| A multi-layered lighting scheme with mood setting dimmers is perhaps one of the best lighting tips an interior designer can give for those who are trying to accomplish warmth, comfort, and style through their living room lighting. By using a combination of wall sconces, table lamps, accent lamps, track lighting, and floor lamps, your living room lighting will have balanced light for maximum versatility. Balanced lighting in your living room gives a sense of visual organization that will integrate flawlessly with your furnishings for a result that offers you both dramatic and relaxing lighting options.
A key lighting tip that will help you achieve this layered lighting look is to remember that there are three types of lighting you will need in your living room – general, task, and accent lighting. When these three lighting types work in harmony, your living room will be both fabulous and functional!
General Lighting
General lighting is what will give your living room a warm, ambient light that is inviting and comfortable. Use fixtures such as wall sconces, decorative ceiling fixtures, floor lamps, and wall washers to fill the room with a soft, shadow eliminating light that provides all-around visibility for easy, relaxing tasks. A designer lighting technique, wall lighting with these fixtures will gently brighten vertical surfaces, which draw your eye to the perimeter of the room and enhance the sense of spaciousness.
Task Lighting
Since the living room often times becomes a multi-functional room, it is essential to have the proper task lighting for purposes. A great lighting tip for seating areas where reading takes place is to use linen shades for table lamps and floor lamps, for a comfortable and attractive pool of light that provides ample lighting without glaring into the eyes of people seated nearby. Another successful task lighting tip for the living room is the pharmacy style lamp. This lamp is stylish and extremely functional because it typically has an adjustable neck and built-in dimmers, a perfect combination in task lighting.
Accent Lighting
Accent lighting is often the most fun of the three types of lighting because there are so many options. This type of lighting is meant to highlight featured objects and surfaces, drawing attention to them by revealing interesting forms and textures. Fireplaces, media centers, artwork, and architectural features such as cathedral ceilings are great living room accent areas. Lighting a cathedral ceiling can be a big payoff since it is a dominant, architectural element. Try professional lighting tips such as using up light wall sconces, track lighting, up light chandeliers, or floor lamps such as torcheres that emphasize height. Set above eye level, these fixtures will stress architectural details, and give your living room a dramatic, sophisticated lighting style.
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Amber Schott writes for LampDecor.com.
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