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Light and design: the chandeliers that decorate the house

If you intend to enhance an environment to make it more welcoming or with character, it is also important to choose the right lighting. Light enhances spaces, highlights some corners rather than others, not to mention that it often constitutes a real piece of furniture. Lighting your home also means acting according to aesthetics, enhancing the beauty of the spaces.

Different lights, combined in one way rather than another, can create very different sensory stimuli.

Some types of lighting, for example, can create relaxing and welcoming atmospheres, others, on the contrary, can stimulate activity, productivity by infusing energy and good humor.

The lighting of the house is as important as the furniture. Today we focus on details, to enhance every corner; also a small environment, with proper lighting, it can appear larger and more spacious.

Whether it is chandeliers, floor lamps, table lamps, ceiling lamps or sconces, these elements have now become objects of great beauty and design, capable of capturing glances even when the light is off.

How to illuminate the various rooms of the house
In general, every room needs lighting that is usually obtained with an element placed on the ceiling, in the center. However, the rooms of the house should not all be illuminated in the same way. In fact, there are many variables to take into consideration: the exposure of the room, the color of the furnishings and walls and, above all, the function of each individual room.

In kitchen, for example, the area with the table where you eat must be well lit, to create the right atmosphere but also for common safety when handling tools such as knives and scissors. For this environment, it is therefore recommended to use lights with good power, so as to favor the right view. The solution could be a ceiling chandelier and, in addition, LED spotlights.

In bedroom, on the other hand, it is essential to have a light that favors rest and create a relaxing atmosphere, perhaps using warm lights, appliques or bedside lamps to facilitate the preparatory activities for a good rest, such as reading.

The living room, the zona living, is the room of the house in which, generally, we entertain and welcome guests. In this area you can devote yourself to many activities: this is why it is recommended a warm light, which makes the atmosphere pleasant and comfortable. The intensity of the lighting should be greater than in the bedroom, but not too high and they are also recommended direct lighting points, to enhance furnishing details.

L‘entrance it represents a passage point of the house; the light, in this space, must therefore be strong. In this way, the transit area will be highlighted and any furnishing elements will be enhanced. Generally, ceiling lamps or pendant lamps are used.

Which bulbs to use?
Currently the bulbs LED they are the best choice for various reasons. First of all, they consume seven to nine times less than traditional ones. Secondly, they waste less energy and last a very long time.
Also, they have a wide spectrum of lights and it is therefore possible to choose warm, cold and colored lights according to your needs. Last but not least: using LED bulbs also respects the environment since they they do not contain harmful and polluting substances.

In the gallery above our proposals to illuminate the rooms of the house in an original and elegant way.

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