This is a guest post from Ross Donald, interior design specialist
Bedroom Lighting Tips
The last room you visit at night and the first room you see in the
morning, your bedroom is your solitary chamber in your home. There are,
of course like
any other room in the home, many aspects of design that come
together to complete the aesthetic appeal of a room. One aspect of this
spectrum of design
comes from lighting, and the choices that you make when lighting a
room greatly influence the atmosphere of the room itself. Here are a few
great pointers
for illuminating a room that needs both darkness and light.
Know the size and function
Bedrooms come in different shapes and sizes, and each person
approaches their bedroom with their own unique demands for what they
need it to do. Is this
room strictly for sleeping or will you be engaging in other
activities? The bedroom is gaining popularity as a media / reading room,
and these create their
own demands in lighting.
Install multiple options
A general rule for interior lighting is that there should be several
different types of lighting in any room. Essentially you want lighting
that is
fashionable and lighting that is functional. Imagine a bar at
closing time: the whole night they have the bar lights on to set the
mood, but after last
call the bright house lights come on so the staff can clean the
place up.
Mornings in your bedroom might typically entail getting dressed for
work, meaning you’ll probably want sufficient lighting to make sure your
chose regalia
for the day does not cause people to mock your fashion sense. A strong
centralized light source such as a ceiling mounted
chandelier works great for bringing light to the entire room.
In the evening you may want to sleep while your significant other
wants to stay up and read. In this case the use of small focused
lighting, akin to what
you see on an airline, makes a great addition that gives sufficient
directed lighting for reading without causing a distraction that keeps
the other person
awake.
Think outside the nightstand
Tableside lamps are the traditional lighting companion for the bed
but they are not the only choice you have. Hanging lamps with pendant
shades can bring
soft intimate touches to the bedroom and while sconces bring a suave
contemporary framing style to your bedroom. Both of these have the
added feature of
freeing up space on your bedside table, and if you’re anything like
me, the open space on that nightstand is a rather rare real estate
commodity.
Adapt and Adjust
Don’t leave yourself short socketed in your bedroom design. Install
plenty of wall sockets, a few at different heights, so that you have the
flexibility to
add light where you want it. Installing dimmer switches are a
remarkable addition to the bedroom that allow you to almost literally
set the mood with
adjustable luminosity.
The last call in how to light and set the mood is up to you though.
Every design project should always reflect your tastes as an individual,
or, if you’re
married, your wife’s.
Ross Donald
is a writer and interior design specialist with the
light fixtures suppliers at LightingSale.com
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Thank you, Ross, for this lovely post!
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The company Ross is working for offers a huge quantity of various light fixtures. I had a look through a few of their pages and found besides the classical chandeliers and other lamps these sweet and unusual mini chandeliers f.e.:
Cypress Wrought Iron Mini-Chandelier in Wet White by Crystorama
Tartan 1-Light Mini-pendant in Aluminum by Lite Source
Raimondo 1-Light Wall Lamp in Polished Steel by Lite Source
Folha 1-Light Table Lamp in Antique Silver by Lite Source
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