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How to choose the best Lighting for your Middle Tennessee Home

Choose the Best Lighting for your Tennessee Home

 

We recently moved to Murfreesboro, TN and our home is very bright, that was one of the selling points when we were looking for a home. We previously had a home with sky lights and knew we wanted a bright inviting home. I feel like in these cold winter months lighting can affect our moods in positive or negative influences. Nashville and Middle Tennessee have fairly mild winters but some weeks it seems like the sun has left the building!! Let’s talk about some good lighting guides for your TN home.

Whether it is a romantic dining room or a home office, finding the right lighting for each space in your home is essential to making it functional and inviting. So what should you consider when choosing lamps or lighting fixtures to ensure they will provide the right kind of light for your space, while still fitting in with the décor of the room?

 

Function Before Fashion

 

Naturally, you want your lighting choices to match and complement the décor of your home. If they aren’t the right functional choice for the space they will call home, your initial infatuation with them will likely fade. For work spaces such as kitchens or offices, be sure your lighting will provide ample brightness while being easy on the eyes. For rooms such as the living room or dining room, you’ll want to consider lighting sources that are adjustable to allow for relaxation and a romantic atmosphere, as well as the ability to work and play with enough light to see. It is also important to consider the financial and environmental impact of the lighting you use. Using energy efficient bulbs and dimmers can reduce your carbon footprint and your electricity bill.

 

Size Matters!

 

If you have a small traditional dining room, choosing that large ballroom-sized chandelier you fell in love with may not be the best idea. Also, going with recessed lighting for a large foyer, while functional, can make the space feel cold and uninspired. Making sure that the fixtures or lamps you choose are proportional to the space they will call home will make the room look well designed.

 

Using Light as Decoration

 

While choosing lighting for a room requires balancing form and function, lighting can also be a great way to highlight existing features in a room. Whether it is a great painting over the mantle, a few antiques in the hall, or a unique feature in your space, using lighting to highlight them can add a finished and dramatic look to any room.

 

Lighting can really make all the difference in any room, and can make all the hard work you have put into choosing the other décor elements of your home worth the effort, looking finished and spectacular! Think outside of the box and use lighting to define your home.

 

Here are a few ideas that will brighten and spruce up your area

 

A small lamp in a hall bathroom is a great addition not only to the bathroom but the soft light it will produce in the hallway.

 

Under cabinet lights are HUGE!! I’ve seen them sell home, literally, people fall in love with lights that show off beautiful granite and backsplashes.

 

Outdoor Lamps on a covered porch, sunroom or protected deck are very functional as well as string lights on a patio, deck or outdoor space are like an instant inviting party that is an extension of your home.

Nashville has 70 degree days in pretty much every month so extend your home onto that porch, balcony, and patio and enjoy your backyard oasis.

 

Flameless candles and or tea lights are very warm and inviting. We have multiple of these in high spaces in our home and they are on a timer. The area above your cabinets is a great place to add a little décor and ambience with flameless candles.

 

Find décor pieces that produce light but are not necessarily a lamp for instance a scentsy scent warmer or I have a globe that lights up in my office that gives just the perfect amount of light into the hallway in the evening.

 

Have fun with your Lighting, picking the right type will brighten any room.

 

Thanks,

 

Adam Killgore

 

615.429.0597

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