Lighting fixtures and techniques help to create the right lighting in the room. Listed here are different types of lighting fixtures that are commonly used in the house.
Pendants
Pendant fixtures can be suspended from the ceiling and direct light downwards. Pendant lights are commonly used in the kitchen island or above the dining table. This helps in adding the decorative element of any space.
Wall Sconces
The wall scones are mounted on the wall surface. Wall scones can direct the light either upward, downward, or even both the directions. This adds the styles to space. Different styles and patterns of wall scones are available in the market.
Track lighting
Track lighting is the linear cable with several adjustable heads fixed along a track.
Chandeliers
Chandeliers are the most expensive decorative lightings that are hung at the ceiling and suspended especially in the entryway and living room or above the inner staircase. Chandelier helps in brightening up space beautifully.
Ceiling lights
The fixture for ceiling lights contains plastic or glass shade that hides the bulb. Ceiling lights have been used for decades in every home.
Valance lighting
In valance lighting, the fixtures can be mounted way high on the wall in a horizontal shield, metal, wooden, on the window. This helps in bouncing the light downwards and upwards.
Recessed lighting
The fixtures for recessed lighting is installed above the ceiling and then attached to the opening made in the ceiling. Recessed light sends a band of light that is focused on just one direction.
Under-cabinet lights
Under-cabinet lights are mounted under the cabinets of the kitchen and bedroom. It has a puck-shaped fixture.
Floor lamps
Floor lamps are fixed on the floor and available in different sizes and shapes – short, tall, bulky, and petite. Floor lamps are a decorative lighting system that can be used for decoration in every house.
Wall grazers
Wall grazers are placed near the wall and can be mounted above or on the ceiling which gives an excellent highlighting of the statutes and carvings made in the house.
Wall washers
Wall washers are the lights that are mounted way above the ceiling and hence the light is washed on the wall and hides blemishes and eliminates the shadows.
With so many different types of lighting facilities available in the market, it can be confusing when designing the lighting of the house. To understand how to use the lighting system effectively and which light fixture should be used to create the desired lighting, keep reading –
Ambient lighting
Ambient lighting is a common type of lighting that is soft glows in any space without causing harsh glare. Ambient light gives the effect of natural and flat lighting and is meant for safety but it is not ideal to highlight the things around the space.
Ambient light creates a fantastic environment to relax and is hence often referred to as mood lighting It is therefore used in yoga studios
Lights that create Ambient light are –
- Chandelier
- Pendants
- Recessed
- Track
- Ceiling
Task lighting
Task lighting helps to naturally stimulate the brain and hence is called office lighting. Task lights help to see details more clearly. The fixtures that use task lighting are –
- Pendants
- Under cabinet
- Vanity
Accent lighting
It is very concentrated light which helps in drawing the eyes to the focal point, hence it is a way of adding style and drama to the house. The following lights help to create accent light –
- Wall lights
- Recessed
- Landscapes
- Track