6 Of The Best Lighting Tips

Lighting is one of those parts of your home which is often neglected, but it’s a feature that can make a huge difference to a room’s overall mood and ambience. Your home, after all, changes character throughout the day – from a productive, bright and open space in the daytime to a cosy, warm and relaxing place in the evening.

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Carefully thought-out lighting can create a certain atmosphere, enhance colours in your home, and create a positive effect on you and your guests. Without them even knowing it, it might even want to make your friends stay a little while longer!

Let these 6 tips illuminate the way and bring light to every space in your home…

Dimmers are your friend

Not only are dimmer switches are a brilliant energy saver, they’re a fantastic way of changing the mood of a room with just a turn of a switch. Depending on the time of day, the event and the overall ambience, dimmers are the most flexible way of tailoring your lighting.

Don’t scrimp on your light fixtures – your light fixtures are a great way of making each room in your home look a lot more sophisticated and modern. They’ll also last longer and give off a much better light, so they’re definitely worth investing in.

Know your wattage

Most table lamps and ceiling fixtures are decked out with 75+ watt bulbs, this is often too high when these are for decorative purposes. Instead, swap out these bulbs for 25-40 wattage to make each room look a lot more flattering and inviting.

Maximise natural light – especially in your hallway, kitchen and living room, natural light is key to a calm, open space. Replace any heavy curtains with blinds or shutters, like Luxaflex® Faux Wood Shutters. These give you the flexibility in allowing as much or as little light in as you like.

Tailor your lighting to each room’s function

Decide on the function of each room to help figure out a lighting plan for your home. Whether you’ll be working, eating or relaxing, understanding how each room will be used will aid in plotting out the lighting in each room of your home.

Got low ceilings? Send the light upwards – low ceilings can give off harsh lighting if lights are going directly down onto the room. Instead, choose up lighting for low ceilings to help bounce the light off the ceiling and create a greater sense of space.

Luxaflex® Duette® Shades with top down bottom up operation allow you to lower the blind from the top or bottom allowing light in yet retaining privacy. Natural light will bounce off your ceiling into the room.

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