HomeThangs.com Has Introduced a Guide to Choosing the Right Type of Lighting Fixture for a Hallway
(PRWEB) April 30, 2014 -- HomeThangs.com – the Online Home Improvement Store has made their goal to deliver the right product to the consumer. With that in mind, shopping and home design tips, as well as special product selections are being introduced.
Choosing the right lighting fixtures for a hallway can be particularly challenging. Unlike most rooms, hallways usually don’t benefit from any natural lighting, and often there isn’t enough space to simply set down a lamp. That means any lighting in a hallway needs to be built in, but finding fixtures that fit the narrow width of the space and height of the ceilings can be its own challenge. HomeThangs.com has introduced a guide to the pros and cons of using a variety of types of lighting fixtures in a hallway.
Wall Sconces
Wall sconces are particularly prized for their visibility in a hallway. Because they install closer to eye level, they offer the greatest visual impact of any type of lighting fixture, regardless of the height of the room. That said, large sconces can crowd the walkway, while placing the light on the wall rather than the ceiling limits the amount of illumination each fixture can produce. To improve the quantity of lighting, look for sconces that cast light both upward and downward, and alternate the fixtures from one side of the hall to the other at 8-10 foot intervals.
Recessed Lighting
Recessed lights are all about bright functionality, and cast the most over-all light for the number of bulbs used. They’re a popular choice for a more modern decor due to their sleek, simple finish, but are subtle enough to work with almost any type of decor. Recessed lights are also a great option for halls with lower ceilings, as they won’t take up any space, and can make the ceilings look and feel a bit higher. Smaller recessed lights can also be combined with larger decorative lights to provide better lighting coverage without distracting from more ornate fixtures.
Pendant Lights
Pendant lights, on the other hand, should be reserved for hallways with very high ceilings, where they have plenty of room to hang down without coming anywhere near head-level. In a very tall hallway, full sized pendant lights can accentuate the height of the space, and in particular work well to draw attention to high up architectural details, like decorative ceilings or arched doorways.
Flush Mount Lighting
Flush mount lighting offers a nice compromise between the decorative look of a pendant and the compact functionality of recessed lighting. Like recessed lighting, flush mount lights are a better fit for hallways with lower ceilings, but despite their slim profile, they come in a wide variety of styles to give the hallway a more personalized touch.
Track Lighting
Track lighting isn’t a common choice when it comes to decorative lighting, but can be surprisingly effective in a long hallway. They place lights at regular intervals, giving the consistent over-all lighting needed to keep hallways bright and safe, and because track lights can be strung together, several fixtures can easily be connected to accommodate a very long hall. Track lighting also works well as accent lighting because each individual light can be positioned and used as an accent light, say to highlight a piece of art.
Continuity
Hallways are transitional spaces that connect one part of the home to another, which makes it important to think about continuity of design. Matching the lighting fixtures used in the hallway to the ones in the rooms on either side is a simple, effective way to do this. Even if they aren’t the same type of lighting fixture, carrying a single design and finish color from one room to another via the hallway is a perfect, subtle way to connect the spaces.
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Tanya T., HomeThangs, http://www.homethangs.com, +1 (866) 278-0880, [email protected]
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