It is great how the lighting is not only used to light up your room. Well, of course when installing lamps, you should consider their function first. But, you should also know that the lighting is too wide to only functioned to light the room. If you want to beautify your home decoration, concerning on the lamps choices will help you to make the room looks pretty even with a minimum ornament.
Basically, there will be many different kinds of lighting that can be classified to their function, colors, and style. For the function, the options are hanging lamps, floor lamps, table lamps, chandeliers, and so on. Then, talking about the colors, there will be surely many colors available that you can use to set the tone of your room for beauty purposes and comfort purposes. For the style, you can choose lamps in modern style, classic, industrial, and many other styles which really vary.
Lighting Type
Ambient Lighting:Â ambient lighting can be said as the main lighting available at home. It means that the lamps will be bright yet soft so that it won’t be annoying and able to cover the lighting need in the room. Of all of the lighting options, the ambient lighting should be the first one that you consider to install.
Task Lighting:Â after you have installed the proper ambient lighting, in case it is for the working room, reading room, or any room that you use to focus on doing something, you will need the task lighting. Anyway, when the ambient lighting should be soft, then we recommend you install the brighter task lighting so that it can create contrast and works effectively to help you focus on your work. Also, with that technique, you can create less glare and not to hurt your eyes.
Accent Lighting:Â accent lighting is used to draw attention to a specific area of the room. It can be said that accent lighting is one that can create a dramatic impression in your room decoration. If you have a piece of art or architectural details in the room, then you can highlight it by using accent lighting. It is great how accent lighting can be used both indoors and outdoors. For the outdoors, you can use it to highlight areas in the garden that you want to expose.
Fixture Type
Desk Lamp:Â desk lamps intend to be used for students or for those who work from home. It is a great one that will help you to stay on task since it helps you to get focus from the lamp. Generally, the desk lamp is easy to move as it can be swung on its arm so that you can illuminate a different of your desk. This one is a proper one for studying, reading, and working.
Table Lamp:Â this one might be quite the same as the desk lamp when talking about the placement. However, the function is quite different. The table lamp intends to beautify the decoration as you can put it on the console table, side table, or any other spot that you want to illuminate for the beauty purpose.
Wall Lamp: the installation of the wall lamp could be really flexible. You can even have it indoors and outdoors. For the outdoor, you can install it on the porch or terrace. You can use it as the lighting or simply to beautify the decoration and create drama with the illumination. For indoor lighting, you can use it as additional lighting or to layer the lighting to create a certain impression that you want.
Floor Lamp:Â if you want to add lighting to your room in an attractive way, then you can choose floor lighting. It commonly comes in an aesthetic design and is such a great way to beautify the decoration of the room. For the function, you can have it for the reading lighting, when you want to sew, and any other specific function.
Chandelier:Â chandelier is one of the general lightings that is the most breathtaking choice since it comes in various aesthetic designs. You can have one in a modern design, glamorous design, classic design, or you can even have it seasonal design. It also comes in varied sizes, materials, and prices as you can choose the ones based on your budget. The chandelier is commonly installed over the dining room table, in the living room, or bedroom.
Floodlight
Bathroom Vanity Light:Â it is a must to provide proper lighting for your bathroom vanity light so that you want to have any problems in getting ready. In choosing the light, consider the space that you have for your bathroom and your general bathroom light so that the vanity light won’t be seen as too much and can be in its best function.
Pendant:Â if you need additional light for your home, installing the pendant light is the best choice. This kind of lighting is commonly used over the kitchen island or home bar. The designs are really varied, you can choose the one based on your room decoration style so that everything can be seen as harmonious.
Recessed Light:Â if you want to beautify your ceiling by using lighting, then the recessed light is the option for you. This is the kind of lighting that is installed above the ceiling and is able to highlight the ceiling itself to create beauty. However, if you don’t have the proper ceiling then it may impossible for you to install it. Also, you need to make sure that the lamps are insulated well.
Sconce:Â commonly, the sconce is installed on either side of the bed to light up the bed area in case you want to read or do some specific things on the bed. It comes in many sizes and designs. Additionally, you may also install it around the front door of your porch or mirror in the bathroom.
Track Lighting:Â the use of track lighting can be varied. You may use it for your bar lighting, artwork highlight lighting, and many other utilizations. The interesting thing about the track lighting is that you can turn all of the light heads to cover the area you want to highlight.
Under-Cabinet Lighting:Â installing under-cabinet lighting is a great way to illuminate the entire countertop area. It gives you an ease so that you can always do the cooking clearly no matter what time of the day or night.