Brighten Your Home With Natural Light

By Staff

Lighting should be a prominent priority when designing and decorating your home. There are various ways of home lighting like natural sun light, decorative lights, solar powered lights etc... Among these natural light stay off from the other light sources as natural light is the only one that freshen your rooms and which comes to you with no cost at all. Sunlight passing through your rooms makes your home bright, fresh and healthy as sunlight has the ability to fight dirt and bacterias. Sunlight is brighter than any other light sources, thus when making your house you can exploit the multiple advantages of sunlight with a little effort and care.
It is generally told that 'one of your best friends in home design is the natural light that filters through your home's windows'. It can make colours you chose for your home looking dreamy and serene. Sunlight falling from each direction has its own specialties. Northern Light is usually cold and direct sun in the room only occurs in the middle of summer. Southern Light is warm and sunny. You can use darker colors in a room with a southern exposure. Blues and greens in this room can create a summery feel all year long. Eastern Light gives a room sunny mornings but muted middays. The afternoon offers no direct light. Western Light features afternoon and evening sun. According to the direction in which light falls in your rooms, you have to make necessary changes in the design and colours of the room. Being aware of how natural light affects your decor will help you make better decisions about the color you use.

Daylight falling in your rooms is always nice. To use maximum of the natural light you can keep blinds or shades open during the day. There are certain light bulbs available to boost the sunlight falling in your rooms. It is a fact that day light makes you alert. Therefore you can let your study room or office room to be filled with the freshness of sunlight. When there is ample sunlight available do not rely on electrical bulbs and instead go for the day light.

Natural light is best achieved through placement of windows, skylights, and doorways etc...You can have natural light brightening your rooms with windows or roof top sunlight screens. Windows are the main in let of sunlight. Roof mounted transparent panels will let the light into your rooms. You can also have sun screens attached to the transparent glass to get a cooling effect. First of all, if you want to have as much natural light as you can, you have to think about what is the use of the room. Natural light in your reading room or living room may look better. But hot sunlight falling on your bedroom may make it hot and too much bright. Light beamed lamps are recommended for bedrooms.

Think about the fact that the daylight is changing with the weather, throughout the year. Natural lighting should not be used as the major lighting for your home. There should be enough alternatives to brighten your home in seasons when sunlight is rarely available. Other than helping to light your rooms sunlight also play a vital role in decorating your rooms. Sunlight passing through the rooms will give indoor plants a new freshness and life.