Light your bedroom for every mood
Good lighting in a home is important, especially in a bedroom, where the right lighting can help you rise and shine in the morning, relax in the afternoon and drop into a deep slumber in the evening.
The trick to getting a lighting design just right is all in the planning. Measure the room and then plan where the lights will work best. If you want to highlight a specific artwork, we suggest installing ceiling spots about 0,5m from the wall for a ceiling height of 2,5m, or farther in if the ceiling is taller. If you want to include a pendant or chandelier, it is usually best either centred in the middle of the room or above the bed. Unless your bedroom has an unusually high ceiling, pendants or chandeliers should be hung about 30cm from the ceiling.
Create a balance
It is advisable to include multiple types of fixtures in your lighting design. You can place a floor lamp next to an occasional chair in the corner of the room, include a statement pendant light in the centre, bedside lamps on either side of the bed, a feature table lamp on the dresser, and perhaps one or two wall lights, or two to three downlights in other unlit areas of the bedroom.
The goal behind this practice is to direct the eye right around the bedroom, instead of it just focusing on the bed. Bringing light to the different corners of the room makes it seem larger than it actually is. To create more visual interest, you can include shades to give the room a warm glow, as well as indirect light, such as wall lights that throw light back onto the wall.
Source: www.all4women.co.za