The Importance of Lighting When Designing A Room-The Basics
Lighting should compliment your lifestyle and suit you and your families needs.
When designing a room, planning for lighting should come after you have already completed the furniture layout.
There are three types of lighting;
General- also known as ambient lighting. This is lighting that provides overall illumination in a space, and offers a comfortable level of brightness.
(eg. ceiling fixtures-potlights, flush or chandelier lighting)
Task- is named as such because it provides one with lighting that allows an individual to perform specific tasks in a room such as reading and writing.
(eg. table or floor lamps, even mini-pendants in the kitchen)
Accent-(mood) has no functional reason, but adds drama to a space.
(eg. picture light, light shining up in foilage of a tropical plant)
A successful interior incorporates all three types of lighting into an area according to function and style.
Hanging a Chandelier Over A Kitchen or Dining Room Table
A common mistake I see with homeowners is in the scale or height of a chandelier that they have hanging over a table.
A rule of thumb for size of the chandelier-
you can either; measure a rooms length and width in feet, add the numbers together and convert it into inches.
Now you have the diameter of the chandelier you should use for that room.
(eg. length-15' width 16' --add these together-- 31'--convert to inches--31" should be the diameter)
If it is to hang over a table, the diameter should be approximately 3/4 the width of the table.
The height of the chandelier-
The bottom of the chandelier should be 30 - 32 " above the table.
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Julia Fedak,
Platinum Home Staging Design, "Design for Living, Design for Selling"
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