Get Started On Getting The Light Right
Lighting is such an important feature of our everyday lives that it should be considered when a room is being furnished or ideally still in the midst of design and construction. But few of us have the opportunity to build a space from the ground up or even to consider lighting before putting anything else in a room. So we play catch-up, installing lights where we think they should be or where we find we desperately need them.
Regardless of whether we are starting from scratch or backtracking to address inadequacies in the way a space is illuminated, it is critical to develop a lighting plan for each room that addresses both substance and style. The lighting should fulfill the utilitarian objectives of everyday life and at the same time complement a specific decorating style. In addition, a good lighting plan relies on a combination of natural and artificial lighting. It takes into account the available natural light, balancing it with the function, architectural components and decorative features of a room or space.
Start with Natural Light
Thanks to contemporary zoning laws, all the rooms in a home are required to receive some natural light from one or multiple windows, but this does not guarantee that the light is adequate by itself. The quality and quantity of natural light varies greatly from house to house and between individual rooms for several reasons.
The way a room or the house is oriented, its size and shape, its dimensions and number of windows, and what it is situated next to, all affect its natural lighting.
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Orientation refers to the direction a room faces and is a critical component of lighting. In general, in the northern hemisphere, light from the north is cooler, whiter and less intense than light from the south, which is why north-facing rooms are favored by artists for their studios (the reverse is true in the southern hemisphere).
The cool northern light renders colors more accurately than does the light from the south, which burnishes warm tones. And from the north, intensity is more even and provides steady levels of illuminations, as opposed to sharp contrasts of brightness and shadow.
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Traditional lighting fixtures will always be in style, and they can be incorporated easily into most homes.
A room’s size and shape also have an impact on lighting. It is easy to assume that a small room needs less lighting than a large one, but that is not always the case, as the direction the room faces, its shape, and the size and positioning of its windows also affect lighting needs.
A rectangular room with windows along a short width may need more lighting than a room with windows along its length. A room with a clear view receives more light than one blocked by a building, fence, or tree.
Simply put, the natural light in a room or space is the starting point for making lighting plans. Although you can’t alter the orientation of a home or space, you can compensate for its deficits with artificial lighting.
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