Interior and Exterior Lighting For The Home

With the change in seasons comes the desire to change the look of your home. The easiest change is in lighting for the home. The existing fixtures may need to be exchanged for clean and bright contemporary home lighting. An exterior or interior home lighting makeover can be the least expensive way to give your home the latest look.

Before you start, carefully plan out each room choosing lighting for the home that fits your style and personality. There is no need to tear out the cabinets or knock down walls, try adding some special effects with recessed lighting or flexible track lighting for the home. These fixtures not only add updated style and energy saving makeovers but also provide good value combined with modern design.

If you are shopping for track lighting for the home there is a wide range of choices. Art glass, pendants, monorails and much more is available. Art glass can be ordered in amber, black, opal or red. It is also available in frosted amber, amethyst, white, or green glass. Choose hardware made of bronze or satin nickel in contrast to the gold hardware popular in the 80’s.

Think outside the box when installing or replacing outside landscape or patio lights for security or decorative reasons. You have so much to choose from such as spheres, pendants, and pole mounted fixtures. You can choose glass or bulbs in colors such as white, red, green, blue, or yellow and stone-like finishes in terracotta, sandstone, or granite that seamlessly blend into your landscape. Many patio light fixtures are also available in cordless and rechargeable models that have the ability to float in ponds or pools.

Even more important than the style and finish of your new lighting fixtures is picking the proper size and proportion for your home. The most common mistake is buying lighting for the home that is either too small or too large. Considering size when choosing your fixtures will greatly enhance the final result and visual appearance of the lighting inside or outside your home.

A bright and welcome entry is the first impression your guests will get of you and your home. You may want to
demonstrate style and elegance or maybe the casual cottage look. If you install a single lamp to one side of your front door it should be slightly larger than if you would be installing a lamp to each side of your entrance.

Before making the final decision on front entry lighting, take a drive by your home at night. Are there special features you wish to illuminate? Does your pathway need some special attention for safety reasons? Are your
street numbers well illuminated?

By following a few simple rules for lighting the interior and exterior of your home will help create the right light for all activities, whether indoors or out. It is quite easy to shop online and carefully peruse the various lighting store’s offerings. Contrast the various prices and styles with what you can find locally at an electrical shop or hardware store in your area. Changing the lighting in the home can add more value than you could imagine.