, such as a ceiling or pendant light, a chandelier, or multiple lights, such as track lighting or recessed cans. These smaller lights all work together to create the main light source, to get into all of the nooks and crannies aim at different areas of the room. Also for overhead lights use incandescent bulbs, which Compact florescent bulbs also have come on the scene as alternatives and cost efficient However ambient light sources need to be complemented with other kinds of lights to provide contrast.
Just because lighting can dramatically change the feeling of a room, its best to be creative and have different feelings in every room in your home. From cozy to romantic to energetic to kids to fun. Add lots of reading lamps to the room, and wall sconces, which create a warm cozy glow. To encourage an energetic mood, couple bright ambient lighting with very focused task lighting. Recessed strip lighting, for example, is great in the combination desk-bookcase units popular for home offices. And multi-bulb fixtures make an entire room brighter, allowing you to easily see detail, whether you are beading a dress , decorating a cake or assembling something. Now for a romantic hideaway,try out overhead lights in lieu of several small lamps with warm or dark-colored shades. If you add sconces, place them lower on your wall than normal; this will make the ceiling look lower and the room cozier.
Reflective Objects
Mirrors, crystal and glass is most important in adding light to you home. If properly placed, such objects can go a long way toward illuminating a room. Floor-to-ceiling mirrors, for example, can really lighten dark rooms, plus make them seem larger. Smaller mirrors can be set over mantels, or hung on the wall like pictures, to throw back smaller amounts of light [source: For tiny sparkles, place mirrored votive candleholders on tables or in dark corners.
Much smaller crystals are great at catching the sunshine and casting it playfully around a room. You can purchase reflective crystals -- often prisms and place one or more in a window or two. They can be clear or any color you wish.
Security lightening
Security lights are just as important as other lights too. They should be kept on expecially at night for purposes as scaring off potential thieves and destructive animals to illuminating areas and objects that may cause you or your guests to stumble. Try bright, motion-controlled light near your home, and some lights along your walkway. To achieve good results dark areas and bends around your home should be considered when planning your security lighting.
Holiday Decorative Lightening
Be it Christmas, Halloween, Easter etc bring your home alive through lightening. When trying to create a fun, festive atmosphere or a more intimate one, you can easily accomplish this through your selection of interior and exterior lighting. Colorful lights strung outside can incite instant cheer in those about to enter your home; follow up inside with festive lighting on your tree, plus splashy accent lighting. Accent lighting can be anything from string lights to lighted pine garland to strategically placed blinking deer. For a more subdued, stylish look, swap out the colorful strands for white lights, plus incorporate accents such as candles, lanterns and luminaries, on your outside steps.
Outdoor Lightening
The beauty of the outdoor can be complimented by incorporating a lot more outdoor lighting. Ambient, accent and task lighting all serve their purpose in an outdoor lighting plan. Accent lights can be used to highlight particular features in your yard. Smaller trees are great showpieces in a spotlight, and larger trees can reflect light back into the yard. Flowerbeds benefit from ground lighting that adds drama and beauty to your yard scene. And if you get the itch to do a little gardening at night, ground lights can also provide good task lighting.
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Natural light is highly desirable in a home, simply because it makes everything look appealing. Lighting schemes relying on natural light are called day lightening. Day lighting keeps us in touch with the outdoors and time of day, and studies have found that people who work in natural light are more productive. There are other benefits to natural light as well, such as a savings on electricity bills. However its not proper for the sun to shine directly, or even indirectly, into the room. Heat also needs to be managed, which is usually best accomplished with curtains or shades. Painting a room a light, reflective color can help amp up the natural light, and the best ceiling color to complement the light is the white.
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Task Lights
They provide the primary light in a room, six to 10 times brighter than the ambient light. It's used to increase illumination above ambient levels at work spaces, and carefully chosen task lighting can minimize the need for overhead lights, and helpful in conserving energy. It's a key element in the kitchen and office or a dangling lamp just at the dining table, where specific tasks requiring proper light are present. It's also useful in the living room for projects, or in the bedroom for reading, and helps to avoid eye strain. Under-cabinet down lights are helpful for kitchen tasks. Desk lamps or floor lamps on a desk are useful in the office, and table lamps with high watt bulbs work well in the living room and bedroom. Halogen Lights are ideal for task lighting because they're energy efficient and produce a clean, clear light that renders accurate colors.
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