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Lighting Types

By Scott Rodgers
Nov 4, 2009
Home is one of the largest investment for any homeowner and everybody wants to have a beautiful home. Besides other decorating items, lighting plays a very important role in the look and feel of a place. You can create any kind of environment with different lighting styles.

The lighting needs changes with different rooms. For example, task areas like kitchen, bathroom, home office etc. will have different lighting styles than living rooms which include bedrooms, family rooms etc.

Choosing proper lighting for task areas is sometimes easier than choosing for the living areas. The task areas are frequently used, but they aren't usually a place where people spend most of their free time, so mood isn't quite a large factor.

For task area, ambient lighting can be used as the main illuminating source. They can fulfill both aesthetic as well as functional requirements simultaneously. For places that are used for some particular tasks(like a sink or counter top etc.) should be lighted with task lighting which will be focused light so that one can easily do the work there.

Accent lighting is used to give depth and beauty to a room. It is used most often to highlight intricate wood-work or areas of the room that were designed specifically to add a touch of art to the home.

When deciding on lighting for the living areas you will want to work in the opposite direction. For example, in task areas you choose ambient, task, and then accent lighting. For living areas you use accent, task, and then ambient.

You can use accent lights here to enhance the beauty of the room. Like, you can draw special attention to points of interest, a painting or a beautiful sculpture. For hobby areas like reading areas or a pool table, go for task lights because these areas require focused lights.

So, different lighting types are used to complete the look and feel of the home. After deciding upon the lighting type, go for matching fixtures. There is a huge variety of fixtures available in the market and you will definitely find something as per your needs, budget and taste.
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