How to Arrange Lighting in a New Apartment?

Well-matched lighting is crucial for the comfort of home users. Of course, different rooms are adapted to perform different functions, and thus, the correct selection of light sources is a real challenge. Below, we advise you on the most important aspects you need to pay attention to!

Plan lighting during the construction phase!

It might seem that the issues related to lighting are solved at the finishing stage and that they are solely on the owner's side. On the one hand, it is true, but on the other hand, an early purchase gives the opportunity to introduce the desired changes to the electrical installation design at the stage of development works. This will avoid costly modifications or premature refurbishments.

Trust a specialist or ...

When planning the electrical aspects of an apartment, it is always a good idea to seek the help of a specialist. Employment of an experienced interior designer is a guarantee not only of a practical and elegantly designed network and lighting. It is also professional documentation that we can then provide to the construction manager or subcontractor.

Do it yourself!

However, it is often the case that the very purchase of an apartment plus the costs to be borne in connection with the purchase of equipment means that we barely tighten the budget allocated for the investment. In this case, help from the above-mentioned specialist is out of the question, and you have to arrange the interior yourself. What should the situation be addressed in such a situation?

First of all, first you should focus on what the final arrangement of furniture and all electronics and household appliances in the apartment should look like. Equipped with such knowledge, we determine the most important elements, the presence of which we want to emphasize with the help of lamps, using their full functionality.

For example, the lighting of elements such as a table, a kitchen island countertop, shelves, bathroom furniture or a favorite reading chair can be strictly functional, decorative, or combine the greatest advantages of both categories.

Functional lighting

Functional lighting, as the name suggests, is primarily intended to foster the comfort of residents while performing their daily duties in the home space. Cleaning, cooking, home office work, studying, reading, etc. - in all these applications, it is most often worth using ceiling lamps or hanging lamps with one or more intense light sources. Both classic LED bulbs and energy-saving bulbs will work very well. It will also be important to match the color of the light.

Decorative lighting

Decorative lighting is designed to create the perfect atmosphere. A wall lamp, a stylish standing lamp, strips with multi-colored LED lighting with variable light intensity - all this will make relaxing at home, or on the contrary, a visit by guests, will be a great experience each time. Decorative lamps are not only "just lighting", but also an extremely stylish design.

Anytime is good for experimenting!

First of all, don't be afraid to experiment. The worst harm you can do to the interior design of your M is even lighting. It is worth betting on diversity. It gives the possibility to plan various scenery - both with the workload and the evening mute on the sofa, the light will be perfectly harmonized with the mood.