Interior Lighting Design – How to Light Your Home 2023

Interior Lighting breathes vibrancy into a residence. A harmonious blend of interior design and lighting enhances every element of your home. Besides significantly influencing the look and functionality, lighting has a deep impact on your feelings, mood, and wellness—and that of your household members. Any interior designer will confirm that the right combination of lighting is a crucial element in completing a home.

Achieving this balance involves carefully selecting appropriate lights for your design, with an array of fixtures available for varying purposes.

Consider the range of options: pendants, lamps, wall and floor lights, downlights, up lights, concealed lights, feature lights, and built-in architectural lights—each one offers unique possibilities for your design exploration.

Understanding how to light your home is an intriguing venture that introduces depth, dimension, and dramatic effects while emphasizing the distinct character and personality of your space.

Having understood the connection between interior design and lighting, we aim to provide you with a manual on how to effectively illuminate your home. Here are some of our top suggestions for efficaciously lighting your residence.

Why Is Lighting Important In Interior Design?

The same careful consideration that homeowners invest in selecting the ideal furniture and decorations to suit their spaces and preferences should also be applied in deciding the right lighting for their interiors.

Lighting is crucial in realizing the concept you envisioned for your home, giving it an added layer of personality while improving ambiance, mood, and atmosphere.

Our eyes naturally gravitate toward the most illuminated areas when we enter a room. By employing the appropriate lighting, you can draw attention to the areas and details you want to emphasize. Picking out particular lighting that suits a specific room helps to cultivate the atmosphere you aim for, be it a warm, inviting space, an illusion of vertical space, or a serene and calming environment.

The ambiance is crucial, so determining how you want a room to feel provides a direction in striving to create that exact vibe. This approach opens up a myriad of inventive ideas for achieving the ideal feel, with each room providing a distinct chance for creative exploration.

For instance, for any element in your home that you wish to spotlight—like a prized artwork—a suitable lighting arrangement, such as a downlight, guides your attention to the artwork itself while harmonizing with the gentle shadows around it. Simple adjustments like this can significantly enhance the details and add depth and dimension to your home.

What Are the Main Factors to Consider in Interior Lighting Design?

Room Dimensions

When it comes to design, a room is like a sandbox where you can experiment to find the most suitable solutions for the available space. Smaller, enclosed areas require a different type of lighting compared to expansive rooms, which can accommodate shadows and require more lighting due to their size.

The selection of lighting depends on the room’s size, and it’s essential to layer it across the space appropriately. Generally, larger spaces necessitate more factors to be considered during design since they require more light to illuminate the entire area. Bigger rooms typically have more furniture and decorations, thus needing more lighting to accentuate these elements.

Taste in Design

Everyone has a unique design preference, so we recommend trying out various lighting types and fixtures that align with your aesthetic.

For instance, if you’re fond of the retro style, our LED Vintage Style bulbs offer dimmable, energy-efficient, and enduring elegance to any space.

Our collection of smart bulbs provides complete color customization and flexibility to match any style you’re aiming for.

Availability of Natural Light

Taking into account your local environment is crucial—afternoon conditions in Seattle are very different from a sunny morning in Miami. When planning your lighting, it’s key to consider where and when natural light enters your home during the day. This can guide your decisions and help you harmonize your home with the sun’s patterns.

Interior Decor

Interior decor elements add a personal touch that makes your home distinctly yours, reflecting your style through your choices. Your lighting can blend with and enhance your decor to establish a cohesive aesthetic throughout the room. This not only increases the enjoyment of your furniture but also accentuates the colors or highlights the intricate details of the decorations that represent your personality and preferences.

Home Lighting Ideas by Room

Kitchen Design

Designing a kitchen, one of the most dynamic areas in a home is a thrilling experience—let’s start brainstorming about its lighting.

The kitchen serves as the heart of a home, making it important to get the lighting spot-on. This provides an opportunity to create a convivial, enjoyable, and warm atmosphere for cooking. Having inviting lighting encourages family members and guests to partake in the preparation of delicious meals, a great first step in transforming the core of your home.

For cabinets, installing LED Strip Lights either below or above them can illuminate your workspace for food preparation or highlight the higher zones of your kitchen like the ceiling. This adds depth and height, illuminating the upper areas while casting a glow on its peripheries. Take a look at our manual for setting up LED strip lights.

For those with a kitchen island, we have some suggestions to illuminate it! Apply and remove LED strip lights can add a charming touch of color to cooking and conversations. If you’re after a classic aesthetic, pair decorative or vintage light bulbs with our Pendant Light Fixtures for a sophisticated approach.

Bedrooms

For bedrooms, lighting that can be dimmed, relaxed, and adjusted to mimic sunrise and sunset is a must.

Our brain’s capability to identify when it’s time to sleep is heavily influenced by light. Melatonin production starts naturally in the evening and peaks during the night, which makes us sleepy and ready for bed. Research suggests that exposure to bright lights between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. disrupts our brain’s melatonin production and consequently impacts our natural sleep rhythms.

Therefore, during the night, you’ll want a dimmable light that replicates the ambiance of a firelight, signaling your brain that it’s time to sleep. A warm, orange, ember-like light greatly assists in relaxation and sleep preparation. Our dimmable relax™ HD LED bulbs are exceptional at creating a snug ambiance for rest.

Dimmable lighting is a bedroom’s greatest ally considering waking up well is equally crucial as sleeping well. So, in the morning, you’ll want the maximum amount of light possible to indicate to your brain that it’s time to start your day.

Home Workstations

A well-illuminated, bright workspace aids in maintaining concentration on the work at hand. Given the significant amount of time we dedicate to work, especially for those on hybrid schedules, it’s vital that our workspace is pleasing, tailored to our preferences, and promotes focus. Hence, we provide an array of intelligent light bulbs designed to invigorate, rejuvenate, and enhance your working environment. The ability to create a conducive atmosphere that enhances your productivity is merely a touch away.

Bluetooth lights with speakers, which can be installed in a desk lamp or a standalone device, are ideal if you listen to white noise, practice daily meditation, or simply enjoy ambient sounds.

Lounges

Living rooms, where we enjoy everything from game sessions and movie nights to board game competitions or simply relaxing, are the central hubs of a home. They require adaptable lighting that caters to any event or mood. We have a few suggestions that will prepare your living room for any possible situation.

Our versatile LED Strip Lights enable you to adorn the area behind your TV, your mantelpiece, or under your tables, allowing you to personalize the ambiance of your relaxation space according to your preference.

If you are keen on upgrading your home with lighting controls at your fingertips, our range of LED smart bulbs can be fully customized through the CYNC smart home app.

Mealtime Areas

In dining areas, the dining table takes the spotlight. Our dimmable and durable LED Decorative Light Bulbs are ideal for overhead table lighting, enhancing the lighting ambiance of your dining space. Additionally, they help showcase any dishes you’ve prepared, reinforcing the saying, “First, we eat with our eyes.”

We hope our suggestions for home lighting have inspired you. Having explored various methods to illuminate your living spaces, we’re eager to see how you’ve lit up your home! Share your lighting results on social media @lewoerlighting, using the hashtag #ModernLighting, for an opportunity to be featured. Enjoy lighting up your home!