What Are The Best Lights For High Ceilings?

High ceilings are ideal for making your home feel spacious and allow you to install luxurious lighting features such as chandeliers. When adding lighting fixtures to a high ceiling, several factors must be considered to ensure you maximise the amount of light that fills the room.

There are many ways in which you can use lighting fixtures to utilise a high ceiling to brighten your interior. At Dusk Lighting, we show you some lighting fixtures best suited for any room with a high ceiling in your home.

Factors to consider when choosing lighting for a high ceiling

The height of the ceiling and the size of your room is crucial for determining which lighting fixtures you will need. Larger rooms often require high-powered lighting fixtures to ensure light can reach all corners, so you may need a lighting fixture with multiple bulbs. Smaller rooms will only require a lighting fixture with one bulb to provide adequate lighting.

Using the rule of thirds will help you provide light to all areas of your room without oversupplying one area. The rule of thirds means installing lighting at all three levels; the room’s top, middle and bottom. Installing lighting at three levels helps distribute light evenly, so your room isn’t too bright or dark in any area. Wall lights or floor lamps are just some of the lighting fixtures you could add to your room to help even out its light.

When deciding which lighting fixture to install in your home, match your choice with your home decor. This will give you an aesthetically pleasing interior, as opting for a different style could make your room look messy. Adding lighting for a specific purpose is always a smart idea. For example, adding a downward-facing light will create a cosy reading corner for an avid reader.

What is the best lighting fixture for a high ceiling?

After considering the above points, you will be able to ascertain which lighting fixtures will best suit your interior. Here are several lighting options to help you light your high ceiling room at all three levels.

Natural lighting

Natural lighting is the simplest way to light up any room in your home and is the ideal way to light your room during the long daylight hours of summer. However, you won’t benefit from as much daylight in the winter when the days are shorter.

If you want to make the most of the natural light coming into your room, a skylight is a great choice as it will help you illuminate most of the space, whereas windows alone, whilst good, will only light certain sections. Installing windows or a skylight will help you to save money on your electricity bills during the summer and bring several health benefits, as natural sunlight is said to help reduce stress and depression and improve your sleep. Opting for natural lighting could also help to improve your home’s value.

Chandeliers

Chandeliers are perfect for lighting large rooms as they are very reflective and consist of several bulbs, meaning that most of your room will be illuminated. Social areas such as living or dining rooms are ideal for hanging a chandelier, as they can light larger areas.

If you want to add a touch of elegance to your home, then chandeliers are the perfect option. Chandeliers create a focal point for your interior, help to elevate your decor and are available in various luxurious designs to add style to your home.

Pendant lighting

Like chandeliers, pendant lighting is another great option for lighting any room with a high ceiling. Whereas chandeliers have multiple bulbs and can illuminate large areas, pendant lights often contain one bulb. Several pendant lights may be needed to illuminate large areas in your home.

Like chandeliers, pendant lights are ideal for illuminating specific areas of your home, such as dining or living rooms, and those that hang from the ceiling can help make your room look spacious. Pendant lights are available in various styles, from modern to minimalistic, so you can easily find a lighting fixture that will match your decor.

Recessed lighting

Recessed lighting is your best option if you prefer a subtle lighting fixture that won’t hang from the ceiling and obstruct window views. Recessed lights make your room feel spacious and help to provide consistent ambient lighting. Recessed lighting should fill your room and get rid of any dark spots.

Recessed lighting can be used to highlight any decorative artwork or furniture pieces you have in your home and can work well with other task lighting sources to cover all areas of your room. These lights are also available with dimmers, allowing you to control the light level in your room.

Floor lamps

If you follow the rule of thirds, then floor lamps are a great option for brightening the bottom of any room with a high ceiling; they are simple to install and can easily be moved around. Floor lamps are perfect for dark corners as their compact design allows them to fit into small spaces.

Floor lamps can be used as task lighting to create a cosy reading corner or place next to any sofa or chair to create a cosy glow. 

Wall lights

Wall lights are an excellent way to illuminate the middle of any room that has a high ceiling. Like floor lamps, wall lighting can be installed in areas of the room that the main light source can’t reach. They are also ideal for highlighting and creating a focal point for artwork.

Wall lights can also be used to create a reading corner or be positioned next to a table or desk to light any space where you may work. Any shelves or alcoves can be illuminated by installing a wall light above them. Wall lights can match any home decor as they are available in various styles.

The best wall light style for rooms with high ceilings is one with an up-and-down light functionality. This style will wash the wall above and below with light, offering more illumination to darker areas.

Brighten your high ceilings with Dusk Lighting

If you have a high ceiling and are unsure how to illuminate your interior, this guide will help you choose lighting fixtures to get the most out of your home.

At Dusk Lighting, we have various excellent lighting options to help illuminate any room with high ceilings in your home. Why not browse our range of reading lights or multi-drop pendants for even more useful lighting options?

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