It is vital to understand the various types of lighting options available to brighten the house, before deciding upon the one which would suit your indoor or garden lightening needs.
There are 3 layers of light – the ambient, task and accent. The type of lightening needed is dependent on the size of the room and the type of the room. But generally, at least two lightings are needed to light up a room properly. The quality of indoor lighting can sometimes be dramatically increased by simply making an addition of another layer of light. Let us look in brief on the various types of lighting layers.
The ambient or the general lighting: This is typically is needed in every room as it makes provision for availability of an overall comfortable level of light. The sources of ambient light can be an overhead lighting fixture. Also, when one is starting to light up a room, it is best to start with an overhead light. For your indoor lighting plan, the ambient lighting sources can be chandeliers, ceiling fixtures, recessed lighting, track lighting, pendants, wall scones and vanity lighting. Some Moroccan lamps for sale online can also be used for soft ambient lighting.
Task lighting as the name suggests, supplies a direct, intense light from above to be able to perform a task. It can be put in areas where detailed work is done like, kitchen, offices, bath as their tasks like reading, applying make-up, cooking are done and require intense light. The task lighting sources can be island or mini pendants, desk lamps, track lighting, vanity lighting, work lamps or under cabinet lighting.
Accent lighting is used for spotlighting. This is primarily used in indoor home décor to focus on interesting features in the house like a painting or a mantle. Sources for accent lighting include, wall scones, track lighting and recessed lighting.
Correct lighting can change the interior décor of the house, but it is imperative to know about the different types of bulbs available so that you can decide the ones that you actually need. Here we take a quick look at the comparison between CFL and LED.
CFL is known to save as much as 75% energy costs in a year, while LED can save up to 80% energy costs a year. Also led can last for more than 20 years, while the life of a CFL bulb is up to 9 years. As far as fittings are concerned, CFL and LED are both available in medium bases. These two bulbs are the two most energy efficient light bulb options available. Also both of these bulbs can be used for in-house as well as outdoor options. The only limitation with the use of CFL bulb is that, as it does not have resistance to power surges, it is best to avoid its use in workshops.
Other lighting options include incandescent bulbs which can last for one year on an average and are best advised to be used with dimmer switch. Then there are fluorescent bulbs available, which traditionally come in tubular shape but now are available in circular as well as U shape. The limitation with this lighting is that these require a ballast to function. Another lighting option includes halogen bulbs which also have short life of 1 year, but they consume less energy as compared to incandescent bulbs.