Ceiling light is quite important in every home and it looks like more and more homeowners are working towards enhancing the decor and ambient of their home by making their ceiling illumination modern and elegant. If you’re looking for tips and ideas how to better your lighting coming from your ceiling, read further.
One of the best things about shopping for ceiling lights is the fact that there are just so many different types available. Sometimes it can actually get overwhelming and you might not be even sure which type to go for in the first place. You might want to go for a luxurious chandelier, some pretty drop ceiling lights, flush ceiling lights or even various pendant lights.
What you really need to start out with is knowing exactly how tall your room is. The reason for this is because the light fixture needs to keep your room within the right proportion. An oversized chandelier will never work in a small room with a low ceiling as it will be really out of place. Just the same a big and spacious living room can easier make use of one or two large crystal chandeliers than a few spot lights which would be just wasted in the room. So really the main secret in decorating your rooms with the proper ceiling lights is by finding that perfect balance for your own room.
When it comes to the living room illumination, you need to have first of all a main source of background lighting, which will be your central ceiling lights. Then you might want to have a way to create mood lighting for those romantic evenings with a few spot lights or some upligher wall lights with a dimmer switch. This room is where your family will spend most of their time, so the lighting needs to be properly thought out.
In your hallway you can add a few spotlights in order to send the focus to any wall decor, such as painting and pictures. You need to make sure that you have adequate lighting in the foyer because this is the first place that any visitor will see when entering your home. The foyer should be warm, welcoming, with a homey feel to it. Recessed lighting is perfect for extra decorative lighting effects. Also recessed lights are great in a long and rather narrow hallway which is usually darker than other rooms.
Your kitchen is a room that can benefit from several different lighting sources. It is important to remember that the kitchen will need extra light in order to avoid any accidents while working on your cooking tasks. You can use halogen recessed lights for better lighting as they give you illumination while at the same time avoiding that annoying glare. You can also use ceiling recessed lights in the cooking area, especially if they are low voltage, because they offer ambient illumination, along with saving you on your electricity bills in the long run. The recessed lights coming from the ceiling that have decorative element to them that makes the room really stand out, regardless whether your kitchen is in a modern and contemporary, or traditional or even rustic style.
Finally your bedroom is your personal cozy space that visitors have no access to. This room will need different types of lighting from the other rooms. First of all you will need a ceiling light that gives central, background illumination. Then you can have spotlights that are focusing on your wardrobe interiors. Specially for the summer time, people like to have ceiling fans with lights that not only give adequate lighting but also keep the room pleasantly cool during the hot summer days.
So before going out to buy your home lighting fixtures, make sure to decide in advance which room they are intended for and what is the main purpose for the type of lighting fixture you will buy. Once you have them, installation usually is quite easy and can be done in a relatively short time.
