Lights! Camera! Action!

When the sun sets, and the lights are turned on in your home, do you see dark corners, or too much brightness? Lighting is a functional yet wonderful way to accessorize your room. But how much light is needed to make the room useable – by day or night, is often a homeowner’s greatest dilemma.

Interior lighting falls into three basic categories. Mixing these types of lighting into your room’s overall design plan will definitely add drama and ambiance.

General lighting: Basically this type of lighting is considered “indirect.” Lighting such as track lighting, or chandeliers would fall into this overall category. This type of lighting bounces off walls and ceilings and provides an overall, general illumination to your rooms.

Task Lighting: This type of lighting does exactly what it says – provides the necessary illumination for specific tasks or jobs you enjoy doing in your rooms, such as reading, cooking, hobbies, or computer work. Pendant lamps over a kitchen countertop would be a definite asset is cooking is your passion. An attractive table lamp would be the perfect choice for the avid reader. 

Accent Lighting: This type of lighting is purely decorative. Perhaps a uniquely designed torchiere lamp would provide the perfect “up” light for a dark corner.  Accent lighting is generally placed in a room to call attention to the room’s appealing aspects.

With the myriad of lighting choice available today, there is simply no need to be in the dark about lighting. With the right lighting plan you can make even an average room look spectacular, disguise flaws, and emphasize assets.