Mood lighting is the
latest trend in home decoration. Lighting can
affect the mood and look of the room and most
moviemakers and cameramen have known this trick much
before common people started paying attention to it. Fluorescent
lights are too bright and are thus, good for
reading fine print or sewing purposes and is often
used in Operation Theatres.
Thus, they lend a clinical feel
to the room. Warm and cozy bedrooms can use dim romantic lights
while you may like bright light in the bath to help you shave even
more closely. You may also like different levels of lighting in
the living room so that it can be brightly illuminated for a
cheery Christmas party or your kid's birthday but is tastefully
dim when you are trying to relax on the couch after a hard day's
work in front of the television.
There are many options available for lighting in homes such
as floor lamps, table lamps, canister lamps, recessed ceiling
lamps and don't forget to count natural sunlight that
should be kept in mind too and can be guided using mirrors. Then
bulbs are of different types too such as harsh fluorescent bulbs
that emit blue light, soft incandescent bulbs that emit red and
yellow light and bright yet soft quartz-halogen bulbs. Not only
the color of lights emitted by these bulbs are different but they
emit different amounts of light too. Bulbs of different watts
can make a room look different while switching a set of the bulbs
at a time and another set at another time may makethe look
entirely different. Overhead fixtures above as shown in the cowboy
huts may make a room appear flat, while wall washers, ambient
lighting, accent lighting and up-lighting may make it quite
interesting and add dramatic and romantic feel to the room.
