Living Room Lighting Design

Living room is almost the only place where all the family can get together. It has a variety of functions, and most of our daily activities take place in the living room: entertaining guests, watching TV, reading books, listening to the music, throwing a party, or just taking a rest. Therefore, having the appropriate living room lighting is very important and it would directly affect our mood.

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Living room is the center of a family, so it is important to have convenient living room lighting that accommodate all the events that take place there.

Atmosphere

Before you start, think about what kind of atmosphere you want. It will help you figure out how bright the lighting needs to be. It is worth buying dimmable lights to adjust the brightness. Besides, you could purchase a few wall lights to add a little ambient light to the living room. They are an excellent solution to provide some soft, low-level light, creating a warm atmosphere.

Space

It is important to take the room size into account, and get the right proportions of your lights. You should consider the height of your ceiling. For low ceilings, you could choose the semi-flush light. If your ceiling is higher and the room is larger, a chandelier may be a good choice.

Dark Corners

For the dark corners in your living room, floor and table lamps would be a good buy, brightening dark areas.

Balance of Lighting

Make sure that the lighting of your living is balanced, and no particular area overpowers other areas.

Choice of Lights

You could choose side lamps, table lamps or floor lamps to make different atmosphere as you want. Wall lights throw light either up or down. Spotlights could highlight a particular area, adding more fashionable and elegant elements to your living room.

Design of Lighting for Particular Atmosphere:

• Home Entertainment:

Ceiling lights/color changing bulbs: Ceiling lights and color changing bulbs are suited to provide the main light to the living room. They are always installed in the center of the ceiling.

Spot light: Spot lights could used to provide the ambient light for television and sofa.

• Party:

RGB LED strips and color changing bulbs: You could mount LED strips in the concealed tank of the ceiling, or the bottom of the sofa and coffee table.

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