Where to Place Light Bulbs
When you are deciding on where to place your light sources in your home, it is important to determine what kind of practical use is going to go into the room, and how much light you are going to need. For instance, if you are using your room for relaxation, with work and reading being a requirement, you will want to choose an accent lighting model for this room. On the other hand, if the room will be used for more practical things like arts and crafts and reading, you will want more light in a central position. We will explore all the possibilities of where and when you should use a certain kind of light bulb in your home and what is required.
Making the wrong decision when it comes to lighting can be frustrating. It can even be bad for your health as you can get headaches and tired from working or reading in a room that lacks proper light. Try this tips for using setting up your natural and artificial light sources:
- always try to take advantage of the natural light coming in through the windows
- only use light bulbs when necessary to offset any dark corners
- think about how you are going to turn the light bulb on - always try to place the light source in a handy area
If you want to save money on light bulbs, one of the important things you can use in your home are mirrors. Mirrors will help to dissipate the light coming from the source, and save you money by scattering and sharing the light throughout the room.
If you have a tall and/or large room, you can help to make a comfortable feel by using clusters of bulbs to create areas of light and shade in the room. You might think about using a long lamp, extending from the ceiling down to the middle height of the room to bring the ceiling down to a more comfortable level.
If you live in an environment where there are long, gray winters, you can bring some warmth into your home by using a natural color bulb in order to send out a warmer hue in the room. This will help to make the art work and decorations in your room appear less flat, and make your home much more comfortable. If you don't have a lot of windows in your house, you can simulate the effect of natural light by using background lighting with the warm hue while using task lighting in areas where you will be working. It is fine to use task lighting in the middle of the room and in the corners and eaves using the effect of background lighting.
Safety, however, should always be a primary concern when you are setting up both your task and your background lighting. Make sure that your light bulbs are not located next to flammable materials, or in areas where dust tends to collect. Since background lighting is often left on for quite a long time, it is especially important in this regard. If you are using task lighting in closets, it is especially important that you provide some kind of safety mechanism to make sure that fabrics will never touch the light bulb.
One of the most important things to remember is to try to avoid side lighting and glare. It is unattractive in the home when the light you put in one room spills into the next in an awkward way. Therefore, it is always best to make sure that your light source is pointing down. To avoid glare, purchase lamps whereby you can bend and swivel the direction of the light bulb in order to make sure that there will be no reflection from pictures or decorations in the room. Another important aspect to remember is that you should not place your light source so close to artwork, unless that light bulb is designed for that purpose. Most types of light bulbs have a wide enough UV spectrum to produce rays that can bleach out the colors in your prints or paintings. Always keep this in mind when you want to protect your valuables.
Even more important than the background and ambient light in your house is task lighting:
- Always make sure that the bulb is bright enough to support your work and enable you to work safely
- Always consider proper position: if drawing and writing is your faculty, you should not place your light bulb to the side of your writing hand, but rather to the opposite side. This will help to eliminate shadows while working
One of the best ways to determine where and what kind of light bulbs you should purchase and place, is to create a lighting plan. Follow these steps for creating a good lighting plan for your area:
1) Create a non-detailed map of your home
2) Mark fixtures and appliances that you cannot move.
3) Determine where the windows are, and when during the day they are likely to see their greatest about of influx of natural light
4) think about when this room will be primarily used. Will it be used during the evening? How about during the Winter? Both of these would mean a situation where plenty of background and task lighting might be necessary. 5) Next, you should mark the existing sockets, and make sure that you have enough of them to prevent an overloading of the sockets by using too many plug-in lamps. When possible, determine whether it would make more sense to have an electrician come into the home and hard-wire the lamp into the existing electrical network.
6) Next, determine where you enter the room, and therefore, where the on and off switches for your lamps should be. Make sure they are in a practical place, here everyone who need them can reach them.
As you can see, choosing where to place your light bulbs is not always as simple a matter as it seems. The best time to make the decisions regarding lighting are when you first move into your new home or apartment, and have the time and the space to consider what kind of light you will need. However, making the effort beforehand can make all the different between a pleasant experience and one where you are always moving lamps around trying to find just the right about of light. Take seriously the opportunity to create a lighting plan, and if the opportunity arises to have an electrician install your lamps professionally, you should do it.
