Using Lighting to Transform your Home

Proper, interior lighting can instantly add warmth, showcase architectural aspects and provide adequate task lighting to any room of your Jacksonville home.

And, luckily, it is generally an inexpensive way to add instant value to your home.

Here are some easy ways to integrate lighting into your home:

• Consider energy-saving, compact, fluorescent bulbs whenever possible. These type of bulbs use up to 75 percent less energy than standard, incandescent bulbs, and they often last 10 times as long.
• Consider switching out your standard light switches with dimmers. Dimmers are easy to install and can instantly change the mood of a room from bright to intimate with just a touch of a switch.
• Start with general lighting. Use ceiling fixtures, wall torchiers and recessed and track lighting to achieve the main source of lighting in your room.
• Choose table and floor lamps for task lighting. Your task lighting should be directed at a specific area. For example, a corner chair that you use for reading should have a floor or table lamp beside it.
• Choose uplighting or track lighting to achieve the accent lighting in your room. A fireplace, a piece of artwork, or a collection of some sort can all be highlighted with the proper light fixtures.
• Consider under-cabinet lighting in your kitchen to better illuminate the countertop area, and choose over-cabinet lighting to cast beautiful shadows off the ceiling.
• Consider rope lighting that is wound around the railing of your backyard deck. This low-voltage lighting adds a decorative touch to any outdoor deck during the nighttime hours.
• Consider the use of solar lighting for your outdoor spaces. Solar lighting has come a long way just in the past few years, and is now a popular, reliable choice for outdoor lighting projects.

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