Choosing the perfect lighting for different rooms in your home can be difficult.
Selecting the ideal lights, their types and kinds, and the location in which they will be installed takes a lot of time and work. For example, make sure you’ve chosen lighting that serves a functional purpose, provides the appropriate amount of illumination and has a stylistic element to complement the room’s aesthetic. It isn’t aesthetically pleasing to put a modest, yet modern ceiling light in a room with antique furniture; it simply won’t work!
That’s exactly what we’ll assist you with. If you want to understand more about your lighting options and how to choose the perfect lighting for each space, keep reading.
So why wait more? Let’s get started!
This is what you should do!
Identify the personality of your home!
There are so many wonderful options available that it might be daunting. It will be helpful if you start by narrowing down your overall aesthetic. Is it California cool, mid-century contemporary, or farmhouse chic in your home? Start looking for fixtures that go well with that design after you’ve roughly defined the aesthetic of your room. Also, don’t forget that a little contrast is always pleasing to the eye! To discover the correct combination, try blending different colours and styles and acknowledge what suits them best.
Make a Combination
You can complete your lighting system once you’ve determined the position, number, and kind of fixtures you’ll require. We recommend taking screenshots of prospective lights and pasting them into a blank document to see them all at once. Consider these factors: do you have any metal mixing going on? Do you use a variety of textures (such as lampshades)? Is there a splash of colour that complements the rest of your decor? You don’t have to match everything, but the collection should feel unified.
Learn About Your Bulbs
Finally, keep in mind that the items you buy at your local Home Depot can have a significant impact on the look and feel of your home, as well as your energy expenditures. Here’s a quick rundown on some of the most common bulbs you’ll come across –
Incandescent – It offers warm light, is common in interiors, and is the least energy-efficient (a 60 Watt will only last about 750 hours). The industry is now beginning to phase out incandescents due to their inefficiency. Floor or table lamps, chandeliers (Type C or B), or even kitchen pot lights are all good choices.
Halogen — It lasts longer than a conventional incandescent, can get rather hot to the touch, uses a lot of energy with a normal halogen bulb, and produces warm light.
Fluorescent — They are energy-efficient but not as good in terms of colour rendering. They provide a cooler light, can be muted but not well, and turn on slowly. Fluorescents are more suitable for spaces where job or mood lighting isn’t as vital – imagine garages, basements, and hallways with little activity.
LED — It is comparatively expensive, but has its perks. It lasts the longest and saves the most energy. The colours in which these lights come colours often look beautiful, and there is still development and innovation going on when it comes to LEDs.
These were some of the most common options of light bulbs from which you can choose the ones right for different spaces. If you want to learn more about them, then stay tuned with us and we will let you know more in our coming blogs!
