Home Lighting- Tips to choose perfect lights and lighting

Your guide for perfect lighting systems.

Lighting plays an important role in creating the desired effect in each room of a house; let it be for a kitchen, living room or a bathroom. Planning on the installation of lights is an important aspect while creating the apt home décor ambiance. We should consider the factors of functionality, flexibility and personality while choosing the lights in a home. The complete atmosphere of our home can be changed and made appealing if we have planned the apt lighting installation.

The advancement of home decoration bits and pieces has given way to innumerable light fixtures with limitless imaginations and shades. There are various designers who are coming up with newer and better versions of light fixtures. Each light is designed based on the functions in a room along with the type of atmosphere it has to create. With these wide varieties of choices, a consumer would naturally get confused. In such cases one has to keep in mind the important aspects like

• One should have a wish-list of their precise lighting requirements.
• One should assess the amount of natural daylight the room receives.
• Consider the aspects like the North and South directions.
• Emphasis and illuminate the key features of the room.
• Which rooms should have mood lighting options?
• Opt for branded lights which are manufactured to a higher standard and give a longer service life.
• One should opt for energy saving bulbs (ES) which are highly efficient and are using up to 80% less electricity than standard incandescent bulbs and can last up to twelve years.
• Consider the ways of displaying the lights in a room.

The types of lighting styles for your home

• Track Lighting: This style of lighting is one of the best alternatives, as they provide good solutions for areas which are difficult to accentuate or make prominent. This can be done with individual lamps or lighting heads which can fit in to tracks secured by ceiling. Track lights are available in different colours, shapes and sizes and can be installed accordingly. Once the track lights are fixed you can reposition the lamps and fluctuate the lighting effect in your room. The power to track lights is provided from an existing ceiling junction box which makes it easier for installation.
• The wall sconces: The wall sconces are nothing but are accessory lighting which can be used on walls in various rooms which are quite dark. Wall sconces can also be used as mood lighting in your bedroom or in narrow spaces like bathrooms and hallways.

• Chandeliers: This form of lighting depicts the luxury living and is generally used in a dining hall. They are installed in order to make a selected area as a focal point by enhancing the furniture of your room. Ensure that you install a dim lighted chandelier and avoid the bright light. Opting for dim lighted chandeliers will create an apt atmosphere like that of a candle light. Chandeliers can also be installed in order to create a touch of grandness and beauty.
• Pendants and drop lights: Pendant lights are also known as dropped lights and are apt for a kitchen. They are available in different sizes and shades. The most used forms of pendant lights are made out of glass shades which come in different colours and shapes. Installing these types of lights add elegance and functionality in the room. These forms of lights can be used to accentuate the areas and are quite bright.
• Table lamps: These types of lighting styles are mostly used in many places like bedrooms and living rooms. They are also apt for a study room.
• Torchiere and floor lamps: This style of lighting can be usually used in dark corners of a room for creating different moods and brightness. They are apt for rooms like a family room and a bedroom. As the name suggests it, they look like torches with the light glowing upward.
• Ceiling lights: Ceiling lights are available as single light fixtures and are installed closer to the ceiling without any space in between. They are designed with different glass covers, shapes, sizes and colours. They can be aptly used in areas like foyers, bathrooms and hallways.
• The recessed lights: Recessed lights can be used in places like hallways and kitchens. They are also a substitute for ceiling light fixtures. Although installing these lights is quite a complicated task, they can look elegant when installed.

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