Lighting Effects for Modernized Living Rooms

How to Light a Modern Living Room

Lighting promotes feelings throughout our homes. Whether the lighting is dim, bright or colorful can create different emotions and moods for us and our visitors.

Lighting triggers our emotions to what pleases our naked eyes. We can get carried away easily because of the lighting effects.

Lighting effects may be caused by fluorescent lights, chandeliers, candles, lamps, paint and even windows. The choice on which to use for each individual mood can differ from person to person or in different perspectives.

Different emotions created by lighting include sensual, calming, friendly and formal.

It's a Sensual Feeling With Your Living Room Lighting

BACHELORS BEWARE

This is a perfect example of a lover's nest.
Dim lighting with a close personal touch.
Source: nixter

Creating a "love is in the air" mood is not only accomplished by furniture and emotions, it's also created by the lighting effects. Have you ever wondered why movies use a lot of light changes, especially when romance scenes are about to take place? That's because of the emotional connection towards the movie goers. In older films, it's even more obvious. During the most romantic scene of the film, the lights will dim and shine on her face or body.

As such, dim lighting can cause a suspense and "wanting" or excited feeling. It is like you would want to indulge in that feeling right away. You don't want to miss this kind of feeling.

This lighting effect is absolutely a must for bachelors, bachelorettes and couples who want a spark in their love life.

This type of effect can be turned on using candles, floor lamps, table lamps, or dim over-head lighting.

Kenroy Home 32240ORB Ashlen Floor Lamp, Oil Rubbed Bronze Finish

This floor lamp is perfect to create a sensual mood in your living room. Add it to any corner located next to where couples normally sit.

The lighting effect can capture a woman's heart because of the mood for what it is trying to convey. It is as if it's out of a love story. It's long slender body transforming into a slight yet passionate curve arouses not only the mind but also the body.

The shaded light gives off just enough light to allow you to see but not enough to take away your sensual thoughts in the evening. It boasts your inner desires and emotions under the shaded light.
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Staying Calm all Through the Night With Lights

PEACE AND QUIET FOR FAMILIES

This living room provides much needed light from it's window
 directly behind the chairs in order to give off a calming mood.
Source: urbaneapts @ Flickr

Being calm is an important part of many family rooms, especially those families who happen to have children still in the house or those who like to use the room to read their favorite novel.

Calming should deal with having peace in the living room. It should be a relaxing and stress free place for the entire family.

Light, transparent like that's not too bright and not too dim is perfect for this type of setup. Overhead lighting is essential in creating a unity throughout the entire space. Everything should be visible without any dark spots.

Large windows have an amazing effect in helping create a lasting calmness. However, if that's not available, try to have extra lamps or other lighting available.

Be Friendly With Your Lighting

SOCIAL EVENTS WERE NEVER BETTER

This bright living room is accompanied by seats
 facing inward to promote socialization.
Source: millerm217 @ Flickr

Having a friendly living room looks inviting to guests and loved ones. It is an essential part of building a social feeling to create a community that welcomes chit chat. Also, it resembles a heartwarming and open arms acceptance of friends in the family living room. Likewise, receiving friends in the living room connotes a happy atmosphere for the entire home.

Yellow or bright lighting spread throughout lamps and overheads is the right effect to create the perfect mood for a friendly living room. Windows also help bring about a special feeling for guests, especially with great greenery views and sights.

It's a Matter of Formal Lighting

BUSINESS COMES FIRST

A formal living room with yellow lighting and large
 windows to give a strong formal appeal.
Source: Daniel Y. Go @ Flickr

Are you a man or woman of business? Do you have clients over constantly? Having a formal feeling is essential to anyone who caters clients or workers at their home. A formal setting is only partly about the furniture and placement of other decor. The rest is all about the lighting. Anything too dim will make clients feel tired and melt their interests. Likewise, dim lighting can give employees the feeling that you are weak.

In addition, having a formal living room promotes serious talk for business meetings, appointments and social activities.

Bright yellow overhead lighting with additional lamps placed throughout the area can give a sense of power and an illusion of sophistication needed for a formal effect. However, additional lamps and large windows are almost a must.


Adesso 4046-01 Stix 50-Inch Twisting Black-Metal Floor Lantern

Floor lamps are an essential part to formal lighting. It adds additional brightness but it can also give additional style and authority to the room.

This particular floor lamp is just what any formal modern living room needs. The design was created with businessmen in mind who want to add that extra layer of design to their meeting zone.

Moreover, the floor lamps lighting effect gives a deeper impression to businessmen and their clients. This is a great trend to persuade clients to close your business deals. Isn't it amazing? Try this twisting floor lantern and you will be surprised by its ripple effect.

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Lighting Effects Classification

Type	Meaning	Who is it for?
Sensual	Attraction and romance	Couples, bachelors and bachelorettes
Calming	Peace, freshness and relaxation	Families
Friendly	Social, bubbly and inviting	Anyone who enjoys guests
Formal	Seriousness, heart-to-heart and sensitivity	Businessmen and businesswomen

Different Lighting for Modern Living Rooms

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: SIT BACK AND RELAX

"It is like preparing a gift for someone dear to you for which you choose the best gift, the best gift wrapper and the best ribbon for that special someone."

Preparing your living room plays a significant part in family since it is a place where you usually meet and welcome people in your life.

A well prepared living room catches the attention and mood of your guests or loved ones. It is like preparing a gift for someone dear to you for which you choose the best gift, the best gift wrapper and the best ribbon for that special someone.

It is also how you present your living room to your guests or loved ones. You have to make it special and memorable for them. It is because through your living room it is a package of fun and excited feeling to be with your family.

Whether you choose sensual, calming, friendly or formal, remember that your wants and needs are at your fingertips. Choose not only what is best for yourself, but choose what is best for your guests and loved ones.

Take note that your living room serves different purposes. It can be for the purpose of romance, family, communication or business and fun experiences. This is up to you regarding which kind of living room you prefer.

Your preference is much better.