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For many people, the bedroom is an ideal place to relax after a stressful day. The atmosphere created in your bedroom has a huge impact on the quality and quantity of your sleep. Every single detail makes a difference. A pleasantly decorated and well-lit bedroom is essential for your comfort and great mood.
In fact, the bedroom is not just the place where you can sleep. In most cases, it is a multi-purpose space that may also contain a computer desk, a reading nook, a television and other things. Performing various tasks would be hard or even impossible without the appropriate illumination. Properly arranged lighting can add more style and luxury to your bedroom turning it into the most attractive space in your home. Keep on reading to find out some interesting and important information that will help you create a beautiful and functional bedroom lighting design.
Incorporate Layered Lighting in Your Bedroom
Layering the lighting sources in your bedroom is the most effective way to achieve quality lighting. No doubt, you should use various lighting sources including overhead lights, standing lamps as well as table lamps and task lights. Despite the fact that your bedroom has to be well- lit, you should keep in mind that proper illumination is all about balance. Adding too much light will take the warmth out of your bedroom making it look and feel uncomfortable.
Experienced interior designers usually recommend to have at least three sources of illumination – ambient, task and decorative. You should divide your room into several zones in order to make the lighting plan that will work for your bedroom. Ambient lighting is known as general lighting. Good ambient lighting can be achieved with hanging ceiling fixtures such as chandeliers, pendants and flush mount ceilings lights. Recessed lights and floor lamps can also illuminate effectively the whole bedroom. All these lighting fixtures are great for activities that do not need focused light.
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Such activities as reading, working at the computer or applying makeup require more focused light. For this purpose, task lighting is usually used. Task lighting sources include table lamps, swing-arm lights, wall scones and low hanging pendants.
When it comes to the interior design, accent lighting is one of the most important elements. This type of lighting is ideal for attracting the attention to the key features in your bedroom such as furnishings, architectural details or artwork. The most popular sources of accent lighting include wall scones, recessed lights and track lighting.
Installing a Light Dimmer Switch in Your Bedroom
Dimmers play a valuable role in achieving the appropriate lighting level. Dimmers can change the mood of your bedroom with a single touch. Installing a light dimmer switch does not require too much time and effort. It is an easy way to create a cozy atmosphere in your bedroom. In fact, there are many reasons why you should have dimmer switches installed. Dimmers save energy and help your bulbs last much longer. Plus, they are not expensive.
A light dimmer switch provides comfort. This device can really help you turn your bedroom into the tranquil and peaceful space.
Select the Right Bulbs
When you plan a lighting scheme, it’s really important to choose the right bulb for each fixture in your bedroom. Bulbs have different lighting intensity and can produce different colors. These parameters have a huge impact on the way you feel in the bedroom. The experts recommend using the bulbs with the brightness level that ranges between 2,000 and 4,000 lumens. You also have to consider whether the bulb can be easily controlled by a dimmer. Compact fluorescent lamps and some LEDs can be controlled by special dimmers only.
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When it comes to choosing the bulb, color is another important factor to think of. No doubt, light color sets the tone for your bedroom and impacts your everyday activities. It’s well-known that white and blue light colors can boost alertness and concentration. That is the main reason why the bulbs that emit this type of color should be used as the sources of task lighting when you have to focus on some important activities. Blue and light colors can also prevent the production of melatonin, the hormone that helps with sleep. So, these bulbs are not the best option if you are trying to rest and relax. Warm light would be a better choice in this case.
Use Modern Lighting in a Traditional Bedroom
There are a lot of different types of lighting available today. When choosing the illumination source, you should remember that good lighting can completely transform the way your bedroom feels, looks and functions.
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If you prefer a traditional decorating style in your bedroom, you may wonder whether you can choose modern light fixtures for this room and how this combination will work. In fact, an unexpected mix of styles can add more character to your bedroom making it even more attractive and vibrant. There are some tips you can follow to successfully incorporate modern lighting ideas in your bedroom.
Repeating finishes is one of the effective methods to make this work. Let’s suppose you have a vintage table with metal legs in your bedroom. You can put a lamp with the metal elements that repeat the finish of the table legs.
You can add a modern touch to a traditional style girl’s bedroom if you choose to hang a basket-weave pendant light there. Installing an elegant wall lamp will add more style to a bedroom as well. A mechanical-looking task lamp will also make your traditional room look fresh.
Things to Avoid When Lighting Your Bedroom
Planning your bedroom lighting can be a tricky process. Even a minor mistake can change the way the whole room is illuminated. In fact, there are several lighting mistakes you should definitely avoid. Choosing the light fixture of the wrong size and style will have a huge impact not just on the final lighting of the bedroom, but its interior design as well.
Installing the recessed lights inappropriately is another mistake that the homeowners often make. Some homeowners believe that they should put as many lights as possible into ceiling to achieve the best level of illumination. However, it will not work that way.
You should never forget about bringing more natural light into your bedroom. You can install fabulous light fixtures, but with a lack of natural light your bedroom will still look dark and boring during the daytime.
With plenty of light fixtures to choose from, you will definitely find amazing lighting options for your bedroom. Turn your bedroom into a sanctuary where you can rest and relax leaving all your worries behind.
If you’re ready to purchase light fixtures for your bedroom, check out our article here on picking the perfect chandelier.
