The ideal lighting option will account for the quality of
lighting, savings in energy and reduction in cost. A house should be lit up in away that will improve the decor and color values and it is not just a matter of
investing in fluorescent tubes.
The merits of low-cost lighting options can be judged by their
initial investment cost and their general maintenance expense. Walls, ceilings,
tabletops and comers are good sites to use fixtures as objects of decor. Modem
decor goes well with cheaper materials such as rice paper or cane. Any comer can
be made beautiful through simple globe lights in paper. Where shades of rice
paper are used lamps with high lumen should not be used. Good light for several
activities is given by mini fluorescent lamps under the cabinets. The living, dining
and the bedrooms are spaces that need lighting to create uniform illumination and
provide the choice of mood lighting. It makes a great difference as to the type of fixture you choose.
For activities such as reading directional task lighting is
the most suitable. Warm compact fluorescent lamps with the same light as the standard
incandescent lamp are suitable for reading. However, task lighting alone is insufficient.
Reading requires ambient lighting from other quarters so that extremes of light
and dark contrasts are not seen by the eyes. For task lighting down lighters from
the ceiling or in portable lamps are good. Some examples of them are pendant lamps,
certain types of wall sconces and small chandeliers. For reading portable down lighters with swivel arms are particularly good. For the budget, those with fabric
or acrylic shades are beneficial. To cast the light beam upwards wall washers,
soffit lighting and up lighters are used. Such fixtures are good for ambient lighting.
For cooking, lighting that is as similar to daylight as possible
is needed to give true color values. Overhead ceiling fixtures at right intervals
(recessed or semi flush) together with task lighting produce the best general lighting
that this area needs.
Decorative lighting that improves decor is an option for
the somewhat public areas in the house. You can have chandeliers that are within
your budget available in several materials. A well made chandelier with oyster
shells and glass beads on an acrylic frame is fashionable and low-cost at the same
time. The right combination of general and task lighting makes the place useful
for the function given to it.
Besides the type of lighting, where it is placed and the type
of fixture also affect its quality. If you place an overhead fixture above a
task area its effect will be ruined if the person's shadow falls on the task. Behind
the television or computer diffused lighting should be kept as it is than putting
the fixture behind the user. Through this method direct glare and reflection on
the screen is avoided. For such purposes, soffit lights, floor lamps and recessed
lighting are worth considering.
Directional lighting to different places simultaneously is
given by track lighting and it is best in spaces where there are several activities
such as in the children's room. The cost of this kind of fixture starts from Rs.300/-
and it looks elegant. Good accent lights are spotlights that rejuvenate the decor.
For the bathroom dresser or mirror simple strip lighting is
nice and cheap inner cabinet lighting improves open and glass fronted cabinets.
Low-cost clip lights are used in the kitchen as task lighting above the sink, stove
or counter.
You have to keep in mind the long term view of energy savings when you buy electric lamps as choosing them will impact the service bill. Great energy CFLs come in the form of compact fluorescent lamps although the initial costs may be a little high.
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