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Make Your Home Cosy With These Top Lighting Tips

By / April 25th, 2023 / There are currently 0 comments

Home interiors are often stripped back during the spring and summer months, as the good weather means we spend more time outside to make the most of lighter evenings.

However, as the darker months of autumn and winter approach, maintaining a cosy home becomes more important, helping us feel more comfortable and relaxed and reducing stress.

Making the most of your lighting is the secret to making your home cosy, and it can be used to add style and atmosphere to various points around your home.

Here at Dusk Lighting, we give you some tips on brightening your home and creating a cosy atmosphere to relax in during the colder months.

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How to create a cosy home

A large part of creating a cosy home is down to the lighting fixtures you have installed in your interior. During the winter months, darkness will fall as early as 4pm, so you will need to leave the lights on for much longer than during the lighter months.

Embracing the hygge trend is one thing you can do to create the perfect cosy environment for your home. This buzzword, pronounced ‘hue-gah’, was devised by the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen to describe the feeling of ultimate happiness and contentment.

Hygge can be sitting by an open fire with a loved one, enjoying a glass of wine with snow falling outside, reading a great book with a bar of your favourite chocolate on a Sunday afternoon, or simply devouring a delicious meal you’ve made from scratch.

Our surroundings also play a big part in whether we are experiencing ultimate hygge, which has resulted in the concept evolving into an influence in contemporary home interior trends. By choosing items and accessories for your home which create the perfect ambience and atmosphere, you can experience the hygge life.

Our top 4 tips on creating a cosy home

Before we take you through how to use lighting to create an ideal cosy environment for you to relax in, there are some extra things you can consider to make your home snug:

  • Add some comfortable cushions and fleecy throws with various textures to add a layer of luxury to any room. Making yourself comfortable is a crucial factor in creating a cosy home.
  • Adding plenty of candles to your home is perfect if you want to sit down and watch a film or box set. Candles will add the right ambience to your home and help to create a calming atmosphere.
  • Install heavy curtains in your home to add an extra layer of warmth during the colder months. Blackout curtains will create a snug and warm feel to any room in your home.
  • Adding a thick pile rug in your home, whether you have a carpet or wood floorboards, will provide all rooms in your home with a comfortable underfoot to make your home cosy.

How to create a cosy reading corner

Reading is the perfect pastime for when the darker nights come around, but this is much better when you have a cosy space to enjoy a good book. Reading corners are a great way to add a cosy element to any room, and this can be achieved by choosing the right lighting fixtures.

Choose from various styles of reading lights at Dusk Lighting to give you a reliable light source when reading a book. Reading lights are perfect for creating a relaxing atmosphere while revamping your home interior. Table lamps and floor lamps are ideal alternatives if you prefer a light that can be moved easily.

Our collection offers designs to match any home decor, from modern colours to rustic finishes, making it easy to create a cosy reading area in your home. Add extras like a soft rug and cushions to achieve maximum comfort.

How to light large open spaces

Lighting large open spaces is crucial to ensuring guests feel cosy and welcome when they visit. Moreover, a poorly lit room can damage your interior’s aesthetic and make your home dull and gloomy. 

Pendant lighting is a great choice to install in large open spaces as the number of fixing points will be limited. Opt for stylish pendant lighting to create a focal point in a large open room.

Wall lights and table and floor lamps can also be added into a large open space in areas where the pendant lighting doesn’t quite reach. Table and floor lamps with warm bulbs are perfect for adding low-level atmospheric lighting. 

You can also add oversized mirrors to your home to enhance the illusion of space. Oversized mirrors are a great practical addition, filling empty walls and helping light bounce around the room. The style of the mirror depends on personal style, but mirrors with more visual designs and texture will create focal points.

How to brighten up a dark room

If you have a room in your home which is generally dark, you can liven it up in several ways. Using uplighters is one quick and easy way to revive a gloomy space. A light source’s effectiveness depends on the light’s direction, so using uplighters will direct more light towards the ceiling and brighten up the room.

Much like lighting large open spaces, a mirror is a clever way to brighten a dark room. Mirrors should be placed where natural light comes in so the light can bounce around the room and brighten your interior. 

Several lighting sources should be used when lighting up a dark room, as when partnered with natural light, they help to brighten all corners of a dark room and create a relaxing living space.

Create a cosy home with Dusk Lighting

If you’re looking for ideas to create a cosy home environment, the first step should be to rethink your current lighting situation. 

Then, enhance the cosy feel in your home with extra accessories, like rugs and cushions, to get the most out of your interior.

At Dusk Lighting, we have a fantastic selection of high-quality lighting to help transform your home into a cosy haven during the darker months.Why not start by browsing our ceiling-mounted or track lighting collection?

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