Good lighting is everything! With the correct lighting decisions, the whole ambience and feel of your interiors can transform for the better.
Your lighting needs to be functional above all, providing enough illumination for whatever tasks your space requires. All practical uses aside, lighting can play as a major design element. You can use lighting fixtures to make a statement about your personal style. Statement lighting pieces can influence the feel of an entire room.
We hope you enjoy our quick guide on how to choose lighting fixtures for your home!
Chandeliers
Chandeliers hang from the ceiling and greet you and your guests with a statement. Since they are often larger in size and have intricate designs, they tend to catch the eye of whoever walks into a space. Chandeliers come in many styles for every taste.
If you like the look of modern meets retro, perhaps Mitzi’s collection of chandeliers will be right for you.
Pendant Lights
Pendant lights are smaller light fixtures that hang from a ceiling and draw attention in a room. They drop down closer to eye level from a wire. They are great for areas that need direct lighting, like a kitchen island. You can choose to hang them in a row to make a design statement.
Ceiling Light Fixtures
Ceiling mount light fixtures add a more subtle design statement. These types of fixtures add more of a design impact than recessed lighting and less drama than a chandelier. Uses ceiling mount fixtures in places like family rooms and hallways.
Wall Sconces
Wall sconces are lighting fixtures attached to - surprise - walls! Wall sconces add more character than track lighting and still work well as task lighting. For a more decorative feel, use sconces instead of overhead lighting to illuminate a hallway.
Table + Floor Lamps
Portable lighting in the form of floor or table lamps are important elements of design. They can act as the shining jewelry of a room, accessorizing your space with interesting shapes and colours. Play around with scale by mixing different sizes of lamps with your other decor.
Recessed Lighting
Sometimes, less is more in decorative lighting. Lighting that can not be easily noticed can be a design statement too. Consider recessed lighting for a modern, contemporary kitchen where it can serve as function as well as design.
Track Lighting
Track lighting is defined as multiple light fixtures on a single track. These allow you to fix multiple focal points to meet the room’s needs. Track lighting is ideal for highlighting artwork, collections or architectural details on top of providing general or task illumination for an entire room.
Shannon Payne Agencies is your lighting manufacturers representative specialist, proudly providing premium lighting solutions for residential, commercial and hospitality industries in Western Canada.
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