lighting design is easily overlooked. It only needs to meet basic lighting needs. Is this really the case? In some large-scale engineering projects, professional lighting designers will be specially invited to design lighting effects. It can be seen that lighting effects play a decisive role in interior design.
Lighting design can greatly change the feel and atmosphere of the environment. There is a huge difference between the environment with lights and without lights.
Then let’s talk about how to design indoor lighting. We can consider it from the perspective of light source.
Home lighting can be generally divided into main light sources, auxiliary light sources and decorative light sources.
main light source acts as basic lighting to meet lighting needs. It refers to the main lighting of spaces such as large chandeliers, ceiling lamps , and downlights.
Usually the brightness of the main light source is relatively high compared to other auxiliary light sources, so that it can meet the brightness of basic activities when the light is insufficient, and it can meet the lighting of daily life.
But to avoid high brightness of the main light source, you can choose according to the size of the actual space. Suitability is the most important. Otherwise, glare may easily occur. When choosing lamps, you can also choose grille lamp with anti-glare effect.
The main light source is relatively weak in creating a home atmosphere. It is more used to meet the needs of life. You can choose a large chandelier, which can play a certain decorative role.
auxiliary light source serves as a supplement to the main light source, illuminating the sides that the main light cannot illuminate. It can also show the texture of the shadow part of the scene and help the main light complete the image shaping.
The auxiliary light source is relatively soft and the brightness will be weaker than the main light source. Some of the light that can be reflected by the light source, also called secondary light, can create a warm and comfortable home atmosphere.
decorative light source is a powerful tool for ambient lighting, creating an ideal atmosphere in a small but precise way. It can also focus on lighting smaller parts, such as hanging paintings, potted plants and other decorations, so that more people can see their beauty.
Dotted light source is usually used in small corners, and most of the location lighting in small spaces.
Dotted light sources serve more as the icing on the cake. Adding dotted light sources at appropriate locations highlights the layering of the environment. The contrast between light and dark effects further enhances the atmosphere of the space.
spotlights are mainly used for accent lighting, to highlight background walls, hanging paintings or decorations. The projection of spotlights makes the illuminated objects more lifelike and the layers of the space more prominent.
spotlights are particularly commonly used to create a stylish home atmosphere.
After understanding the types of light sources, let’s learn about the color (color temperature) of the light.
The commonly used color temperatures in homes are generally warm yellow light, neutral light and white light.
Personal suggestion is to use neutral light to create a stylish and tasteful space. Neutral light is between yellow light and white light. The lighting effect comes out very ideal!
The use of warm yellow light is recommended to be used as an embellishment light source and used together with neutral light. The space will appear more layered.
Of course, in addition to having enough lamps to create stylish home lighting, different similar lamps must be controlled separately during decoration, so that you can control the lights according to your own needs to achieve different lighting effects.
