When it comes to illuminating your space, you have to think cautiously. Lights add a warm and welcoming ambiance to your home. They elevate your area by changing the overall atmosphere and tranquility. Chandeliers, LED lights, bulbs, track lights, pendants are some of the designer lights that brighten every corner of your house, which natural light can't. 

To experiment with your lights, you first need to understand their proper placement and requirements. In this blog, we will share a quick go-to lighting guide that will help you narrow down your options. These options are perfect for any area of your house, be it the kitchen, living room, bedroom, terrace, garden area, or office. 

• Layout a lighting plan

Creating a mini lighting plan before going out for purchase is the best option. It narrows down the list according to your needs and preferences. Start thinking from scratch by what are the features of different rooms and what all purposes they serve. 

Which area you want to be brighter and which place to be dim and soft and so on. All this planning will save a lot of time and ease finding the perfect lights for each area. 

You can go for strong bright lights in the kitchen to help while cooking, soft glow in the bedroom, sidelights, and downlights in the bathroom and living room, respectively. Once this sorting is done, you are halfway done with lighting design tips.

• Go for layered lighting

Layered lighting creates versatility in the room with a unique ambiance and a cozy aroma. Different layers of lighting brighten up space and make it look larger. A layered light approach works best in the kitchen and living room as these two spaces require maximum intensification. 

Pendant lights create an illusion of elevation, and similarly are the cluster lights create a cozy and warm ambiance with a visually larger room size. While going for the layering of lights, control each layer individually. This will create a more flexible environment, and you can increase or decrease the illumination as per your requirement. 

• Mix and match carefully

Mixing and matching lighting fixtures is quite an experimental thing and can-do great wonders if done perfectly. Let's start with buying a few by taking inspiration from Pinterest or some magazine or doing offline showroom visits. This will give you a rough idea of placements by the fixtures. 

To make everything perfect, do not mix too many lights. It will make everything look complex and annoying. For example, all the lights need not be on the same height or the same floor level. Try for some table lamps, hangings, or floor lights on the same side of the wall. Spice up your life with varying designs and styles of lights that will brighten the world around you. 

• Less is more with lights

Too much of everything is bad. The same goes for the lights. Too many lights can clutter up the area and look too much confusing. Let's say fixing all the lights on only one side of the house or using one glare bomb bulb in the entire kitchen. All this will make your space look absurd. 

The simple, the better. You can try neutral tone fixtures with one pop of color in the form of lampshades or LED. In other words, try fixing all the lights that look similar to each other and give the same tone of brightness. 

• Spotlights are your star

You cannot miss focusing on the favorite area of your house. Create a spotlight for concentrating on your place's beautiful architectural piece or the cozy couch or armchair. 

Spotlights add unique elegance and warmth to your room. Highlighting few elements of your home that too with different colors will draw people's attention, and your family will be the talk of the town!

Final Words

Lighting design tips are not as complicated as they sound. They are an elevation to your space as an element of décor. These designing tips help the ones who wish to experiment with new things that reflect their personality and character.