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Successful lighting of the house

July 5th, 2011 by admin 0

successful lighting in room

You can have a nice inside  decoration plan expensive furniture but it will looks dull & give  a cold environment unless the lighting is not successful. You must have to made a specialty lighting if you want the interior of your home looks warm & fabulous all the year.

What are the basic rules to follow to illuminate your house ?

I recommend as much as possible to design and to intervene before any work in order to have a facility of allowing light to fill the space efficiently, and possibly complete with lighting. For this it is also important to consider the features of the room to have a proper light intensity. For the garden, highlight the architecture, signal presence, mark a path, a light path.

For what purpose do the various types of lamps on the market?

Incandescent light bulbs are doomed to disappear, halogen lighting, and known for our needs, is gaining ground because its light is bright white. It is difficult to obtain this result with compact fluorescent and LED’s which, although have very rapid evolution, are still awkwardly used by the public.  To be schematic, say that the halogen is rather used in living rooms,  The LEDs are, to date, very attractive with their beautiful color rendition and playful but their cost is still high for domestic lighting.

How to use the lamps?

For fluorescent and LED,  must learn about the “color temperature” of light produced (the so-called warm white, cold etc), which begins to be indicated on the packaging. More and more of the specialty stores are lit and there is an increased awareness of what it can give at home. Do not hesitate to use an inverter to be able to vary the mood. But beware, there are few still used with a fluorescent dimmer!

How to play with different colors in a house?

Marriage color and luminous efficacy is difficult to achieve. A dark color with the property to “absorb” the light, it will therefore be complementary rather lighting to be functional, designed and selected as such. Care should be taken to use color instead for cozy atmosphere or in places where the fun has its place. It will be used more rarely in main lighting in a kitchen, bathroom or office.

What are the mistakes to avoid lighting?

Think about it too late, when the decoration is complete and the budget spent. Concentrate all the lighting in a corner of the room, even with a very powerful light.  Buy any type of light bulbs without worrying about rendering of light or what is already home.

Decor lighting

December 7th, 2010 by admin 2

When remodeling and decorating your home, we usually look for furniture, paintings, carpets and decorative items such as photos & corner cabinets. However, lighting can make a big difference if you did it properly & delightfully as lighting is responsible for mood or atmosphere into any living space. With a careful selection about design, type & color of lighting, the room can be given a different atmosphere. The right lighting can set a mood, enhance productivity and give a sense of well-being. Bright rooms give a feeling that is positive and optimistic, while on the other hand, the rooms with darker lighting tends to be more intimate and romantic. In short we can say that, light can make a big difference in how we feel.

Good lighting design will not make you frustrated in the kitchen when you are not able to see what you do, and it will stop the arguments in the bedroom over whose turn it is to up for passage of light. Instead, you should be able to transform a room a bright, vibrant living space to setting a romantic dinner for two.  Natural light is sunlight passing through windows and doors. The direct sunlight is a good source of light, but the brightness and intensity is highly variable. The time of day, season and weather all have an influence on the natural sunlight. To control the amount of natural light, the different types of glass or curtains can be used. The scattering and reflection are great ways to control this source of light available. A good idea is to find the wall that has received the form of direct sunlight and paint in a bright color. The reflected light creates an atmosphere in the room. The wall surface, controls the light scattering, rough surfaces have different effects than smooth surfaces.
With some ideas for lighting design, you can change the visible appearance of a room and make it look larger or smaller.  Standing lamps and table lamps work great for specific purposes and only brighten an area of the room. Rooms with high ceilings can get a cozier radiance using lighting that is below the ceiling. The light should not escape beyond the height of the source. Use a shade that directs light downward. In the other direction, using the lighting is on the rise in the ceiling, the rooms seem higher. Lighting is equally important as interior color or style of furniture and accessories.