Home lighting is an essential feature that can alter a home’s atmosphere and appearance. With proper planning and then the right choices for every room, you’ll get the most from it. You’ll have the right ambience, introducing value as well as style to your property. As one of the top names for residential architecture in London, we always give attention to this crucial element.

Lighting tends to get overlooked with interior design. If you consider it carefully though, it can impact your home environment. Crucially, if you combine them effectively, there are three kinds of lighting that will give you the optimum solution. Let’s have a look at them so you know what to think about.

General lighting

Firstly is the most known and widely utilised lighting type; the general or ambient variety. Its job is to supply illumination in a space. Examples are wall lights or main centre light fittings. This is thought of as the most important category. The reason is that it has to be bright enough to illuminate the entire room. With it, you can see properly and ensure people will be safe.

Task lighting

This lights certain areas of your property where you need extra light alongside general lighting. For instance, a desk could need a reading lamp to illuminate a particular place. It will allow you to look at paperwork clearly without straining your eyesight. Other examples include bathroom mirror lights and floor standing dressing lamps. Under cabinet kitchen lighting also works when general light doesn’t provide enough illumination for prepping food on the work surface.

Accent lighting

Finally, we have the most interesting and creative lighting category. We use accent lighting to produce a mood. Or, we highlight features like fireplaces and ornaments. Utilise low energy LED’s to change those gloomy room corners and give your house a distinct, personal touch. A gloomy dark corner of any room can therefore turn into a practical, interesting design feature. There’s nothing holding you back with accent lighting.

Ask us about residential architecture in London

At Coffey Architects, we can help clients with every stage of their projects. From design and planning to management and construction, there’s nothing we can’t do. We’ll ensure everything is perfect, including the floor plan as well as the lighting choices.

Our goal is to ensure you’ll have the finest residential architecture in London in no time. So, if we can help you in some way, please get in touch.