Deciding On Home Lighting Methods And Options

There are different types of home lighting techniques which have been popular in many homes for some time

. These indoor lighting methods depend upon a person's overall preference in terms of practical or aesthetic effect.

Ceiling structures are the usual places where lighting fixtures are attached to deliberately brighten up a room in a certain way. Recessed lighting has become a popular method wherein the ceiling lights are embedded into the structure. The effect achieved is light that shines from a hollow opening in the ceiling, usually combined with a reflective lamp holder to create a down light that covers the room area.

Track lighting consists of fixtures that are placed on the wall or the ceiling, and are generally for accent purposes, to emphasize a certain artwork theme. This art deco type of accessory is found in many modern fashionable homes and are usually found in the living rooms or bedrooms.

Soffits, or undersides of certain areas such as archways, are also lighted with fixtures in order to provide aesthetic effect for that particular area. These are popular for large residential structures that have areas boasting of decorative wall finishes, therefore requiring additional lighting accents with the use of different gadgets.

Fluorescent lights, neon lights, or rope lights are popular options for alcove lighting that emphasizes an area using upward lighting techniques (also known as up light). Basically, it is installed to add to the overall effect that the user wishes to have on a certain area - such types of lighting are common in business establishments as well.

Another form of accent lighting uses a sconce light, which is a wall mounted type of lamp that adjusts to light upwards or downwards. There is also the torchiere which is solely an up light in the form of a floor lamp that is lighted to accent a given area.

From approximately 1960 to around 1970, illuminated ceilings were all the rage in homes, and these were simply ways to enhance already existing ceiling fluorescent lights without having to tear down the ceiling and renovate. Made of several diffuser panels, this "second ceiling" was hung just below the existing lighted ceiling in order to create a different atmospheric effect in a room.

Preferences vary depending upon the style of one's home, and some lighting techniques simply function to further enhance and accent the beauty of the home. General lighting however, is still widely used for homes as this is economically practical and effective.

by: Eden Bouskila

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