Home decor is challenging, yet very satisfying. This is because a lot goes into placing various elements together and creating a cohesive look for your abode, which is both tricky plus enriching! Among these, lighting plays a very significant role in enhancing the aesthetics of your home interiors. Interestingly, there are various kinds of lighting based on their functionality. Each lighting option plays a specific role in elevating the beauty of the ambiance and infusing warmth and coziness.
Why Should We Opt For Different Lighting Fixtures?
1. To Carry Out Different Tasks
Adequate lighting is a must to carry out your day-to-day tasks at home, whether it is cooking in the kitchen, studying at home, meeting your deadlines late at night, and so on. Let lighting not be a hurdle but an inspiration to your improved performance and effectiveness.
2. Enhances Safety Measures
Safety comes first! The main objective of including different types of lighting fixtures in your abode is to increase safety measures. Such as a table lamp is highly important at night if you are thirsty or need to visit the bathroom.
3. To Relax
It was always a superb idea to relax under the dim light of your floor lamp and listen to music or read your favorite novel, after a long day at work. Thus, various lighting fixtures with adjustable options help in rejuvenating, keeping anxiety at bay!
4. Adding Warmth
Whether it is natural light or artificial light, all contribute to adding a touch of warmth and coziness to your abode. A beautifully lit aromatic candle or a sophisticated pendant light is enough to grace your home with comfort and snugness, boosting your mood!
5. Visual Appeal
Chic and modern lighting fixtures add an aesthetic appeal to your home decor. Whether it is a royal-looking chandelier, a quirky table lamp, a contemporary floor lamp, or a vintage-looking wall sconce, they all contribute to creating a cohesive look and feel to your home interiors with their sheer presence!
6. Leads To Sustainability
Every lighting fixture has its benefits. Thus, by using different combinations of LED lights and CFL bulbs, you can save a lot of energy, creating a win-win situation for you as well as for the environment.
7. Expresses Your Style Statement
To your surprise, your choice of lighting clearly expresses ‘Who you are?’ ‘What are your preferences?’ A vintage lantern hanging from the ceiling or a modern wall sconce gracing your living area is enough to learn about your personality and style statement!
Types Of Lighting Fixtures For Your Home
As discussed above, different kinds of lighting fixtures are required in different rooms and corners of our home. Each one has a specific role to play and adds a unique value to the decor of your abode.
1. Ambient Lighting
Ambient lighting is the most common form of lighting found in homes. It is a general lighting that naturally illuminates the entire house with its presence. With an adequate amount of brightness, it is the most sought-after lighting. Various forms of ambient lighting are ceiling lighting fixtures like chandeliers, recessed lights, and pendant lights. Thus, ambient lighting is the key to maintaining cohesive brightness and comfort in your sweet dwelling.
2. Accent Lighting
Accent lighting is particularly used to highlight a specific element in the room, it could be a beautiful artwork, a quirky wall poster, opulent stone cladding, or any unique architectural detail. Different types of accent lighting include wall sconces, spotlights, or floor lamps. Accent lighting makes our home come alive by illuminating the darker areas and putting them in the spotlight, creating points of visual interest!
3. Task Lighting
As the name suggests, task lighting is used to perform a specific task, it could be reading, writing, sewing, working on a laptop, or cooking in the kitchen. This light is required for high-concentration work. Lighting options like table lamps, study lamps, and under-the-cabinet lights come under the category of task lighting. Thus, task lights come in very handy in solving the problems of casting shadows, leading to improved visibility and putting less strain on our eyes, while doing intricate work.
4. Decorative Lighting
Decorative lighting is a form of lighting that is required to enhance the spirit of festivals, and special occasions at home. Decorative lighting also includes out-of-the-box lighting that is unique in its look and feel, adding an aesthetic appeal to your home decor. Various kinds of decorative lighting are string lights, chandeliers, candles, 3D table lamps, fancy wall sconces, and more!
Choosing lighting fixtures for different spaces
As we have a fair idea about major lighting fixtures used in homes, let's learn how to choose the ideal lighting for different rooms of your abode. As no two lights will work for every nook and corner of your home, we need to understand ideal lighting fixtures for different spaces in your dwelling, be it your living room, bedroom or even the garden.
1. Foyer Area
The foyer area is the entryway to our home. It is the first impression we create about our personal sanctuary. Thus, it is of utmost importance to install adequate lighting in the foyer area to make your home more inviting. Ambient and accent lighting works best for your foyer area. You can go for focused wall sconces and pendant lights in your foyer area, highlighting your larger-than-life wall art or vintage showpieces kept on the floating wall shelves or a cupboard kept in the foyer area.
This ‘Sphere Zome Single Wall Lamp’ is a beautiful addition to your foyer area! Bring home this unmatched geometrical etching pattern, adding a sense of whimsy to your entryway and impressing your visitors with your decor prowess.
