Living room lighting
Living roomperhaps the most versatile room in any home. After all, it is here that all kinds of meetings, parties with guests, and just communication with each other, both within the family and in the circle of friends, are held. Sometimes, if necessary, the living room serves as a romantic room with subdued light. Therefore, to meet all these needs, it is necessary to provide decent lighting, taking into account each available functional areas. After all, the living room provides a huge field for the embodiment of any fantasies and manifestations of design abilities.
Where to start?
The design of a living room lighting, like any other room, requires a creative approach, which is viewed from different angles, for example, based on the availability of reliable communication networks that are responsible for supplying electricity to lighting devices. Also, technical calculations are required of the required level of illumination, the availability of money and, accordingly, the price of fixtures, and of course, how much the model of certain chandeliers, sconces, etc. will be in harmony with the general interior of the room.
If you use the main general lighting (a chandelier or a decorative lamp located in the center of the room), the main drawback is that the bright light will only be in the center, and the closer to the corners of the room, the light will be dimmer. Therefore, using general lighting, the uniform distribution of light throughout the room cannot be achieved, nor is it possible to focus on one or another part of the interior or to highlight any detail. The most rational will be the use of local decorative lighting, spot or directional.
Local decorative lighting
There are several ways to implement local lighting. For example, if there are niches in the living room, it would be advisable to organize directional lighting in them. This design technique allows you to create an imitation of windows through which reflected light will penetrate into the room. Extremely effective lamps of rising or falling light - the walls due to this technique acquire lightness and transparency, because light fills them with a thin veil. At the same time, there are two options for using such lamps: open and hidden, when the backlight is organized in a veiled way, which makes it even more mysterious and will bring an intriguing mesmerizing element into the room.
If living room zoning produced using the podium, i.e. Since the floor has a difference, it would be nice to integrate the lights into this difference - in this way, not only the issue of decorative lighting is solved, but the lamps will also have another function - they will serve as a reminder of the difference in the floor level.
Among other things, it is recommended to apply clear light accents, for example, on pictures on the the walls, on expensive and beloved photographs or some other valuable things - this technique contributes to the completeness of the entire composition as a whole, and a similar effect is created with the help of a variety of lamps and directional lights.
Types of lamps for local lighting:
Desk lamp
look great in the living room (the opinion that they are intended only for bedrooms, is wrong), especially if it is a lamp with a luxurious lampshade, it can become the main decoration of the living room, and you can place them on the bedside table or on the corner of the table, you can use it as one , and at once several symmetrically installed lamps;
Floor lamps
floor lamps of different designs, which are ideal in cases where direct lighting is needed, the best place for their location is the corner next to a sofaIt should be noted that modern floor lamps perfectly generate general light in the room and at the same time are responsible for local local lighting;
Wall sconces
due to the fact that they are mounted on the brackets to the wall, enough useful space is saved in the living room, the most effective will be to place the lamp at fireplace;
Pendant lights
are used to illuminate the living room instead of traditional chandeliers and represent the most common type of lighting with a variety of various design solutions, as well as installation methods, a variety of types of lamps and their number (there are single-lamp pendant lights), and diffuser materials;
Chandeliers
the traditional way to add elegance to the room is usually used for interiors in the classical style, although, at present, there is a huge variety of designs of modern chandeliers, thanks to which the interior of the living room will acquire sophistication and nobility;
Special Lighting:
Point
it is most appropriate if it is necessary to highlight some details of the interior, thus attracting the attention of guests, for example, to objects of art or design features, among other things, spotlights are appropriate on the ceiling as auxiliary lighting;
Spots
spotlights, most often with halogen bulbs, allowing you to create a bright spot that serves as a backlight for the desired fragment of the interior, spots can represent one or more fixtures, their main feature is that they are able to turn in all directions, providing focused lighting, some of them are equipped with a rheostat (brightness control), due to which it is possible to change the brightness and direction of lighting;
Mixed lighting
significantly transforms the living room, turning it into a magnificent glow of lights, for this it makes sense to use different types of lamps, for example, in addition to the chandelier in the center of the room, place a table lamp on the corner of the table, and also use spot lighting for wall painting.
Lighting as a way of zoning a living room
First of all, it should be noted that zoning of the space is the most important function of the lighting used in this room.
When zoning the living room with the help of lighting, the proper effect can be achieved due to the nature of its orientation, as well as using lamps of different colors and designs. Light can be directed both directly and diagonally. The creation of several functional zones with a certain environment is achieved by different directions of the light flux. Thus, it is possible to form separate cozy corners in the room, for example, to place a table lamp in places for relaxing and reading or to hang a sconce, placing it low relative to the floor level, in the area for watching TV shows, for example, it’s better to mount a small lamp into the wall, and to create a romantic intimate atmosphere, lamps with dim colored lighting are perfect, and separately x cases, just candles.
What should also not be forgotten
It is imperative that when choosing fixtures you should pay attention to their design, whether it will be in harmony with the design directly of your living room. After all, lamps serve not only for lighting, but also carry aesthetic functions. With the lights off, they should become a decoration of the room. In each functional area separately, luminaires must be placed at different levels. Also, it is worth remembering that in the evening the living room should be quite light, but also comfortable. It is better if the central lamp will be a chandelier with halogen lamps and matte lampshades, which will soften the contrast in the room. To create a more pleasant atmosphere, the backlight is used from below, however, this is only possible in cases of corners free from furniture. On a stretch ceiling, it’s nice to install a section of flashlights equipped with light control.And another important point - no matter how well organized artificial lighting, one should not forget about the natural, representing an equally important design element, the use of which is extremely desirable. therefore curtains or should not be too dense, or it should be possible to open them, leaving a translucent tulle.
And finally, I want to remind you that the main purpose of lighting a living room is, first of all, to create favorable and comfortable conditions for spending time by all family members, which is achieved by using several lighting devices, both in combination and by turning them on alternately.
