How You Can Select the Proper Lighting for Different Rooms in Your Home

Lighting is essential, as we all know. But lighting doesn’t just serve a functional purpose, as we all know very well, too. With the proper lighting, we can have a cosier and warmer ambience in our homes, and we can also benefit from a fantastic element which adds character and personality to where we reside and spend most of our time. Lighting can also have an effect on our mood, and it can serve to relax us as well as make us more alert, and lively. But if you are choosing the proper lighting for your home, there are different factors you should think about as well. What are these factors? How can you select the right lighting for your home and make it both warm and inviting as well as practical and functional? Here's how you can select the proper lighting for different rooms in your home.

For hallways, stairways, and foyers

For the hallway, stairway, and foyer, you can make use of lighting both for decorative and functional purposes. The foyer will set the tone for the rest of your home, after all, and you want to be careful with the lighting you choose for it. You can, for instance, make use of a chandelier, a contemporary and modern piece such as a pendant fixture, or a ceiling fixture for your foyer or hallway. If you have artwork in this area, you can also place lighting above it or on each side to serve as accent lighting. To add to the effect and reflect the light properly, use mirrors as well. Of course, you also have to make sure the size of the light fixture is appropriate forthe space. Not all hallways or foyers are able to accommodate a huge chandelier, for instance, so the fixture you choose should be suitable to the size of the space.

For living areas

Lighting can help maximise the best features of your living area, so always remember this when choosing the lights for your living space. Think general as well as accent lighting, as it's best to have a combination of both. You can use lighting to accentuate artwork or picture frames, dramatise the texture of the walls, and create a great ambience. If you want to light up a general location or area, you can make use of recessed lighting like wall sconces and lamps. Track lighting can also be a brilliant choice, especially if you want the room or space to come alive. If you have limited space in the living area for table lamps, you can always make use of wall lamps.

For dining areas

A dining area needs good general lighting and task lighting, especially for the dining table. The dining table’s central fixture would also be a wonderful focal point for the space, so choose it wisely. You can go for contemporary lighting or classic lighting depending on the theme of the room, but make sure the light fixture suits your personality as well. For general lighting in the dining area, pendant lights make a good choice, and you can also go for recessed wall lights or washers to help give the room additional illumination. If you are using a pendant or chandelier for the dining table, make sure that it is 15 to 30 centimetres smaller than the table’s narrowest side. The bottom of the chandelier or pendant should also be about 76 centimetres above the table.

I am Sayan Biswas, a author, write journals, blogs, and articles on varied topics for the last eight years.