It would seem that lighting a room is an elementary task. You need to hang a light bulb, well, or a chandelier .. put a sconce somewhere. Here, in fact, the problem is solved, and quite aesthetically. However, lighting is nowhere near as easy as it might seem. If you have a truly responsible and thoughtful attitude towards your own home, then lighting will require a lot of thought. After all, light affects:
- mood;
- fatigue/energy;
- feeling of coziness and comfort;
- visual perception of the space of the house;
- health.
In addition, lighting literally creates and shapes the interior. It is not enough just to choose the appropriate accessories to make the room a cozy living room or office for relaxation. At the same time, if you correctly put the light, then these tasks are solved quite effectively.
general light
It is best to consider the use of general light in the living room as an example. There, as a rule, they use a chandelier as a general source of lighting. If the space is not more than 25 square meters, one chandelier is enough. If more, you will need a pair of general light sources or light around the perimeter of the room. Quite a relevant option are spotlights that are attached to the ceiling or mounted in a false ceiling.
Note! Consider not only the size, but also the shape of the living room. For example, a long, albeit small living room involves the use of two light sources, which are located symmetrically in different halves.
The basic rule is that the general light source in the living room should illuminate the space evenly and almost completely, but not be overly bright.
How light creates mood
If you do not go deep into the details of visual perception and the features of human physiology and psychology, then the scheme and mechanisms are quite simple, many are intuitive. In particular, bright and saturated light gives vivacity and activation of the body, while subdued light gives calmness, and if you add more halftones and shadows, a romantic mood will appear. At the same time, complete darkness and a lack of light create anxiety, it is better to have a completely darkened space only for sleep, the rest needs to be illuminated, but vary in intensity.
Using local lighting
The use of small light sources allows you to create themed areas. For example, it will not be difficult to continue the logical series: an armchair, a coffee table.Of course, a lamp, a table lamp, which completes the formation of a reading area, in fact, it is the boundaries of the illumination of this lamp that determine the boundaries of the reading area. In addition, local lighting natures also perform a decorative function that must be taken into account.
They, as they say, set the style. And often they can set the style for the whole room. Basic lighting - background. It should build a beautiful mosaic, which consists of individual elements. These elements are the sources of local light: floor lamps, sconces, lamps, candles, lamps and the like.
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