LIGHT IT UP!


 


LIGHT IT UP!





HOME LIGHTING  HAS CAME A LONG WAY. NOW, LIGHTING IS AS WELL PLANNED AS HOME DESIGN ITSELF. GOOD LIGHTING GOES BEYOND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. TODAY LIGHTING SCHEMES ARE USED TO ENHANCE DECOR AND YOUR LIFESTYLE. A THOUGHTFUL LIGHTING DESIGN COMBINES DAY AND ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANNING AS WELL AS STRATEGISING TO OPTIMISE THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT INSIDE THE ROOM. 

PLAN LIGHTING IN A WAY THAT YOUR HOME SHOULD'NT REQUIRE ANY ELECTRIC LIGHTING DURING DAYTIME. SITTING ARRANGEMENTS, FURNITURE ORIENTATION AND SIZE, CURTAINS, COLOUR - ALL DECIDE THE LIGHTING SCHEME. WHILE PLANING YOUR LIGHTING LAYOUT, CONSIDER WHAT THE ROOM IS MEANT FOR, THE AMBIENCE YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU WISH TO HIGHLIGHT.


PLAN YOUR LIGHTING

  • PLAN HOME DESIGN USING MINIMAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING DURING DAYTIME 
  • PLAN LIGHTING LAYOUT IN THE INITIAL PHASE OF DESIGNING 
  • LAYERED LIGHTING HELPS IN CREATING THE DESIRED ATMOSPHERE IN EACH ROOM DURING NIGHT TIME.
  • LIGHT IS HEAVILY ABSORBED IN DARK -COLOURED WALLS AND FLOOR SURFACES. USE LIGHT-COLOURED SURFACES ALONG WITH THE WELL-POSITIONED CEILING AND WALL LIGHTS , FOR GOOD DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT
  • INDIRECT LIGHTING LIKE COVE AND PELMENT LIGHTING CAN BE ADDED TO CREATE A BACKGROUND ILLUMINATION
  • LOOK OUT FOR THE SOUNDPROOF LIGHTING  SOLUTIONS 


LAMP IT UP




IN LAMPS, ANYTHING HANDMADE IS BIG. HANDWOVEN "BASKET" STYLE LAMPE SHADES THAT HIGHLIGHT TEXTURES OR FABRIC ENCASED SHADES WITHIN LINEN OR MESH CAGE-STYLE SHADES ARE GETTING POPULAR. EVEN HAND-FORGED METAL LIGHT FIXTURES ARE TRENDING. FORGET FLOOR LAMPS - THIS IS THE ERA OF FEATURE LAMPS THAT MAKE A DESIGN STATEMENT AND ARE SCULPTURAL. SIDE TABLE LAMPS ARE IN VOUGE.  


HANG IN THERE




RUSTIC CHANDELIERS ARE BACK TO ADD MORDERNITY TO A ROOM DESIGN. CHANDELIERS NOT ONLY PLAY A PRACTICAL ROLE BUT ALSO ARE A KEY DECORATIVE ELEMENT. THE THUM RULE IS : THE BIGGER, THE BETTER. DESIGNERS SUGGEST ABANDONING THE IDEA THAT THERE SHOULD BE ONLY ONE CHANDELIER IN A ROOM. GO FOR TWO TO ADD A BRIGHT ACCENT AND ALSO TO ZONE THE SPACE.


LAYER YOUR LIGHTS




LIGHTING HAS THREE ELEMENTS : AMBIENT, ACCENT AND TASK. AMBIENT IS ALL ABOUT CREATING AMBIENCE, NAMELY A NIGHT-TIME LOOK FOR A ROOM OR SPACE ACCENT IS THE SPECIAL STATEMENT PIECES OR VISUAL  ELEMENTS YOU DEPLOY TO PERSONALISE THE LOOK. TASK LIGHTING, AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, REFERS TO SPECIFIC TASK-ORIENTED LIGHTING LIKE READING, COOKING, SLEEPING, ETC. WHILE CONSEDERING LIGHTING PLANNING OF YOUR HOME, WORK ON POINTS OF YOUR INTEREST. "GOOD LIGHTING IS A PLAY OF SHADOW AND LIGHT. BY CREATING LIGHTING CONTRASTS, YOU CAN DRAW ATTENTION TO INTERESTING FEATURES IN A ROOM - BE IT A SCULPTURE, WALL ARTWORK,, A BOLD TWXTURED WALL, SITTING ARRANGEMENTOR EVEN AN INTERESTING LIGHT FIXTURE ITSELF. 


LIGHTING FINISH



GOLD FINISHES IN LIGHTING ARE ON-TREND RIGHT NOW. ALTHOUGH BRASS IS POPULAR, THERE'S A RISE IN MATTE BLACK, SATIN NICKEL, AND POLISHED FINISHES. TRENDS SEEM TO BE PUSHING MORE TOWARDS NEUTRAL TONES TO BLEND WITH A SPACE'S DESIGN IN A FINISH THAT SHOWS THE FIXTURE'S QUALITY. 







 




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