Lighting Tips: How to Best Light Your Home

Fratantoni Interior Designers • November 23, 2020

Use these lighting tips on how to light your home to get the best lighting in your kitchen, bedroom, and more.

Lighting Tips: How to Best Light Your Home

Each space in your home serves a different purpose. The lighting in each area serves a different purpose. For instance, in your bedroom, the lighting needs to promote calm and relaxation compared to your kitchen which needs to illuminate your workspace. Use these tips to properly light your space so that it is functional to your everyday needs.

Kitchen Lighting

Starting with the most used space in your home the Kitchen. Your kitchen is a workspace that needs enough lighting to make sure you can prep your dinner safely. Your light fixtures should shine on the countertops and work areas. You should have lighting over your countertops, sink, and stovetop. This will create a safe workspace for every home chef.

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Dining Room Lighting

The dining room similar to the kitchen you will need to layer ambient and task lighting to make this space functional. The ambient lighting will create a uniform lighting level in a room, and an example of this would be a chandelier or ceiling light fixtures. The best option for task lighting in this room would be to use pendants to help with lighting the table while you eat, or while the kids do homework.

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Bedroom Lighting

Your bedroom needs to be a space that promotes sleep and relaxation. One tip we would suggest for this space during the day is to incorporate natural lighting. Natural lighting will help with not only saving money on electricity but get you up easier with the sunrise. Use sheer shades to help you with getting up in the morning and avoiding harsh artificial lighting. Avoid any direct lighting over your bed that could disturb your sleeping patterns. It’s best to keep any lighting in the bedroom soft and natural. You can achieve this with basic downlights that instead of light your walls to soften the light.

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 Conclusion: Lighting Tips: How to Best Light Your Home

Keep these lighting tips in mind to create more efficient and functional spaces in your home. If you are looking to work with a professional to bring your dream house to reality feel free to contact us. Fratantoni Interior Designers are experts in designing custom luxury homes. We look forward to learning about your project.

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