Look at this stunning ‘Glow Glee’ hanging lamp from Vaaree, all set to adorn your entryway with its glittering glass shade and brass holder. Bring home sophistication and opulence with this statement piece!
2. Living Room
The living room is the area where we spend time with our family and also welcome our guests. Apart from natural sunlight, the living room requires an array of lighting fixtures to elevate the beauty of its interiors such as ambient lighting, floor lamps, and accent lighting. Even decorative lights for living room are quite in vogue!
Here comes our ‘Ruella Bambi Floor Lamp’ found at Vaaree all set to enhance the brightness and visual appeal of your living space. Create a focal point in your abode with this tall floor lamp, making a style statement and illuminating dull corners instantly!
Chandeliers never go wrong with your living room decor. They are one of the best living room decoration ideas! See the intricate mosaic patterns of this chandelier and let your living room reflect nothing but perfect light and warmth.
3. Dining Area
Let the dining area be a beacon of warm glow and cosiness, while you have your sumptuous meals with your loved ones! Go for lovely hanging pendant lights, royal chandeliers, and stylish wall sconces.
Let your dining room express nature’s beauty indoors with its cool hues and lovely designs with the ‘Indigo clam ceiling lamp’.
Bring home a rare blend of traditional and contemporary decor with this lovely ‘Shamira Ethnic’ chandelier, a kaleidoscope of traditional artistry, making it a focal point reflecting just the right amount of light for your mealtime and get-togethers.
4. Kitchen
Adequate lighting is an indispensable aspect of a perfect kitchen. To get your cooking done faster and better, opt for task lighting, accent lighting, under-the-cabinet lighting, and recessed lighting options. As one needs to focus while cutting vegetables and cooking your favorite recipes, functional lighting is crucial!
Opt for these ceiling lamps and hang them beautifully over the kitchen island where you love having your meals even more than on your dining table! Let the splendid combination of crystals and black matte finish add glamour to your kitchen, with a touch of class.
Let this ‘Avena Cone Wall Lamp’ be your constant companion while you stir fry your veggies or cook your delectable pulao with utmost precision and passion, adding a touch of sophistication to your lovely kitchen.
5. Bedrooms
Bedrooms are personal spaces, where lighting plays a key role in maintaining privacy and cosiness. So, be very specific while you zero down to ideal light decorations for rooms. Lighting options like pendant lighting for the ceiling, contemporary-looking wall sconces, chic table lamps for your side table, and sleek study lamps for your desk are the best options!
Just consider this ‘Core Study Table Lamp’ from Vaaree and inspire your inner self to finish that fiction novel you are hooked to or meet your work deadlines in the company of a sleek and chic study lamp, when others are deep in their sleep!
Here we bring to you the ‘Percey LED Wall Lamp’, an exclusive source of light just like a feast for the eyes! Cherish its sleek and sophisticated look, while you relax and rejuvenate in your personal oasis!
6. Bathrooms
Do not ignore your bathrooms when it comes to lighting fixtures. Illuminate your bathroom with the correct lighting options. A good combination of wall lamps, vanity lights, and ambient lighting is what creates a relaxing ambiance in your personal space.
Bring home this whimsical ‘Birtch Bow Wall Lamp’ and brighten up your vanity area with the right illumination, turning your grooming tasks into a glam affair!
Another smart addition to your bathrooms is this ‘Riva Wall Lamp’ from Vaaree as a highlight above your mirror and vanity area. Let the simplicity and elegance of this wall lamp enhance the opulence of your bathrooms, like none other!
7. Balcony/Garden
Proper illumination makes your balcony or porch area look glamorous and welcoming as the sun starts to set! So, bring home chic outdoor lighting fixtures and unwind in your evenings, sitting near your garden area under the beam of beautiful lights, casting playful shadows!
Here we bring to you, this sophisticated outdoor lighting shade made in glass and iron. Create sweet memories while you enjoy our ‘me’ time, listen to music, or enjoy a get-together under the illumination of this ‘Haley Gate Lamp’.
Another classic addition to your outdoor lighting could be this ‘Holden Gate Lamp’ in acrylic shade, spreading its warmth and glow in darker corners of your porch area, balcony, or garden.
To Summarize
While revamping your existing home or entering a new one, adequate lighting options are necessary to enhance the aesthetic appeal of your abode and make it more inviting. Mix and match various lighting fixtures to create the abode of your dreams!
For all your home decor requirements, visit us at Vaaree and find a spectrum of home decor items ranging from bedsheets, curtains, cushion covers, rugs and carpets, pots and planters, lighting fixtures, and much more at affordable prices. All our products are curated from top manufacturers from all over the country, just for you!
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