February 20, 2009

How to make your house more comfortable

Do you have any favorite room in your home or at your workplace? Or have you ever had the relaxing feeling at a place that you never been to before? If you ever had those feeling, what do you think made you feel that way? Believe it or not, lighting has a major effect on mood. You can help exploit your home aesthetic potential by choosing the correct light fixtures, and types of bulbs. There are five main rooms to do.

Kitchen: a lot of time is spent working in the kitchen. Lights can keep the mood up. Under cabinet lighting adds a beautiful, warm touch. Also giving a safe feeling while do something on the kitchen.

Living room: you need to build a cheerful feeling around the living room. Halogens will do well, but I also suggest you use forecast lighting set. Although they don’t light a wide area, their light is bright and natural. Make sure you have a dimmer put in too so you can turn the lights down during scary movies. If you find you have darkened corners, add a lamp on a corner table

Hallway: here, no need of halogen because usually, hallways are very heavily-trafficked. Incandescent bulbs are the way to go! For a short hallway, go for a semi-flush or flush mount fixture. Hallways are boxy, and a stained glass fixture will look especially vivid in such a plain space.

Bedroom: high hats, of course, are the choice here, too. Have an electrician add a two way switch, so you can turn them off from your bedside, and near the doorway. For a decorative touch, add wall sconces to either side of the bed. Leaves more room on your end table for books or whatnot, and it looks so much richer than a bedside lamp.

Bathroom: Many people think bathroom isn’t important part so they just throw one light in the middle of the ceiling and call it a day. In fact, we do our most personal and detailed grooming in the bathroom, yet this room is most ignored.
Use one light over the mirror is a big no. It’s better to put the lighting on either side of the mirror. It casts light more evenly, and a quoizel will do for this.

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