Dazzle up your Living Space with illuminating tips for the Perfect Ambience
Enchant the aesthetics, lift up the ambience and let your living space render the warmest vibes. Your homes ought to dazzle when you make some “illuminating” choices for them! The secret to transforming your living spaces into magic is putting them under the right lights!
Come and explore the 12 tips to make your home gleam like the jewel of any crown. Trust us, even the best interior designers wouldn't get tired of marveling at your heavenly abode. Transform your homes into heavens with these lighting tips.
1. Dreamy Dimmer Switches
To add a tinge of versatility as well as to create a desired ambience for any occasion, Dimmer switches are essential. They smoothly control the intensity of lights in different rooms. Like magic they can totally revamp the mood of the room. From soft lights during party nights and movie sessions to bright lights for study and work, dimmer switches can give the right feel to every occasion.
2. Understand Layered Lighting
Walk into a well lit room where every beam of light is in perfect harmony, and you’ll realize the magic of balanced lighting. And what’s the key behind striking that balance? Understand the layering of lighting. There are three basic lightings considered by interior designers all over the world as foundations of living spaces. Ambient, Task and Accent Lighting.
Ambient Lighting illuminates the spaces while you carry out your routine activities. Putting it simply, one can’t imagine homes without these lights.
The other kind is Task lighting, which is to set the “work mood”. Placing table lamps, or spotlights on kitchen countertops are some basic areas where they can be used.
The last is Accent Lighting for spotlighting specific objects. If you have got something to flaunt, put it under “Accent lights”. From highlighting elegant artifacts to eclectic artworks, accent lighting puts in spotlight even the darkest corners.
A perfect mix of all the three lightings in the interiors is something that will leave everyone in awe of your living spaces. Balance in the layers will do wonders.
3. Create a Statement with Pendant Lights
Incorporation of stylish pendant lights flairs the atmosphere, giving the space an elegant look. Not only this, but it adds a certain character to the living space lifting the poise. Pendant lights come in a variety of shapes and sizes and the right fit can be chosen as per the ambience of your space. Place them above the dining table or the kitchen island or maybe your cute little study table, fit them and add glamor to your interiors.
4. Striking the Balance between Color and Temperature of Lights
The color and temperature of lights plays a massive role in elevating the spirits of interiors. Here, the color palette of the interiors has to be taken into consideration. All the yellows, reds and oranges look extraordinary with the warm white lights. The warm bulbs which can be placed in living areas as well as the bedrooms ranging from 2700k to 3000k renders a sense of harmony and tranquility to your homes. Whereas, the blues and grays look perfect under the cool white lights.
5. The Charm of Chandeliers
Chandeliers: The marvels of drop-dead showiness and the jewelry of architecture! How can we miss their dazzle when designing the most beautiful interiors? They complement the overall decor adding to the elegance and charm with a fine touch of sophistication. Placed in the middle of the ceiling, chandeliers are usually for large areas, designed to enhance the home decor. In true sense, they offer a sense of luxury to the interiors.
6. Chic Floor Lamps
Adding light with a tinge of personality, floor lamps enliven your homes. The modish and chic floor lamps are a perfect way to brighten up the room. From adding that wow factor and warmth to laminating even the dullest corners of your homes, these lamps are a statement of elegance.
7. Let the Natural Light Soak in
“You don’t light for the light, you light for the shadows.” Controlling the natural light elegantly creates nothing less than magic. Keeping the windows unobstructed and using sheer curtains make the most of natural light. Create drama, make illusions and art, with natural light. The best interior designers understand the vitality of natural light as it renders the element of warmth and coziness. It is suggested to give away the heavy curtains. Curtains should be light and breezy to let the natural light seep in smoothly. Embracing the natural lights and the beautiful patterns it forms cheers up the interiors and gives the space an element of smoothness.
8. Ravishing Rope Lights
To add a tinge of cool vibes with sophistication, rope lights are the perfect way to adorn your spaces. Available in a variety of colors and luminosity, they can give a subtle dreamy coolness to the space. They can, very well, be incorporated in the cabinets and under the shelves. Also, strips of roping lights can be added to the staircase to render a touch of somberness.
9. Mirror Magic
Just a perfect way to brighten a dull room, mirrors do their sorcery to create an illusion of space. When placed strategically, a mirror can do wonders to imbue a new life to the natural lighting of the space. A large mirror placed on the wall just opposite to the window bounces back the natural light curating a sense of depth to your home interior design.
10. Neon Lighting
This indeed has been the most desirable style that people sought after to revamp the entire space. This style surely has broken rules and continuously evolved over the years. The elegance, poise and brazenness it adds to the spaces is unparalleled which makes it the most sought after style.
11. Glamour in the Garden
Outdoor lighting matters! From pathway light, wall sconces to string lights and lanterns, the outside space should dance and dazzle with this choice of lighting. Also the chandeliers with dimmers and direct track lights enchant the space while making them visually appealing.
12. Keep it balanced:
The secret to a well-lit home is the seamless blending of lights in equanimity. Lighting should be well balanced throughout the house combining various light sources to cater to the variety of moods as well as activities. Striking the perfect balance in lighting creates depths and heights, warm cozy spots while also drawing attention to majestic areas.
A harmonious balance of illusion, a touch of drama, a plenitude of elegance and a tinge of moody glamour, your homes can gleam under the finest lighting with these expert tips. Make every corner of your home warm and stylish, aligning it with your taste and lifestyle. Embrace the magic of lighting and illuminate your homes. Happy Decorating.
