Getting The Most Out of The Light In Your House

Even the most luxurious and spaces houses, people often find there are areas that just do not get enough light. Houses that are quite deep and have rooms located the centre of the property suffer most as light is not sufficiently channeled to those areas. There are a number of options open to people who suffer from poor light including making the house design more open plan, adding more windows, and even installing light flumes in the roof that channel light down throughout the house. However, most of these methods are very costly and time consuming and there are far easier ways to brighten up your life.

Mirrors. There is no easier way to transport light around your home than using mirrors. This is because they are very efficient at reflecting light, hence you can see yourself very well in them. The best way to use them is place mirrors on walls in just the right place to send incoming light from windows, back out the door to other areas. By locating a mirror just outside the door, the light can then be picked up and moved on down the hall or into other rooms or areas of the house. Repeat this as necessary throughout the house and it’ll be like having a hundred extra lights around.

Glass. You can call upon glass to break up the light and send it off in various directions, thus giving all parts of a room some exposure. Having wine glasses on tables and crystal vases on shelves with refract light and send it out at all angles giving an all over glow.Be careful not to use too much glass however as you can end up diluting the light just a little too much.

Combine. For the ultimate light manipulation, try using both the techniques described above in combination. Use mirrors to direct light through glass objects such as glass candle holders and then smaller mirrors to pick up the refracted light and move it on. The best bit about using these tricks it that you won’t have to spend an extra penny on more electricity.

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