Introduction

When building or renovating a new home, you need to install a light fixture that matches with the theme and mood of your home. Ceiling light is the most popular thing for lighting up you house. However, how to choose the best ceiling light fixture for your home can be very complicated. When you go to a lights store, you will understand what we are talking about.

Without the right information on the topic, you might reduce spending a lot of time looking for the right light for your home.  When selecting light, you need to ensure that they are functional, are bright enough and come with a good design that adds beauty to a room.  Also, you need to ensure that the type of light that you choose meets the theme of your room. For example, you cannot put a modern light in a room full of antique furniture – they simply won’t match.

In this article, we will look at how to choose the right light. If you are looking for information on how to find the right light system for every room in your house, then you have more idea to decide which ceiling light you will go for.

Types of ceiling lights

There are many types of lights in the market, and some people may device them in to different types, but we will summarize them as below types base on how they are installed to the ceiling. Often, you will find that a room has two types of lights. However, there are cases where it will hold all the three.  Check out the types of lights below:

Flush mount ceiling light

Flush mount ceiling lights are the lights that hang close to the ceiling while attracting the minimum amount of attention from people. These types of lights are normally installed in homes with low ceilings if you have kids in your home; these are the best types of ceiling light to go for. The good thing is that flush mount lights are available in traditional and contemporary designs.

Semi-flush mount ceiling light

Semi-flush mount lights hang about 4 to 8 inches from the ceiling. These types of lights are ideal in ceilings that do not have ample space for a chandelier buy you still want a unique design. You can use these types of lights in a foyer or common rooms.

Recessed light

Recessed lights are normally installed in a hollow in the ceiling. When installed on the ceiling, the lights concentrated in one area. Since the light is not obvious to be show out, the units can be used for decoration with soft lighting.

The recessed lights was install at the beginning when built the room, so it is very difficult for you to change to other light design/system unless you rebuild the whole ceiling of your room.

Hanging ceiling light

Hanging lights hang for over 8 inches from the ceiling. They also include chandeliers which hang on the ceiling. If you have a high ceiling on your house, you can choose to install hanging ceiling lights. There are many choices for hanging lights on the market.

Tips for choosing the best ceiling light for your home

A lighting fixture is very important for illuminating and decorating a room. Without light, it would be hard for one to see decorations and do other activities at home. Normally, the main source of light in a room from the lights which located on ceiling. Below, we will look at the tips for choosing a ceiling light.

Determine the diameter of the lighting feature

When looking for the best ceiling light for your home, you need to look at the diameter of the room. To get the right measure of diameter, you need to take the sum of the length and width of the room. Then you will choose the light unit which can illuminate for the whole room. If one ceiling light kit cannot provide enough light for your room, you have to think about how many lights you need and the location for install them to get best illumination effect.

Look at the ceiling height

Ceiling height is one of the most important factor you need to consider when choosing a ceiling light. If your ceiling is too low the best choice is flush mount or semi flush mount ceiling light. If your room have a high ceiling, you will have more options for hanging types ceiling lights. You have to make sure that the ceiling light you are going to buy, when it is installed to the ceiling, should have the safe space from the light to people heads under, or other moving objects in the room.

Go for the right design

The design of the ceiling light fixture should go well with the design of your home or room. If your house has a contemporary design, you should stick with modern light designs. If you do not do this, your home will not look right. Lighting fixtures comes in many designs. Therefore, it is important to do your research well so as to find a design that matches well with the theme in your house. 

Create a perfect light combination

A big room may need more than one light, you have to know how many of lights you may need and when you will to install them to get the best illumination effect and bring most beautiful look to your room.

For some rooms, people can combine 2 or more ceiling light systems. The purpose may be for decoration, or focus the light to more important areas... Then you have to choose which light system will be the main light source, which one is the other functional light system then select the right ceiling lights you need for the room. You should imagine how they are working together before deciding on the right combination that will work for your home. Sometimes, what you are looking for is not a perfect match but a light combination that looks cohesive.

Know the different types ceiling light bulbs

When looking for a light fixture at a lights store, you need to know that the light bulbs can have an impact on your energy costs. This is because the units come with different types of bulbs. The light bulbs also affect to the brightness, the light shade tone of the light kit. Below, we will look at the different types of bulbs that you can find in a ceiling light unit:

• Incandescent bulbs. These are the most common types of ceiling light bulbs on the market. However, they are the most energy inefficient bulbs available. In addition, the bulbs will not last that long and thus; you will need to change them from time to time. These bulbs are ideal for table lamps and kitchen pot lamps.
• Halogen bulbs. Halogen bulbs have more life than the ordinary incandescent bulbs. However, these bulbs can get quite hot to touch. The bulbs also provide a warm light but are not energy efficient.
• Fluorescent bulbs. Fluorescent bulbs are known for their energy efficient nature. However, they go not provide a natural light as the sun. This is because they have a poor color rendering capability.  The bulb provides a cool light and if you need dimmable ones, they will not work the best. Fluorescents are ideal for areas that do not require intensive lighting or mood lighting. Places like garages, basements and hallways can do with these bulbs.
• LED bulbs. Although LED bulbs are the most expensive, they last very long. They are also the best energy savers on this list and produce a warm light that makes colors look great. The good thing is that these bulbs come with many options.

Price

There are many different kinds of ceiling lights in the market now, they also come with different price. Consider to choose the best valuable ceiling light fit with your planned budget for the light you are going to buy.

Consider talking to a lighting professional

Finding the right ceiling light fixture for your home can sometimes prove challenging. However, things can become easy after talking to a lighting professional. A professional is not only well trained on the subject, but also have the requisite experience in finding the right light fixture for your home. it will only take a few minutes for the professional to recommend the right light fixture based on the theme, style, size and room that you want the light fitted.

Conclusion

We hope that the above tips will help you on how to choose the best ceiling light for your home. Just consider the space, budget, and the theme of your home to find the right product.

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