Living room lighting: 4 mistakes you can avoid!

Living room lighting: 4 mistakes you can avoid!

Written by Ingenuity & Solutions LLC

Is the living room a place you love to be?

Is this where your family gets together and does most of their business?

If the answer is yes, then it requires thoughtful lighting that is suitable for all times of the day, whether it's relaxing on the sofa after a long day's work, watching TV together, reading, playing - whether you have kids or listening to music

Here are 4 common mistakes you definitely need to avoid when considering the light of your living room.

1 - Not choosing the right color of light

One important aspect to consider when purchasing your lamps and light sources is the temperature of the light or the color of the light. This indicates whether the light is "warm" or "cold", expressed in Kelvin (K) units. The lower the Kelvin value, the warmer the light, the higher it is, the blue (colder). A candle flame emits about 1500 K. Under the midday sun with a cloudless sky, the light has a value between 12000 and 15000 K. This is important because the color of the light has a strong effect on our mood, our productivity, and our sleep/wake cycle.

Warm lighting is recommended for lights placed in resting places, such as the bedroom, living room, or possibly the children's room. Neutral white light sources (sometimes called daylight) are used very frequently. This is the light with cool white tones that is suitable for places where an activity is carried out and where it is necessary to have good visibility without the yellowish tones. This light is recommended for the kitchen, the bathroom, the hallway, and possibly for the office.

The third type includes sources with cold white light. Their light is very clear, intense and sometimes with a bluish tone. This color promotes concentration and is less tiring on the eyes (it is suitable for working on the computer). You will see this type of light especially in offices, study rooms, commercial spaces, and industrial halls. These sources are also frequently used in very dark places, such as basements and cellars.

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2 - Having only one source of lighting

Do not just rely on general living room lighting. While comprehensive general lighting that provides even brightness throughout your living room is essential, you can't just stick with it. General lighting is perceived as soft and - assuming the correct light color - comfortable. This type of light can be considered as basic lighting, the base from which all other lighting requirements are determined.

General lighting is mainly used for orientation and good visibility of furniture, coins, edges, floor obstructions, and the furnishings of the room as a whole. In terms of lighting, different living room activities call for different lights. We recommend you combine several lighting types: general lighting, zone lighting, and auxiliary lighting. In addition to the practical use of lighting in the living room, light is also a way to effectively stage the room. The light focuses, punctuates, divides the room, and helps to highlight the structures.

General room lighting ensures a pleasantly bright living room. But this is often not enough. On the one hand, a room looks relatively simple with only one general lighting: there is a lack of zones and structures. Nothing particularly stands out. And then, it is just not possible to cope with all the situations mentioned above (reading, watching, television, etc.) with a single light source. This means we do not have enough lighting and this not only happens for activities such as reading. We could illuminate with a stronger light in the event that the requested spot requires a lot of light, but the rest of the time, it would be too bright.

3 - Misplacing your lighting

We know that once you hang or secure your lamps, they will probably stay in place for a while. It would be a shame, in this case, to discover that there is abundant light here and that it is not necessary and that on the other side of the room, it is lacking. The test would be to see just by moving your furniture, if in terms of lighting the room still meets your needs. If you have a desk in your living room, you should align the lights in the office so that they don't include distracting shadows when writing. Right-handed people place their lamps on the left, left-handed people on their right. In addition, you need to prevent light from falling directly on the computer or television monitor and causing reflections.

4 - Not lighting enough?

Having the right amount of light is essential for the health of your eyes. Dim basic lighting is sure to be comfortable, but reading a book or magazine with small text will unnecessarily strain your eyes. That's why you need to have a generous light source for reading near your sofa and a table lamp for office work. Make sure the light is emitted without glare, as too much light naturally strains your vision. This also applies to television. Make sure that you do not have a contrast in brightness between the TV and the surroundings that are too high to watch TV in a dark environment. Ideally, you indirectly illuminate the wall behind, for example with LED strips. Some televisions also have a backlight installed.

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