Furniture, the color of your walls, and accent pieces have a major impact on your home design. Shaw Floors suggests that lighting is an often overlooked way to transform a space. The proper layering of light can bring out the colors of your space and improve the atmosphere. You should plan your lighting carefully to fit every purpose of the room and accentuate the vibe you want to establish.
ENTRYWAY
Some areas of a home work best with multiple lighting sources. The entryway is one of the areas in your home that should always be well lit. Pair two matching lamps with a large mirror behind your entry table to spread light throughout the space and create a stylish area to welcome your guests.
DINING ROOM
Shaw Floors suggests that it is essential when incorporating a fixture or chandelier in your dining room that you are sure to leave 30 inches between the table and the bottom of the fixture. That ensures that the chandelier doesn’t encroach on your view of dining companions and leaves space to fit a vase of flowers or another tall centerpiece. Since many homeowners use the dining room for a variety of reasons, such as dinner parties, family meals, or even just as a work space, you need to have the option to control the amount of light the room gets to accommodate every purpose. Including a dimmer switch in your dining room is one way to increase this area’s flexibility.
LIVING ROOM
You can create drama and stylish beauty in your living room with lamp lighting. Some living rooms don’t have a ceiling fixture at all for this very reason. But even if you have an overhead light, you can still rely on stylish lamps to light up your space with flair. Accent lighting makes a space work smarter and harder to create spotlights on aspects of your room that you want guests to focus on.
