The Right Way to Light Up Your Modern Home
A modern home is a blank canvas waiting for you to stamp your mark on it. You will have your ideas as to the décor you will create and the furniture you want to install in your home. Modern design is sleek and clean with no fuss, and that’s the way you likely want to go with your modern home. It works when the building and the furnishings, fixtures and fittings are at home with one another. Let’s see the right way to light up your modern house.
One aspect of the home that you may not have considered is the lighting. Too often, homeowners simply use the central ceiling light and place a standard or table lamp here and there. Developments in modern lighting equipment give you far more scope for lighting a room beautifully, and that’s what we’re talking about here. Let’s get down to business!
Consider Natural Light
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However, there’s something else you have to think about when planning your lighting, and that’s natural light. If a room has large windows you will get plenty of natural light thrown in during the daytime, leaving you only needing to plan your lighting for the evenings after sunset. This is why we suggest looking at natural light effects during the day and seeing how you can perhaps replicate them during darkness. This can be the right way to light up a room without investing a big budget.
With adjustable lights available as well as different types of bulbs you have plenty of scope for planning and installing a lighting system that is both effective and, as we are about to talk about, also energy efficient.
Energy Efficient Lighting
With a conventional light bulb, one with a filament, a lot of energy is wasted heat. This is also the case with other types of bulb. However, with modern energy efficient lighting provided by LED bulbs there is little to no energy wastage, as these types of light do not develop heat.
LED lights are becoming very popular for this reason and for another: they come in different shades, for want of a better word, of light. You can choose bright white LEDs or less so, and there are many to choose from. Also, these lights can be adjusted for brightness easily, making them surprisingly versatile.
LEDs may be more expensive to buy than conventional bulbs but your value for money is confirmed as they have a much longer life, use far less energy and are therefore cheaper to run than halogen or other types of light bulb.
Some Final Tips
Lighting a home effectively is about using the right type of lights in the correct place. For example, when you use LED lighting in the kitchen you will find you can use a combination of up lighting and downward lights to give a great effect that looks superb. You can also attach dimming switches to the lights so you can effectively control the mood of the room with no problem.
There’s a lot to be said for careful planning of lighting in individual rooms as each will require its own type and brightness. Have a look at interior design magazines for some great ideas that you can work with and think not just about where needs to be lit but also where lighting would add an attractive effect. There’s plenty of choice for a modern home, so start searching now(also visit: Artika.com) and add some lighting effects where you want them.
