All of us spend a substantial amount of time planning the décor of our house. We paint and repaint our house. We buy new furniture, change the upholstery and buy new beds. Keep adding to the decorative pieces. Buy new kitchen appliances, change the chimney, buy new dishes and curtains. Decorate and re-decorate the patio, but how often have you thought of changing the lighting or lighting fixtures? I can hear most of you say, what can lighting do? It is just a useful fixture! Lighting is like the neglected bathroom, we use it but don’t try to change it or add some style to it till it has a problem. We rarely realize that by adding new lights whether its pendant lights or recessed lights, we can instantly brighten up the room.
Changing light fixtures will not cost you the earth; rather it may prove to be an inexpensive way of improving your décor. Making use of recessed lighting with recessed lighting fixtures can give a defused look to the room without having any ugly and obtrusive electric fittings.
If you are unsure of where to begin, start with the outdoors, recessed lighting placed just above the main door or the porch can look very interesting. If you have a passage leading to the hall there also you can make use of recessed lights.
If colors or recessed light fixtures is what you have in mind then remember, black color or iron finish is pretty much the trend now, it perhaps is the most versatile combination and to add that little bit of style you can add nickel or bronze to it.
In rooms where you want to have a diffused light like the bedroom or the dining area opt for recessed lights, even in the passage that leads to other rooms or the bathroom doesn’t need to be overly bright.
In passages you could even make use of recessed halo lighting; it will add that special look to the passage.
Let us try and understand the purpose of recessed lights; it functions as a supplement to light up entrance passages, living rooms and bedrooms. It also serves the purpose of task light in the kitchen as well as the bathroom. It helps you to add a dramatic element to your home. All you need is to create accents by focusing on a single object with recessed lights.
You can make use of recessed lights for the following purposes:
1. Additional light: recessed lights function as additional light for rooms, passages etc.
2. Task Lights: Specific places where you need to focus on a particular work space like cook top, oven, kitchen sink etc. Children’s study table or your work table where you need to focus and need additional light. Recreation zone or bathroom mirror.
3. Accentuated lights: Places where lights that are placed at a higher level and have controlled beam are required. Such as to enhance the look of paintings or sculpture.
4. Wall highlighting: Making use of recessed lights for highlighting and walls makes the area appear larger.
5. Grazing: This is used to shadow objects.
There are many types of recessed lights available in the market because a number of manufacturers have created recessed lighting trim in a number of patterns. Recessed lighting trim that has a standard black and white baffle is available, which is extremely popular. These are designed to absorb excessive light and enhance the sharp lines of the architecture. You could make use of recessed lights in the following areas: The entry porch, the dining room, the foyer, the kitchen or the breakfast table, bathrooms, passages etc.
If you are using recessed lights in the bathroom, the shower is one area that needs to be well lighted. You can add recessed lighting fixtures just above the bathtub or shower to adequately illuminate the area. For the vanity fixture too you need recessed lighting, it can eliminate shadows on the face at the time of grooming an essential feature of grooming. Recessed lights have a multitude of uses to enhance the décor and you can make use of them to add some style to your home.
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