Lighting Your House With Style

By Author: Amresh Mishra
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Track lighting in the present day world plays a vital role in lighting your house with style. The track lights of today have options for the track as well as the style, size and color of the light fixed. Track lights are perfect when you want to highlight objects or work under a task light. Some basic things that you should consider when you plan to install track lighting.


Fresh and simple lighting changes in your home can really transform your interior space. You can add warmth and interest to any room by changing shades, fixtures and wall lights. You might want to have a licensed electrician help you with your home lighting.


1. Track lighting is an up-to-date fixture which is perfect for new as well as for renewed places in existing homes.

2. They are versatile and allow flexibility in placement, size and fixture styles.

3. These lights can be aimed at walls, counter tops, artwork or any other feature of the room as required allowing you to change your artwork or furniture ...
... from time to time.

4. You can place a straight track in a hallway ceiling and aim the fixtures on either walls at artworks.

5. They should be installed 20 to 40 inches away from the walls in a room.

6. When installed in a closet it will let you position the heads exactly where you need it i.e. on clothes or shelves.

7. Be careful that the heads do not interfere with the elements of your room such as the doors or cabinets.

Recessed Lighting is other important form of lighting. If you are constructing a new home or even renovating a new one you might want to consider recessed lights as it offers a clean and fresh look in a house. It can increase the illumination of a room, highlight the special features and make it look and feel bigger. These lights can be usually installed into an existing roof space through holes made to fit wiring. Do not place these fixtures too close or in rows at the center of the room as it may look like an airport runway. If you are using recessed lights for reading then carefully place them overhead so that the shoulders and head would not block the light. Use two or three angles while lighting a three-dimensional object like a fireplace. Install recessed lights at the bottom of the kitchen cabinets. It will illuminate the counter top.


Finally Table lamps are another important necessity; they are a simple and affordable way to decorate your room, provide light and to add layers of light. They also enable you to place the light where it is required and manipulate the quantity of light.


These different forms of lighting in a house make it look beautiful and complete. In fact they have come to cater to requirements with style in a modern way. Besides being cheap they make your home look just great.

Amresh Mishra is an Interior Decoration expert, working as consultants with VGKlighting since years. His area of interest is lighting, recessed lighting, table lamps, track lighting, wall lights, led lights under cabinet lighting decoration.