Choosing Among the Ideal Indoor Lighting Selections

| Saturday, October 29, 2011
By Alana Vaughn


Finding the best interior lighting option for your home can be a hassle. In the past, there weren't many options to choose from but in recent years that has changed. The increase in options makes it more difficult to find the best option for your home. Do you want track or bulb lighting? What kind of bulbs do you want, halogen or fluorescent? Researching will help you find which option is the best for your home. Here are some things to help you in your research.

There are many different types of lights available so be sure to learn what your options are. You can opt for simple overhead lighting. Soft light and area lamps are another option though. Some people like to use track lighting (it is becoming very popular in kitchens). An option that is somewhat older are fluorescent bulbs for lighting in kitchens and bathrooms. The types of lights you choose will have a large impact on the overall look and feel of your room. The look varies greatly from track lighting to lamps to overhead lights.

You won't have to worry about buying too much of one type of light and not enough of another. How big of a space do you need to light? Small rooms require less light than big rooms. A small room (like a 10x10) only usually needs a single lamp. A larger room, especially one that you want to light completely, will need more than one source of light. A small, focal, light will usually do the trick if your only concern is lighting a small area. If you want to light the whole room you could choose to use some overhead lights or some very powerful floor lamps.

A popular place to shop for lighting options is at discount stores like IKEA. IKEA sells everything from flooring to bedside lamps that are beautiful and affordable. IKEA offers enough option, you could buy all your lights there. While this is a viable option, it is important to know that you can not use American bulbs in their products. IKEA has their own light bulbs that work in their stuff. In this case, you are fine to purchase their stuff, as long as you make sure there is an IKEA close buy. If you don't live close to IKEA though, your options are to buy the bulbs on line, or buy your lighting fixtures elsewhere.

There are tons of different indoor lighting selections to choose from. Trying to pick between them can be bothersome, which is why it is a great idea to come up with a plan for each and every room before you begin your shopping. The farther in advance you make the plans, the easier it'll be to figure out a lighting patter for the interior of your home.




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