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When it comes to remodeling your home, the lighting you choose is just as important as the paint colors or the furniture. Lighting can have a huge impact on a room and how it looks throughout the day. Here's how lighting affects your home decor, and how you can use it to your advantage.

Lighting And Paint Colors

The biggest impact lighting will have on your home is how it makes your paint colors show up. As you'll remember from science class, your eyes perceive colors differently, depending on how much light is shining on the surface you're looking at. Because of this, you'll need to be careful to match up your paint and lighting choices correctly. When it comes to home decor West Palm Beach, you'll have to keep two things in mind when it comes to light and color. One, where your rooms are situated in the house, and two, the light bulbs you use. Here's what you need to know about natural light and room placement in your home:

• North facing rooms: The light in these rooms is cool and blueish. This means that stronger colors will show up better in the light.

• South facing rooms: The light in these rooms brings out the best in both cool and warm colors. Take advantage of this, and you'll see that you'll get the best out of your point choice.

• East facing rooms: These rooms are great for red, orange and yellow colors. This is because the light is warm and yellow before noon, before turning blue later in the day.

• West facing rooms: The evening light in these rooms is warm, making it look inviting. In the morning though, the colors can be dulled by the lack of light available.

The light bulbs you pick will affect the color as well. Here's what you need to know:

• Incandescents: These bulbs give off a warm glow, which will set off oranges and red while muting cooler colors.

• Fluorescents: These bulbs give a flat and cool light, meaning they work well with blue colors.

• Halogens: These bulbs imitate natural daylight, and so they're good for making the transition from day to night in your home less jarring.

• CFLs: You can pick CFL bulbs that give either a warm white, neutral, or blue light, so you have control over the light.
• LEDs: Again, you can buy LEDs that give off the right light for your home. You can even get smart LEDs now, that can give off any color you use through the use of a remote or your smartphone.

Light Placement

It's not only the type of lights you buy but where you place them, that can affect how your home looks. Your living room furniture, West Palm Beach, can look a lot different if you have lights directly on it rather than recessed into the walls. This is just one example. Where you put the lights in a room can change the whole feel of the place. Think about where your lights will go, and what you want them to do. An overhead light will give a general glow and light to the whole room. Lights that are pointed to reflect off the walls can make the room seem bigger. Directional lighting, on the other hand, can soften wall colors. If you're not sure what to use, ask in your local furniture store West Palm Beach, and they'll be able to help you out.

Creating Space

In any room, you'll need to find ways to make them feel airy and roomy. This is especially true for the smaller rooms in your home, especially the bedrooms. Most of the time, careful furniture placement can help you give the illusion of space. As well as this, if you pick your lighting well, you can make the room feel bigger still. Try and have large windows or skylights installed to give more light to a room. Lamps can be added for a quick fix, and CFL or LED lights can make a big difference. As you can see, the lights you pick for a room can make a huge difference to a room. Use this guide to help you pick the right lights for you.