Appealing to interior design takes skill and someone with experience in designing a multitude of different rooms. The way a room looks can also have a big impact on how it makes you feel. If the lighting doesn’t match the colour of the furniture, wallpaper, and floors, many of the fixtures can get lost. When it comes to changing the atmosphere in your home, lighting plays a very important role in giving the room a unique personality. Here are some things to consider and think about before you go running to the shop.

Define the Room’s Purpose

The right lighting can set the ideal mood and tone, but it needs to be designed based on the functionality of the room. Kitchens, for example, are the most used room in any home. Kitchens need multiple different lighting circuits to provide bright LEDs on the ceiling and low-level floor washers. LEDs should also be placed above low-lying cupboards and cabinets.

The bedrooms would be well suited with lighting that can be turned up or down with a switch. This allows you to change the lighting of the room based on the function. Ensure that you use soft lights that aren’t too bright even when they are turned up to the maximum.

Spotlights to Draw Attention

You can easily use lights to accentuate a feature on the wall or around the house. Subtle small spotlights look great when they are directly focused onto shelves of mantles that house pictures and various knick-knacks. Try to highlight specific points in the room that make a statement.

Some coloured spotlights work very well to create a specific atmosphere. Use blue to bring calm and tranquillity, and red for focus and learning. Install spotlights strategically to bring out the best of the home’s architecture and pieces that you want to focus on.

Minimalism is Best

The saying, “less is more” still rings true in many regards. Just the right amount of lighting can add elegance to a room, but too much and it becomes an eyesore. Our eyes naturally navigate to the brightest lights, so too many in one space can be uneasy to look at. Subtlety is always the way to go if you are not sure what would look the best.

Try to incorporate more light-coloured lampshades that can hide the brightest light. Hues of cream and pink create a serene ambiance over bright lights, which is perfect for living rooms where you watch television. The right bulb is also a big decision. Depending on how long the lights will be on, you may want to look into energy-efficient bulbs that don’t use a lot of electricity.

The flow and space of your home are all reliant on how you design the interior. By understanding the atmosphere that you want the lighting to reflect, you can choose the perfect bulbs for any effect. Maintain subtle focus on signature pieces and install light dimmers in less active rooms of the house.