Have you ever passed by an old house in the historic district of your town? It seems like most of those old houses never can seem to get bright enough. You wonder how anyone could live in such a dark house. Well, dark houses can come even with more contemporary housing. To brighten up your home, you should plan accordingly. One ways to brighten up your home and avoid all the messy problems like wires, cords and lampshades blocking your view is to install ceiling lights. Ceiling lighting can take many forms. You could install chandeliers, pendant lighting, recessed lighting, fluorescent lighting and down lighting to brighten things up in your house.
Chandeliers evince an air of elegance and style. Chandeliers have multiple bulbs and look fantastic in large rooms. They can be found in many different types of materials. Some are made from wood. Other types of materials used are wood, iron, steel, brass and crystal.
Pendant lighting is also another attractive choice. This type of lighting is typically used to provide light that reflects off the ceiling and diffuse the light around the room.
Recessed lighting is also good to use for soft, ambient lighting. Soft white or yellow bulbs are used for this type of lighting which is actually embedded into the ceiling.
Flourescent lighting is the typical lighting you find in pretty much any standard commercial building. In homes, it is usually reserved for utility rooms like the laundry room or the "mud room".
Down lights are another type of ceiling light. They are typically used to shine light on an object so that your attention is focused on there.
There are many types of lighting for the ceiling that you can use. Just make sure that you get the right type of light fixture for the room.
By:John Fransick
