How to have awesome and well designed lighting

You might already understand this on some level, but the lighting you select for your home is important for the elegance and performance of the space. Too often, people add the lighting as an afterthought, without much thought for the overall effect or the need for useful illumination.

The first thought should always be for function. If your project is for an entire house, consider each space inside that house - no matter what areas are regarded whole unto on their own. Usually this is by rooms. Think first of how you see the room being used. If this is a redesign it may be how it has been traditionally used, or you may take this opportunity to reshape it. Is it a room for work? For reading? For casual entertaining? For eating? For movie watching or music listening? A combination of these?

Then you should imagine these activities more in particular. In which will they take place in the space? Exactly how much light will they require? A desk or table that will be worked at often will need considerably different light than a painting to be highlighted on the wall. Also give consideration to natural light - is the space bright enough during the day, or is there everywhere you would like it to be brighter?

Modern Home Lighting Type

There are 3 different kinds of lighting: background, task, and decorative. Each serves a specific and necessary purpose, and if layered properly, can show your room to its full advantage. Background illumination is the first layer - it should compensate for natural light in the daytime and light the room evenly at night. This is most often done by ceiling fixtures, but it can also be achieved by lamps and sconces around the room, providing overlapping pools of light. Task lighting throws intense, focused light on a workspace for preparing food, working, reading, playing an instrument, etc.

With the bright light comes contrasting shadows, so be sure to place the light source in front of or beside the person, never behind. Decorative lighting, also known as accent lighting, is bright light displayed on something to accent it - all form and no function. It can be to emphasize a painting as mentioned before, or an architectural element, a stunning piece of furniture, a sculpture, a collection of some sort... the list is as varied as people’s tastes.

You are now provided with the essential knowledge and questions you need to ask yourself to embark on the task of lighting your space. Done properly, it can be a showcase that is as useful as it is lovely.
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