Lighting is always something to consider in any home. Byusing the right type of lighting, you can actually make your home feel bigger.If you use the wrong lighting, you can also make the home feel...
Lighting is always something to consider in any home. Byusing the right type of lighting, you can actually make your home feel bigger.If you use the wrong lighting, you can also make the home feel smaller. Forthis reason, it's important to consider all the variables before you finalizeyour lighting design. There are many people who choose to use overheadlighting. Partly this is for convenience, you only have one fixture to worryabout, and you can turn it on and off from one point. Others will choose to uselamps for their lighting. Another popular choice is wall sconce lighting.
One complaint with overhead lighting is that it is it isvery stark, especially if the walls are white. Any home can be made to feelsterile by this type of lighting. You can choose lamps which cast a morediffused light, but they'll leave you with distinct light and dark areas. Usingwall sconce lighting eliminates the areas of light and dark, and gives light tothe entire room, while still staying diffuse and not casting a stark light intoyour room
By hanging the sconces on the wall around the perimeter ofthe room, you can achieve this effect. You should set the lights to provideoverlapping coverage - approximately 6 feet up and 10 feet apart. By aiming thelights at the floor, it will make it easier to see anything which may be inyour way on the floor. You can get sconces that come in different styles,everything from sconces that are right up against the wall, to styles that areseveral inches out from the wall.
You should leave the installation of your new wall sconcesto an experienced electrician. Your bast times to install wall sconce lightingis during the new construction phase or during a renovation. But, if you chooseto retrofit your home with sconces, you will have to punch holes in yourdrywall to install them, and run electrical wire to power the sconces. You canthen have the wired to a switch or dimmer, making it easy to control thesconces from one place rather than having to turn each one on individually.