Read more about replacement light bulbs.
Making the wrong decision when it comes to lighting can be frustrating. It can even be bad for your health as you can get headaches and tired from working or reading in a room that lacks proper light. Try this tips for using setting up your natural and artificial light sources:
- always try to take advantage of the natural light coming in through the windows
- only use light bulbs when necessary to offset any dark corners
- think about how you are going to turn the light bulb on - always try to place the light source in a handy area
If you want to save money on light bulbs, one of the important things you can use in your home are mirrors. Mirrors will help to dissipate the light coming from the source, and save you money by scattering and sharing the light throughout the room.
If you have a tall and/or large room, you can help to make a comfortable feel by using clusters of bulbs to create areas of light and shade in the room. You might think about using a long lamp, extending from the ceiling down to the middle height of the room to bring the ceiling down to a more comfortable level.
If you live in an environment where there are long, gray winters, you can bring some warmth into your home by using a natural color bulb in order to send out a warmer hue in the room. This will help to make the art work and decorations in your room appear less flat, and make your home much more comfortable. If you don't have a lot of windows in your house, you can simulate the effect of natural light by using background lighting with the warm hue while using task lighting in areas where you will be working. It is fine to use task lighting in the middle of the room and in the corners and eaves using the effect of background lighting.
Safety, however, should always be a primary concern when you are setting up both your task and your background lighting. Make sure that your light bulbs are not located next to flammable materials, or in areas where dust tends to collect. Since background lighting is often left on for quite a long time, it is especially important in this regard. If you are using task lighting in closets, it is especially important that you provide some kind of safety mechanism to make sure that fabrics will never touch the light bulb.
One of the most important things to remember is to try to avoid side lighting and glare. It is unattractive in the home when the light you put in one room spills into the next in an awkward way. Therefore, it is always best to make sure that your light source is pointing down. To avoid glare, purchase lamps whereby you can bend and swivel the direction of the light bulb in order to make sure that there will be no reflection from pictures or decorations in the room. Another important aspect to remember is that you should not place your light source so close to artwork, unless that light bulb is designed for that purpose. Most types of light bulbs have a wide enough UV spectrum to produce rays that can bleach out the colors in your prints or paintings. Always keep this in mind when you want to protect your valuables.
Even more important than the background and ambient light in your house is task lighting:
- Always make sure that the bulb is bright enough to support your work and enable you to work safely
- Always consider proper position: if drawing and writing is your faculty, you should not place your light bulb to the side of your writing hand, but rather to the opposite side. This will help to eliminate shadows while working
One of the best ways to determine where and what kind of light bulbs you should purchase and place, is to create a lighting plan. Follow these steps for creating a good lighting plan for your area:
1) Create a non-detailed map of your home
2) Mark fixtures and appliances that you cannot move.
3) Determine where the windows are, and when during the day they are likely to see their greatest about of influx of natural light
4) think about when this room will be primarily used. Will it be used during the evening? How about during the Winter? Both of these would mean a situation where plenty of background and task lighting might be necessary. 5) Next, you should mark the existing sockets, and make sure that you have enough of them to prevent an overloading of the sockets by using too many plug-in lamps. When possible, determine whether it would make more sense to have an electrician come into the home and hard-wire the lamp into the existing electrical network.
6) Next, determine where you enter the room, and therefore, where the on and off switches for your lamps should be. Make sure they are in a practical place, here everyone who need them can reach them.
As you can see, choosing where to place your light bulbs is not always as simple a matter as it seems. The best time to make the decisions regarding lighting are when you first move into your new home or apartment, and have the time and the space to consider what kind of light you will need. However, making the effort beforehand can make all the different between a pleasant experience and one where you are always moving lamps around trying to find just the right about of light. Take seriously the opportunity to create a lighting plan, and if the opportunity arises to have an electrician install your lamps professionally, you should do it.
Read more about replacement light bulbs.
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