Upgrading your home with decorative lighting can be done in various ways, all while emulating your personal style. More light doesn’t necessarily have to give an ultra-contemporary look!
If you are looking for ways to take your home to the next level with decorative lighting, then here are some ideas to put into action!
Interior Design: Introducing Decorative Lighting
Your home is the centre of your world. It’s where you retreat to after a long day. Your happiest days and most challenging ones start and end at home.
There are lots of ways that you will decorate your home to reflect your version of a perfect oasis. Whether that’s with your wallpaper, unique architecture or grand furnishings, every element is by your design.
A necessary, yet often underappreciated aspect of a home is decorative lighting. It can be the centrepiece of a room or highlight your artwork. However you choose to use it, lighting can significantly upgrade your interior (and exterior) design.
Step 1: Layer Your Lighting
A decorative lighting plan usually starts with looking at a layered approach. Without realising, you may already have some element of layered lighting in your home.
When it comes to layered lighting, it is usually broken into 3 levels; ambient light, task, and accent.
Ambient lighting disburses uniformed light around a space. This is usually from an overhead source like ceiling lights. Task lighting is localised and supports a specific function, such as an office light or kitchen worktop lights. Lastly, accent lighting is omitted to draw attention to a specific point.
When upgrading your home with decorative lighting, consider how you are using layered lighting to manipulate a rooms atmosphere and peoples eyeline to decorative features.
Step 2: Upgrade To Dimmer Switches
Not only are dimmer switches a great solution for energy saving, but they also allow you to control the mood and ambiance of a room.
Think of all the moments you share in a living room; watching your favourite film, hosting a games night, working from home, playing with the kids, catching up with friends, and so on.
All those moments require a different atmosphere so you may feel focused or awake, or cosy, or romantic. Dimmer switches allow you to control your ambient lighting and how a room feels.
Step 3: Think About Light Temperature
The temperature of lighting can alter the mood of a room. Usually, for a home, it is recommended to used warmer tones in lighting to enhance a cosy atmosphere.
For example, cold bulbs in a bedroom can give an almost ‘clinical’ atmosphere, which doesn’t suit the rooms function.
However, if you have a home office, you may want to consider filling it with bright light so you can easily focus.
Lighting temperature is also influenced by the amount of natural light you have access to. If your home lacks natural light, you may want to consider investing in brighter bulbs so that your home appears less dull.
Step 4: View Decorative Lighting As Artwork
While we have provided some more subtle approaches to upgrading your home with decorative lighting, there are those of you who may have a palate for extravagance.
Using long pendants, chandeliers, captivating floor lamps or even wall mounts is one of the best ways to upgrade your home. Not only will these fixtures provide a function in your layered lighting plan, but they’ll also captivate visitors’ attention.
By using light as artwork, it lends a grand, energetic impression on your home and even gives the appearance of more space. You need not break the bank to achieve the look of luxury.
Conclusion
There are various ways, both subtle and luxuriant. Upgrading your home with decorative lighting will not just improve that one aspect of your interior design. You will notice a shift in the entire atmosphere of your space. Nights will be cosier, days will be more productive, all because you made some tweaks to your lighting plan!
