It is often the case that people have lovely big homes but are not happy with the amount of light that they get in them. Houses that are quite deep and have rooms located the centre of the property suffer most as light is not sufficiently channeled to those areas. There are a number of options open to people who suffer from poor light including making the house design more open plan, adding more windows, buying white dining room furniture, and even installing light flumes in the roof that channel light down throughout the house. However, the majority of these techniques require major building work, which lots of people do not want to undertake or don’t have the money for. Do not fear though, as here we take a look at some decidedly more simple approaches.
Mirrors. One of the most effective and efficient ways of manipulating light is to use mirrors. They are so good because unlike most materials, they reflect almost 100% of the light that hits them. The best way to use them is place mirrors on walls in just the right place to send incoming light from windows, back out the door to other areas. Have another mirror outside the room on the wall opposite the door to pick up the light and move it on.This technique can be used all over the house wherever you are lacking a bit of light or wherever you want a certain area to have an enhanced glow. It’s particularly useful when you have lots of bedroom furniture cluttering up a room, and not much light to start with.
Glass. If your goal is not to redirect light, but rather disperse it into lots of different directions then you can glassware. Having wine glasses on shelves and glass vases on bedside tables which refract light and send it out at all angles giving an all over glow. Make sure you don’t overdo the glassware however because you can sometimes end up ‘trapping the light’ within all the glass.
Combine. For optimal light try combining the two techniques above. Use mirrors to direct light through glass objects and then smaller mirrors to pick up the refracted light and move it on. In fact you’ll be so taken aback by the extra light you can have in your home for such a small cost that you’ll be wanting to optimise family and friends houses as well.
Recent Comments