Lighting A Crucial Aspect To Your Decor

An often overlooked yet critical element in interior design is the selection of lighting. Lighting is generally not the first thing people consider when designing their living room; however, it is the overriding component in setting the tone, creating a mood, and can be used to highlight and appreciate the design elements you incorporate into your room.

The ambiance and aesthetic appeal can be made or broken by the proper choice of lighting. If the lighting is too dim, retro-inspired elements may go unnoticed, and if the lighting is too harsh, it may create a harsh and unwelcoming feel.

Interior designers in Bangalore can employ many permutations and combinations; however, time, effort, and a fair degree of thought and imagination are required to find the perfect match for your living room space.

When optimal lighting is chosen, the elements that come together transform the room into a seamless combination of functionality and aesthetic appeal.

 

The 3 main aspects of choosing the optimal lighting for your living room are as follows

• Color Management:

The use of lighting may add to or subtract the room’s overall color or steal from the surface you meant to enhance. Darker colors make a room feel smaller and cramped, while lighter color selections tend to make a room feel cozy and open.

The illusion of space is defined by reflecting light on the wall surfaces; the right lighting would help illuminate the walls, thus helping with the illusion. Directional light can also be employed to soften the wall colors or recessed lighting, which offers a soft downward-facing glow, illuminating the floors.

• Directional lighting:

The room’s lighting can play two functions, either to illuminate the entire room or to highlight certain aspects of the room. Track lights are the best example of directional lights, used to point at specific elements and hung from the ceiling with an adjustable neck.

Generally, they highlight elements such as wall painting, a vase of flowers, perhaps the bar top, etc. Some picture frames also have inbuilt lighting to highlight the picture, which improves its effect.

Recessed lights can also be used to create vertical beams of light used in floors or ceilings instead of central lighting fixtures.

• Functionality:

Lighting serves an important function, and the aesthetic appeal must be balanced with functionally available light. Chandeliers are a widespread element because of their centrally themed placement and provide excellent illumination.

Wall lights can also be used to add length and size and can be used to illuminate the way in hallways or entryways. Consider task lighting for specific areas such as desks, workplaces, etc., for areas where functionality is more necessary than overall illumination.

Consider the different lighting styles to ensure that you apply the best directional or luminescent lighting, which works in conjunction with the theme and setting you to wish to create.

We hope that this article helps you appreciate how important lighting is for designing a functional, cozy, and aesthetically pleasing living room. Proper lighting is the lifeblood of the room. Therefore, we suggest that you experiment, play around but definitely give lighting the attention it deserves.