Lighting Setting in Bathroom

Lighting is an important thing that makes special effect in the room, including in the bathroom.

You need to pay extra attention when planning to choose the location of lamp in your bathroom. You know, water and electricity are two element things that cannot be united together. So, bathroom lighting must have right system and material for safety. For example, a bulb lamp must have protection from water sprinkling.

Generally, there are two lighting types that can be applied in bathroom. The first is global lighting (ambient lighting). Global lighting is used to light up whole bathroom space. It’s usually placed at one point at the center of bathroom. One bulb lamp that hanged at center of room creates dramatic effect if combined with some of lamp that placed at corners of bathroom. These lamps model can be the imitation of gas lamp or modern-simple ceramic lamp.

The main lighting can use halogen lamps that placed at center or some corners of ceiling with right distances. Halogen lamp produces white light and makes room fresh and clear.

Second is lighting for mirror and washbasin. It can be applied by placing small tungsten lamp or halogen lamp at hidden place. The reflection of that light makes shiny effect on the wall.

Bathroom also needs natural lighting. Natural lighting can save electricity energy and it makes pretty effect. It can be applied by adding a glass window at one-third space of its ceiling. If bathroom is on second floor or higher, it is better to add a wide window that faces directly to specific panorama, like garden.

Lighting Setting in Living Room

In the living room, many activities go on frequently. In order to keep the room feels comfortable, especially at night, the lighting setting on living room should be flexible. General lighting is used to light up some activities at many room corners. In other side, specific lighting is needed for lighting up special activities so these activities go on without obstacle.

It’s better to use downlight lamp for bright up whole spaces. Put some lamps at ceiling with proportional distance between one another, so all of general activity places can be reached by light.

Special activities like reading newspaper, knitting or doing cozy activity – can be bright up by specific light. Table lamp and standing lamp are better enough to light up these activities. Adding indirect lamp light at ceiling, wall or furniture is good idea for increasing the beauty on your living room. The deviation of lights increases your cozy feels.

Managing lights in living room is not only placing lamps on corners of its room, but you must to notice what condition you want. If the living room style is modern futuristic, it can be applied by adding different light colors. For example mix yellow-green light or white-blue with the room theme.

Living room is also often used to put some arts or your family photo at its wall. These decorative things are good to dramatize the room atmosphere. Painting or family picture can be lightened by spotlight every frames. Spotlight can be applied for sculpture or another interesting art. If the art object is high enough, directing the light upper so it looks dramatic. With fit and flexible lighting in your living room, your family will fall more enjoyable.

Lighting Setting in Garden

The beautiful garden should be enjoyed not only at daytime, but also at night. So the garden looks nice at daytime and romantic at night.

In order to appear a beautiful garden at night, it needs right lighting setting to produce nice and romantic situation. Lights that come from garden lamps are usually used for security function. In other side, garden lamps can show the beauty of garden as you want, such as romantic or spectacular purposes.

For example, if you want to show romantic garden, you have to choose the right places to put the lamps. You should pay attention about what kinds of lamp you want to use, including the lamp shape. If the lamp has pretty shape, it should be placed at viewable place, so the lamp can be point of interest in your garden.

If you like using deviation effect, it’s better if you use spot light that is inserted between bushes or stones. The specialty of this lamp can create both romantic and spectacular atmosphere.

To make spectacular effect in your garden at night, try to put some lamps that shine to objects. For example, lamps shine to some big trees – exactly to its branches or leaves.

The other important thing is the choosing of lamp light color kinds. There are many kinds of lamp light colors like white, white-blue, yellow and the other.

If you want to put some lights under swimming pool or fishpond, there are many available water proof lamps. So, you can swim with clear vision or see beautiful fish in your fishpond at night.