Interior residential lighting as a part of the interior design reflects the function and the feel of the spaces. Tastes and preferences combined with today’s technics keep changing lighting design. The trick is to create a lighting choreography compatible with users. When a designer achieves this, it will be possible to create comfortable and safe living spaces.
Interior residential lighting as a part of the interior design reflects the function and the feel of the spaces. Tastes and preferences combined with today’s technics keep changing lighting design. The trick is to create a lighting choreography compatible with users. When a designer achieves this, it will be possible to create comfortable and safe living spaces.
When it comes to lighting a resident, each space will have its unique illumination design. Whether the goal is to improve the existing lighting design or to create a new lighting plan for a brand new house, room by room, we should handle each space individually.
Who will design the lighting scheme?
A lighting plan should be designed together with the architect, the lighting, and electrical designers, after evaluating the usages, dimensions, and natural light levels in each room.
How to plan a lighting scheme?
For each room, the design team has to ask the following questions and then make decisions about the lighting system and its features, such as lighting level, light source features, fixtures installation types, IP rates, efficiency, energy-saving.
Room by room lighting design guide
There are three main lighting layers to consider using separately or combined in different spaces,
Living and dining room lighting
Living rooms are the spaces that people use for several activities, such as socializing, relaxing, and entertaining. Flexible and multiple lighting solutions should be used. A central pendant lighting is no longer enough for a living room.
For different moods, we can use various solutions;
(2700K is recommended)
Bedroom lighting
Lighting should provide a smooth and relaxed lighting environment in the bedroom. In the meantime, higher lighting levels are necessary for dressing and makeup areas. A soft background lighting can be supplemented with table and floor lamps, reading lamps, and accent lighting, for example, to highlight a stylish headboard.
(2700K is recommended)
Bathroom lighting
(3000-4000K is recommended)
Kitchen lighting
A kitchen is always the heart of a home. It is a socializing and operation area, from reading the morning newspaper to cooking, eating to just chatting. It is very crucial to support general lighting with a variety of task lighs, such as under- cabinet fixtures or accent lights.
(3000-4000K is recommended)
Corridors and staircase lighting,
The right lighting helps to create an inviting entrance to a house. We can install downlights, hidden led strips, and track lights in an entrance hall and corridors. Lighting in stairways must mainly provide safety. And wall sconces or ceiling lights will create the eye-catching decoration.
(2700K is recommended)
As I always mention, each project, especially a home lighting project, should be unique.
We have to consider general acceptances and standards. But always, the aim is to develop a lighting design based on the characteristics and wishes of the users.
Remembering that lighting is an element not only to see our surroundings, but also to enrich the architectural appearance of the residence and create different atmospheres, we should sometimes use lighting only for its decorative effect.
Applying a flexible and controllable system as much as possible will be very beneficial in achieving the appropriate lighting for both aesthetic and functional purposes.
