Importance of Lighting In Home Decor

Home decor lighting is all about the spectrum and Kelvin. Spend all the money you want on the beautiful deco light but the importance of lighting is in the bulb.

Often as you look at the rooms in your home the deco art and furniture just do not appear the same as they did in the showroom. The house interior can look more like a cave if you are not careful.

It’s the color of light in your bulbs, I promise you.

There are certain items that simply will not look right without proper home lighting. The most common issues people run into is light impacting paint color.

The sample looked great at the store. Once its applied to your walls at home it has a different look.

Carpet is another item that this can happen with, but also wood decor of any kind. Tables, chairs, and wood wall art fall prey to improper lighting.

The importance of lighting cannot be understated. Lighting can literally make or break the appearance of your home.

Different rooms will have different needs. The kitchen island lighting will be a different need from the ceiling fan or floor lamp lights.

Keep this in mind as you work to bring out the beauty of the home.

The Incandescent 2700 Kelvin Bulb

After the invention of the light bulb for nearly 130 years little changed in home usage of lighting. The bulbs most older generations grew up with was the standard incandescent bulb and is often called a soft white bulb.

The light of the soft white is at 2700 Kelvin. It gives a soft relaxing yellow hue and it has its own comforts.

In essence think of it as being similar to candle light. Clearly this is not the right kind of light for displaying items within the home.

For relaxing this light may be still desired in some places.

Years ago people began to shift to cool white light bulbs. These are great for bathrooms and kitchens where more light is needed for color contrast and details.

This is an upgrade from the 2700 Kelvin. It still falls short for displaying wood furnishings and especially the details of wood deco in your home. The cool white bulb gives light at 4100 Kelvin.

This guide will give you some information about the Kelvin scale.

Daylight Bulb For Home Decor

The answer to our problem comes from our next option. It is often called a daylight bulb. The light from this bulb is commonly at 5000 to 6500 Kelvin.

Different Kelvin variations of this bulb can be found.

One who works in interior design will know the importance of this light spectrum. The common daylight bulb is often enough for most homes.

If your home lacks in lighting fixtures you may need to consider other options yet adding fixtures or lamps is also a simple solution.

The daylight bulb attempts to simulate daylight on a cloudless day. The best part is there is no negative impact from uv light.

It allows for the best color and contrast to be obtained from the wood decor. The interior furnishing of your home decoration will pop being displayed more confidently.

It is becoming the choice of light for homes as time moves forward yet you may not wish to replace all soft whites with this bulb. There are times when the soft white is more desirable such as in lamps of a bedroom if waking a partner early in the morning is an issue.

One may simply want a more relaxing atmosphere that is easier on the eyes.

Lighting can be flexible with your needs. Different fixtures within a room can have different bulbs for separate purposes.

A bedside lamp may have a soft white while the overhead light is a daylight bulb. If you have lighting options then why not use them?

Wattage vs Kelvin and Lumen

Historically people would discuss bulbs in terms of wattage and this terminology is almost extinct especially with the LED. With the use of LED lighting in common bulb formats there are many more options than before.

If you wish to research further into what bulb is right for you consider LED bulbs. In the long run they are worth it.

Furthermore instead of wattage look for terms such as Kelvin or “K” and Lumens. Kelvin speaks to its color spectrum and Lumen its brightness.

How effective can choosing the right bulbs be? The technology given today allows people to plant live plants submerged in an aquarium and they grow with LED lights.

Let me take it one step further. With the right LED’s in the lamp the plants will show their natural outdoor colors rather than a subdued version of them indoors.

They can mimic natural light more effectively than most realize.

We spend so much money on home decoration to ensure that they are comfortable and beautiful. Do not hold it back from displaying the beauty you have given to it with poor or improper lighting.

To measure the importance of lighting in dollars, it is the most inexpensive thing to do within your home that can have the greatest impact on display and beauty.