The variety of lighting design and availability of lighting fixtures have undergone transformation year after year. As time passes by, lighting options have been so diverse that you can go through a point where it’s very hard to choose just one. Combine this with technological advances; we can say that lighting choices are now almost endless. All these changes would not have been possible without the creative minds of interior designers and interior lighting experts. But did you know that you could also do this on your own? What are some of the best lighting ideas for home interior? 

In this article, we will look through some creative lighting ideas that are noteworthy and can be installed on your homes. 

Cove Ceiling Lighting

Cove ceiling has been a fixture of lighting for many years already. It brings class and elegance while still doing the job of illuminating and providing accent. It is a convenient and inexpensive way highlighting a certain part of your home while also making your ceiling undull and boring. 

Cove ceiling can be installed on all parts of your home including bathrooms and hallways. If you already have a good statement piece in your living room, you can still add cove lighting and there’s a high chance that it will complement each other. 

You can also add cove ceiling lighting on stairways, bathroom vanity mirrors, walk in closets and at the top of kitchen cupboards. It’s up to you if you’ll be using led strips or led tubes such as T5 and T8 bulbs. 

If you want a creative lighting mix to your home, cove ceiling is a good option for you. 

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Under Cabinet and Shelving Lights

Under cabinet lights is another creative lighting technique used very often. Adding lights under your bathroom and kitchen cabinets can add ambience and enhance the appearance of the space. 

An added benefit is that it can also be utilized as task lighting.  If you’re looking for an item on your drawer or if you’re working on your desk, the under cabinet lights will give out light to a surface beneath it. 

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Industrial Lighting

Industrial lighting has been gaining popularity since mid 2010s. Previously used in warehouses and factories, it has been a shoe-in for modern industrial finishes and even minimalistic themed homes. 

There’s a wide array of industrial lighting fixtures available in the market- pendant lights, wall lamps, and hanging lamps. All of which can be used for ambient, task, and accent lighting as well. 

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Natural Elements

Squeezing more the creative genius in you, natural elements can also be a choice. Either you buy or do it your own, use of natural elements for lighting is a unique and creative way of interior design. 

An example of this is a hanging lamp fixed to a twisted tree vine, or series of LED bulbs encircling a small standing tree. Uplights and spotlights focused on trees and plants has also been an interior design trend for bathrooms and hallways. It gives sort of an environmental and outdoor feel to an interior. 

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Unique Chandeliers

Chandeliers are arguably the best choice for statement lighting. This is why various chandeliers have been made available in the market. You’ll be able to see unique chandeliers that you never thought will exist. Yet, it can prove a point and make things different. As they say, your interior design can reflect your personality. 

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Funky Lamps

Creative lighting requires boldness and resistance to traditional lighting systems. A good example is placing sets of Edison bulbs inside a birdcage. This makes your traditional Edison bulbs suddenly as a good contemporary lighting piece. 

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Linear Light Bars

Linear light bars can make a space romantic and warm. It enhances the style of your home giving the space a unique and artistic sense. It does not only work as a décor but it is also very functional. Imagine your typical led tube lights but this is decorative and aesthetically great. 

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You can also tap your creativity by making your own. With wood or aluminum framing, LED tube light and acrylic glass, you can make an affordable yet stylish linear lamp. 

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Reclaimed Lighting

If we’re already talking about creativity, why not turn your scrap lighting fixture into something valuable again? Using old fixtures on your garage or stock room, you can simply reclaim it through fixing, cleaning, and painting. 

There are also specialty stores that sell reclaimed lighting. It’s good if you have an industrial themed home or you want to use it as a piece of statement light. An example is an old gym lighting fixture converted into a pendant lamp for your home. 

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Flexible Lighting

Creativity is not mere art. In fact, creativity is defined as “the ability of a person or group to make something new and useful or valuable”. With flexible lighting, you’re able to provide a creative and innovative way of making your life easier.

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Another example of flexible lighting is three way LED lights. Don’t confuse this with three way switches. The former is a simple bulb that works with any switch but has a built in variety of lights. Hence you have three color temperatures in just one light. With just three clicks, you’re able to appropriately choose what color of light you’ll need for certain activities. Flexibility at its finest, indeed!

A more innovative flexible lighting example is wireless LED systems that can be controlled via an application on your phone or laptop. With just a click on your gadget, you can turn on, off, and change the color of your lighting. This works perfectly if you’re always out of your home or when on a vacation. 

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Being creative requires the guts to get out of the norm. There are many creative lighting ideas, either you buy what’s commercially available or do it on your own. Although it is highly recommended, you should still be wary of being too bold that what you thought of as creative lighting turns into something off and unpleasant. There should still be a balance and either it’s consistent to your home interior theme, or perfectly contrasting for it to fit better. Well, there’s no harm in trying!