Light fixtures throughout the house do not need to, and should not, match, but they should flow together, especially multiple fixtures in an open floor plan. Shop for fixtures that share a common trait. Design style, metallic finish, material, or colour. This can help narrow down your final choices on the fixture hunt! Sometimes with home renos, it’s hard to know when to draw the line. In advance, make a plan and figure out what you want your end result to be. When short term and long term renos
• Task Lighting – Direct lighting for specific areas/duties (ex. above kitchen sink) • Accent Lighting – Additional light, but gen- erally for decorative purposes (ex. above fire - place wall) Here are some suggestions for lighting placement in your home: • Chandelier: high ceiling area, dining table, stairwell • Pendants: kitchen island, over sink • Pot Lights: living room, kitchen, family room, hallways • Flush Mount/Semi-Flush Mount: bedroom, bathroom, laundry room, office, etc • Wall Sconce: bathrooms
LIGHTING – Light fixtures…the good, the bad, the ugly, people notice them. As homeowners, we get used to the things we see in our house every day. It is not until we upgrade these items, that we realize what a change it makes to the whole room. Light fixtures are an easy way to update a room. As I mentioned about the stairwell, light fixtures can date a house, or at least date your last remodel. Light fixtures have many jobs; they must fill a space with adequate light, fill a visual void when scanning a room, and accentuate the style in a room. There- fore, picking out light fixtures can become over - whelming. Here is a breakdown of the lighting in your home and its uses. This should help you organize what you need and where. • Ambient Lighting – The main source of light in a space; usually overhead. Overhead light fixtures are their own statement! They need to look amazing and catch the eye, but not take over the room.
do you want to have com- pleted, what feeling do you want when you walk into your house? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, talk to an interior designer to help you bring your vision to life. Key points to always think about: FLOW – Always remember to stand back and look at the whole house or at the
whole room you are designing. It is easy to get fixated on each piece of the puzzle, but in order for it to all come together, you need to keep going back to the big picture. TIMELESSNESS – This is one of the key components to make sure you are happy with your design upgrades. Choose items that will continue to look great as time passes, and make sure you are con- fident in those choices. For example: you want to do a bold accent wall in your main living space. Instead, keep the wall colour neutral and the same as the rest of the space and add a large canvas or other wall art that displays that bold colour you love. This looks sharp and stylish, still gives you the look you want, and makes it much easier to update when you get that reno feeling again. Most importantly, have fun! ‘There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts and virtues never known beyond it’s hollowed limits’ - Robert Southey
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JUNE 2021 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • JUNE 2021
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