Lighting Tricks

Here are just a few ideas to think about when you furnish your home with vintage lighting.
To make a low room appear taller.......


ensure lots of light is thrown onto the ceiling;

use fittings that project vertical beams;

make sure pendant designs are low hanging.
To make a small space appear larger......


illuminate all four corners of a room;

use uplighters to bounce light onto the ceiling;

install recessed or track lighting;

maximise your natural light: hang mirrors opposite windows.
To give a large or tall room a cosier feel......


add more lamps: group several together in a cluster or scatter lots around singularly;

prevent light from a projecting onto the ceiling;

use red or orange toned bulbs in lamps.

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