Hello World! Welcome Friends! Lighting your living room should precede careful considerations, budget planning, and quite a lot of browsing. It should not only illuminate the space but also match the interiors and create an overall welcoming effect in the room. If you have a theme that you wish to adhere to, you should choose lighting options that enhance the feel and not contradict it in any way.
To keep all these factors in mind and create a beautiful, cozy, and uplifting living space, you can go through the following suggestions.
Choose the areas you wish to highlight
While some lights can illuminate the entire room, you may not wish to do so and play with the shadows a little. In such cases, you should select the areas you want to highlight and install the lights there. For example, if you want to focus on the seating area, you can hang a pendant light above it and pick warm, not-too-bright bulbs for maximum effect. You may also install a light over the bookshelf to show off your amazing collection.
Statement lighting – How to choose
Chandeliers are one of the best statement lighting systems for large living spaces. But it can be a tad confusing to choose the right ones, as they all appear to be gorgeous and timeless pieces of beauty. Understand the interior requirements of the space before you move on to selecting the chandelier.
Do you want a contemporary look or a classic architectural design for your living room? You can get a variety of innovative and quirky chandeliers these days to match the contemporary interiors, besides the classic retro ones. Also, decide on the type of lighting you need – warm or bright, sharp or soft, colored, or transparent, as you can get it all in the modern chandeliers.
While the traditional, classic chandeliers are best suited for large spaces and hallways, you can create your charming lighting system in your personal space with contemporary designs.
Give the impression of a raised ceiling
If you want to increase the height of your room, or at least make it appear so, all you have to do is change the lighting. The experts at a LIghting Design Center in Washington DC opine that using a feature pendant lighting system that throws the light upwards can create the visual illusion of a taller room. Don’t get too bright bulbs for this effect, as it may spoil the entire thing. Dimmed, warm lights that take the shape of a mirrored crown can serve the purpose quite well.
Decide on the ambient lighting
Apart from the statement lights and feature bulbs, you should also decide on the ambient lighting to complete the effect. It’s a sort of diffused, background lighting that sets the theme in any given space. Even certain chandeliers can be used as an ambient lighting system, besides the ceiling lights and wall sconces.
You should choose the places you wish to install these lights to make them reach out evenly to all nooks and corners. However, you always need to add extra lighting for other activities, like reading and working.
Lighting your living room is an important step in your home renovation endeavor. As the guests are generally seated in this space, its appearance can help create an impression. You should talk to the experts and discuss any suggestions you have in mind with them before you start remodeling your living space. If your ideas are worth it, you’ll see your living room transform drastically in front of your eyes in no time.
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