Lighting your home beautiful!
Lighting is often one of the most overlooked areas of the home in terms of aesthetic and sometimes functionality.
A few reasons why this happens includes the overall cost, additional coordination and a lack of exposure and experience to make appropriate lighting selections.
At GET Creative Interiors we provide clients with expert lighting designs and layouts, sourcing only the very best lighting to fit each projects budget and aesthetic.
These gorgeous linen pendant lights are available through Ivory & Deene who offers shipping worldwide.
Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why lighting plays such a major part in the overall look and feel of a home.
1. Lighting helps to define zones – Correct placement of lighting will ensure your home has defined areas. This is especially important for open plan living styles. For example, a pendant light or two over a dining table. When you walk into a home it is easy to tell if the lighting placement has been well thought out or ad hoc placement has been adopted.
2. Creates comfort and ambience – We know that suitable lighting improves our mood and can create a warm, inviting atmosphere which is important for relaxation.
3. Elevates the design aesthetic of your home – Purposeful and well thought out lighting selections will provide cohesion throughout the home by considering things like material use and hardware finishes that can tie in with the rest of the home. Lighting can also act as a statement piece or focal point within a room therefore increasing its importance.
4. Increases functionality and productivity – This is especially important for rooms such as kitchens, laundries and offices. We want to ensure that adequate lighting is provided to allow for quick and efficient work to be undertaken in these task areas.
Tips for selecting the correct lighting solution in your home….
- Always check the suspension lengths and overall product heights. There is nothing worse than purchasing a beautiful light only to find that its suspension cord or height is not well suited to the height of your ceilings.
- Consider the overall style and era of your home. Reflect on whether your home fits into a design style (such as contemporary, traditional, rustic etc ) to ensure that your lighting choice fits in with the overall design scheme of the home. Again, this will help provide cohesion throughout the home and stop it from feeling like a mish mash of style selections made at different times.
- Select unique lighting that is not seen repeatedly, or mass produced. Good lighting is nice but great lighting can increase the value of your home.
Feeling inspired? Light it up!
Contact our expert interior designer in Launceston to discuss your next renovation or new build project.
gabi@getcreativeinteriors.com.au
Gabrielle
A well curated lighting design elevates this master bedroom suite with the gorgeous Leon 9 Light pendant in Polished Nickel from Beacon Lighting.