Room Lighting Options
Lighting at home is as important as design and architecture, it creates a special atmosphere, determines the mood of the home. The lighting of each room is a separate story, each of which has its own secrets and rules.
Living room
The main task of lighting the living room is sufficient background lighting without dark corners and deep shadows, because the living room should be presented in the most advantageous form. A lot of options can be used here:
- lighting curtains around the perimeter;
- highlighting niches with sculptures or vases;
- backlight tube lamps;
- ceiling spotlights;
- sconces near the chair or a bright lamp on the coffee table for a comfortable spending free time.
For the greatest comfort, you should think about the light intensity control, and the lampshades themselves should have a design in which lamps or tubes will not be visible. To create a cozy atmosphere of the living room, it must have at least three lamps located at different levels. About how to make repairs in the living room read here.
Home lighting in the dining room and kitchen
The background lighting should be dim, while the table should be brightly lit. For this, a height-adjustable lamp or ceiling lamps simply aimed at the table are perfect.
As for the kitchen, the lighting should be functional here. Background lighting is desirable, but the main thing is that all work areas are perfectly lit. It is convenient if fixtures are automatically built into the cabinets that automatically turn on when the door is opened. The design of the kitchen furniture is designed so that only with ceiling lighting the shadow of the wall cabinets is cast onto the work surface, so additional light sources will fit perfectly on the lower plane of the cabinet. An ideal option under the cabinet would be a strip of lights attached to the wall.
Lamps used in the kitchen must have closed lampshades so that the light does not hit the eyes.
Bathroom
It is important that the bathroom is brightly lit, but do not forget about the possibility of creating a muffled, relaxing light. For background lighting, multilevel light sources should also be used here, and for complete relaxation and peace it is better if one mirror is highlighted. For color distortion, which is so important when applying makeup, you need to use incandescent lamps near the mirror, while a fluorescent lamp is suitable for shaving.
In a room with such humidity, it is important to use lamps with a shade of a closed type and frosted glass, and it is better not to set the switches inside to prevent touching them with wet hands.
The correct arrangement of light can create a favorite place of relaxation and solitude in the house in the bathroom. You can read about bathroom repair here. here.
Bedroom
The bedroom is the perfect place to play with lights and halftones. The best option for overhead lighting is light scattered across the ceiling. Additional lamps fit perfectly near the bed, it can be a sconce or lamps on the bedside tables. The light of bedside lighting should not be too bright, because it is needed only for lighting the book. It should be located slightly on the side and on top of the reader's head. For such purposes, lampshades with directional light are perfect.
Lighting the dressing table in the bedroom is a delicate matter, it is better to use lamps of cold daylight and warm evening. Do not place the lamp above the mirror; the lighting should be on both sides and at the level of the head. You can read about repairs in the bedroom here. here.
Hallway
The basic rule is no twilight. Firstly: the entrance hall is designed for a utilitarian function, which means it should have bright lighting, which is understandable, because it’s difficult to find shoes or try to get into the sleeve of a coat in the dark and even more so to correct makeup before going out. Secondly: the neighboring rooms should have comparative lighting, not brighter than the hallway. Thirdly: it is the entrance hall that determines the first impression of the house, and medieval darkness in a small corridor will not play into the hands of the owners of the house.
Proper use of light will allow you to increase a small space, expand a narrow one and create coziness in the hallway. In addition to the main light source, you should additionally illuminate the area of the mirrors, this should be given special attention so that when installing the lamp, the light from it is distributed evenly and does not create glare and shadows. Ideally, if it is two lamps on both sides of the mirror.
Children
A special topic of coverage is children's. Initially, the brightest room in a house or apartment should be chosen as a nursery. Lighting should include:
- bright background lighting for the baby's play;
- a small night light for sleeping;
- separate, not bright lamp for a night toilet (changing a diaper for a child or changing clothes);
- optional decorative projectors.
For the nursery, there is one important condition - all lighting devices must be located at a height inaccessible to the child, so as to ensure not only harmonious development, but also safety.
In the current variety of lighting fixtures available on the market, it’s enough to simply choose a chandelier, sconce or floor lamp to create a comfortable atmosphere in your home, the main thing is the stylistically correct ratio of all elements creating an integral picture of the interior and harmonious distribution of light in each room. After all, beautiful and proper lighting at home can decorate any interior. You can read the recommendations for the design of the children's room here.
