Lighting plays a vital role in designing any space. Be it artificial lighting or natural lighting, both need to be used in the right manner in order to have a maximum positive impact. An experienced interior designer will know exactly where and what kind of lighting needs to be used to enhance a space to its maximum capacity. Our experienced Interior designers work hard to understand the taste of their clients and then to implement the same.
Lighting is not only used to light a house, but also to beautify a house. Any design is incomplete without proper, elegant and beautiful lights. With the help of light, we can fill an interior with richness and depth, different moods can be created within an interior with the help of light. It is rightly said that “Light can obscure or highlight furniture, art and other elements as well as create dramatic settings for special events. Light can be used to define form, texture and pattern.”
Lighting Options:
There are mainly three types of lightings – task, ambient and decorative lighting, each one of these lightings has their own role to play in enhancing the beauty of the room. Each one of these lightings is equally important and must be wisely used.
Task Lighting
Task lighting is used for a specific task or for highlighting a particular area in the room. It is a way to provide more light on a specific area to perform a task that requires more light than the ambient fixtures can give. For example, the light used for reading is task lighting, similarly, the light from a range hood onto the oven is also task lighting. A desk lamp in an office or lights under kitchen cabinets are both task lights since they are used for a particular task. No matter how we may design a room, we can never sacrifice or compromise with task lighting because without it the room will be practically unusable. Therefore, task lighting should be the starting point of designing any room. It is important to understand the need and lifestyle of a client and then give provisions for task lighting accordingly.
Ambient Lighting
Ambient lighting is the main source of lighting in a room which is used to illuminate an entire room evenly. It is generally light that fills the room. The light is diffused and produces an overall glow. It should be inconspicuous and must blend into the surroundings. Some good examples of Ambient lighting are – one light in the center of your ceiling from a light fixture or ceiling fan, several recessed lights spread evenly over the ceiling or natural lighting from windows or skylights. Bright ambient light is important to enabling proper lighting up of the room. Since Ambient lighting is the main and the most used source of lighting in a room, it is important to have sufficient of it throughout the room.
Decorative Lighting
Decorative Lighting refers to lighting where the source of light itself is decorative. These are light fixtures that draw attention to themselves and add character to the room is lighted. For instance, an antique lamp, a beautiful chandelier, some wall lights or pendants are examples of decorative lighting. Beautiful corner lamps of beautiful shapes that not only are a source of light but also add to the beauty of the room, fireplaces and much more are examples of decorative lighting. Decorative lighting is equally important since it plays a vital role in setting a particular mood. These not only add to the elegance but also to the beauty of the room.
Appropriate use of all three of them is vital for the decor of any room. The negligence of any one of them can leave the place incomplete. With the help of an interior designer, clients are able to light up their residences of offices in the best effective way possible.
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