Lighting ideas for your living room

The size and positioning of your wall lighting can also greatly influence the overall mood and look of your interior décor. For example, a corner wall lamp is a refreshing way to illuminate a largely underutilised area of the room, giving it new life. Similarly, large decorative panel lights in smaller inset areas or angular spaces can add depth and dimension to your living room, while improving the usability of that area. As far as functionality goes, floor-level wall lighting, especially time-set or motion sensitive options, create better visibility for split level floors and long hallways, or along staircases.This kind of lighting solution is of particular advantage when designing spaces with children or older family members in mind.

For this reason, it’s very important to plan your artificial lighting around how the natural light hits different areas of the living room at different times. Support the sunlight with floor lamps for living room corners that are a little bit dimmer in the afternoon. Or add a goose-neck light to create a cosy spot, while torchiere lamps that bounce the light off your ceiling add extra warmth and radiance as twilight falls.

If you have a large living room, you can even use your lighting to segment the space. Choose different, yet similar styles of standing lamps for living room areas that have different uses. For example, in a house with a rustic theme, you could stick to lampshades that are in various hues of cream or off-white, but use lamp-stands of different shapes, sizes and material; have pedestal lamps with wooden stands for a more formal look in the visiting area of the room, while using ceramic table and buffet lamps for that comfy feeling in the TV and family section of the space. This allows you to create a specific ambiance, with minimal effort.

Ideally, a hanging light should leave a clearance of at least 3 feet if installed above a table area, or 6 to 7 feet if installed above open floor space. Of course, these rules are dependent on your preferences and the style of your pendant or chandelier light, and your design might choose to flout these for better visual effect. With the variety of hanging light options available today, it is easy to choose lighting elements that add uniqueness and interest without impacting the practical needs or usability of your space.

Some often undervalued styles of ceiling lamps for living room areas are surface mounted panel lighting, recessed inset lighting and track lighting. While popular in commercial settings, these are sometimes overlooked for home use, despite the fact that they can give you unobtrusive and consistent lighting. Particularly in spaces where strong design elements are the main visual focus – for example, when highlighting a large piece of art. They are also an excellent choice for illumination when the need of the hour is a non-intrusive ambient glow. Plus, recessed lighting or track lighting are neat solutions to give the illusion of depth and space to drop-ceilings or smaller living rooms.
 

If you are exploring modern wall lights for living room areas, touch-sensitive modular LED panels are a contemporary and practical way to create a futuristic look – not only can their brightness levels be changed, but with their free-form customizability, they can be arranged into whatever shape and style suits your space. Smart LED bulbs and panels mean you can automate and control your lights using an app, doing away with the need for traditional wall switches.

Whether it’s finding the best wall lights for living room interiors or choosing the ideal lamps to suit your décor, Beautiful Homes Service by Asian Paints is here to help!

With our curated collection and advice from our expert team, it’s easy to create the perfect lighting for every mood and situation. Get in touch today to partner with us and create the living room of your dreams.

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