Lighting is a crucial element in the interior design of a home. To create a truly inviting, charming and bright space, we need not only rely on decor, but we also need to take advantage of the power of lighting. Lighting doesn’t just give illumination, interior designers use lighting for different purposes such as to change the mood or the perceived size of a room. In this article, you’ll discover some of the best lighting design hacks you can steal and use in your space. Read on to learn more.
1. Flush Mount Chandeliers in Low-Ceiling Homes
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Add glam in your low-ceiling abode with flush mount lights. Flush mount lightings are a popular option for their scale and style. Often in dome-shape with bulbs that extends just below the ceiling, flush mount lights are amazing decorative light options for your home.
Flush mounts have so much personality and style that they can transform the whole room. They also counterbalance living rooms filled with large and heavy furniture.
Important Tip: When picking flush-mounted lights try to make sure that the overall design matches your decor.
2. Eye-Catching Pendant Lighting in Open Floor Plans
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Because open floor plans often have a more flexible design, it can be tricky to find the right lighting for such spaces. The solution? Pendant lights.
Create an inviting and warm atmosphere in your open floor rooms with eye-catching pendant lights. Pendant lights are some of the trendiest light designs today. They come in metal, plastic, and even from recycled materials. Plus, many modern pendant lights today come in energy-efficient models that use halogen bulbs.
For extra-large open floor plans, interior designers often go with statement pendant lights hanged over a dining or seating area. These lights are the go-to replacement for chandeliers.
3. Table Lamp in Bookshelves
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When it comes to styling bookshelves, people tend to simply mix up book placements, BUT there’s one more way to make your bookshelves look more sophisticated. Take your shelves to the next level by adding decorative table lamps!
Just like sculptures, table lamps are great as decors on shelves. They can also be used as task light when you’re finding a specific book title and don’t want to open the light for the whole room. Whether your bookshelf is against an empty wall or a sofa, table lamps can be a smart lighting choice. You can layer lighting in your home by putting table lamps on shelves and then using an overhead light to illuminate your whole room.
4. Black Pendant Lights For Impact
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Make your room dazzle with beautiful black pendant lights. Pendant lights are probably the most iconic form of contemporary lighting. Which isn’t surprising because of their sleek form and aesthetic style. When furnished in black, these light fixtures are some of the best romantic lighting ideas you can use for your bedroom. Because of their color and form, black pendant lights can easily create a dramatic and aesthetic effect on any room. Pendant lights are great for both small and large interiors.
Similarly, a row of pendant light can add visual interest in a room. You can arrange them a few feet apart or at varying lengths for a more creative look. They can be used as a focal point in a dining room or a modern kitchen. By creating additional lightings along with your pendant lights, you can also make any room appear bigger.
5. Dimmers in the Bedroom
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The use of lighting to create different variations of color in a room or surfaces is not a new concept in interior design. You can do this through many lighting options but no as good as dimmers. Dimmers are devices that are used to connect to lights to lower their brightness. Dimmers can make lights appear warmer and cozier. You can also use dimmers to create the ambiance you want for a party or an event.
When people think of installing dimmers, it’s usually in dining rooms or entry halls. However, many interior designers today found that dimmers can also look good when they’re installed in the bedroom as they help in getting better sleep. Dimmers are also very energy-efficient and can be easily installed in most lamps.
6. Mounted Light Fixtures
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Wall-mounted lighting fixtures make for great accent and task lightings. They can often be seen in entryways, living rooms, offices, and bathrooms. Mounted light fixtures come in all kinds of shapes and sizes.
There are those mounted pendant lamps that look really chic as a replacement for bedside tables, there are also those artsy mounted wall lights that look like a simple shelf in your wall. For mounted lighting fixtures, experts often choose small-sized lights as they take up far lesser wall space. Preferably, the more limited your space is, the smaller the light fixture you’ll use.
7. Task Lighting for the Kitchen
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The kitchen is the heart of the home, this is where people prepare and cook their daily meals. In other words, it’s where all the important chores get done. To create a fully functional and convenient kitchen, we highly recommend using task lighting.
Task lights help illuminate key areas in your kitchen such as your meal prepping and cooking station. They also make the whole kitchen look attractive and appealing to guests. So where do you put task lighting in the kitchen? Here are some of the best spots: under-mounted cabinets, drawers, countertops, above the sink, and pathways.
8. Suspended Nightlamps
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Say goodnight in style with these chic suspended nightlamps. These are a wonderful replacement to bedside table lamps you’ve probably knocked over way too many times. Aside from they look so modern, these lamps free up your bedside table for more important things: like a water bottle, a book to read, and your phone. They will also help you catch more sleep so you wake up feeling well-rested and ready for the day!
Conclusion
The way lighting is used in your home can help you achieve a space that is both stylish and functional. We hope the lighting design hacks above can help you design your home in the trendiest way as possible!
