LightingHow To Spruce Up Your Home With Fabulous Ambient Lighting
How To Spruce Up Your Home With Fabulous Ambient Lighting
Everything you put in a room contributes more or less to the ambiance inside and the list is different for each type of room. Some things are more general. The ambient lighting is a relevant example. Whether it’s a backlit mirror, a string of LED lights under the cabinet or a lamp in the corner of the room, this can make all the difference and can decide whether the room looks cold and austere or warm and inviting.
The ambient light in a room can also have a decorative role. That makes sense since the idea is not to light up the space for practical reasons but rather to make it feel more welcoming and comfortable. The type of ambient lighting used in a space has to do with that room’s function but also the style that characterizes its interior decor.
View in galleryThese backlit panels form an interesting and eye-catching headboard and double as decorative elementsView in galleryUse ambient lighting to complete a room’s decor or to draw attention to a specific element in the room
If you decide to add some ambient lighting to a space, be careful not to overdecorate the room. It’s easy to go with the flow and it’s understandable to want to add a lot of features and decorative elements to the space but at one point it can become too much. Think of a backlit panel or mirror as a replacement for a piece of wall art and use LED light strip wisely either to highlight a certain element in the room or to draw attention to a specific area.
View in galleryWhen the lights are off, this installation sets a pleasant mood and the rest of the time it just looks interestingView in galleryWe can’t emphasize enough how great under cabinet LED lights are. They change the whole spaceView in galleryAnother cool idea for the kitchen is to have accent lights placed under the cabinets or under the islandView in galleryIt can also be cool and practical to have drawers that light up when you open them to better see the contents
Take into consideration the whole picture and think of how the ambient lights that you want to use will impact the room, its function, atmosphere and decor. It may be possible to combine looks and function and use LED light strips as task lighting as well as decorative features. This applies to spaces such as the kitchen or the bathroom. In areas like the bedroom or the living it’s more about the mood.
View in galleryIn the living room you can have LED strips placed under the shelves or the wall modulesView in galleryAnother option is to highlight certain modules inside a living room wall unit to make them stand outView in galleryIf you mount the TV on the wall and you surround it with furniture, you can create a frame around it using LED lightsView in galleryLight strips can also be placed under shelves in order to highlight the items displayed thereView in galleryAmbient lighting should be subtle so you don’t need to make it stand out too muchView in galleryYou can use ambient lighting to unify a set of wall shelves or modules or to highlight a collection displayed on themView in galleryAn interesting idea also to have modules with semi-opaque glass fronts and ambient lighting insideView in galleryThe placement of the ambient lights needs to be well thought through to avoid uncomfortable settingsView in galleryYou can use backlit panels instead of sconces or lamps and this way you combine looks with functionalityView in galleryThe ambient lighting in the bedrooms needs to be particularly pleasant to the eyes and subtleView in galleryUse ambient lights to create interesting visual effects and to make a simple decor look interestingView in galleryAmbient lights can also emphasize the geometry of a design or can focus the attention on specific detailsView in galleryAmbient lighting can be of various different types, colors and intensities so choose wisely