Lighting - Get it Right

Lighting can make or break your entire mood for your room. If you have a cozy French Country décor flowing through your room, you do not want blaring, bright lights. Keep the coziness of the room with softer lighting, use 60-watt bulbs and use thicker shades to allow light into the room but nothing too bright or glaring. Go for lamps designed in a Balustrade or chubby urn design. The look of your lamp is as important as the amount of light you allow into a room.

Bright lights don't make a romantic feel in a room either. If you're going for a romantic feel for your room, think soft; think of the gentle glow of a fireplace. Think not much brighter than candlelight. Even better opt for the soft glow of candles around a room.

Another consideration where lighting can completely undo your décor scheme will be if you have gone for an Eames style or minimalist look. A lamp constructed using columns or other straight design will fit in nicely as you want clean and simple lines and this is one case in which you can get away with bright skylights or even a brightly lit floor lamp with a high wattage bulb.

If you'd like to go for a purely whimsical design in a lamp, look towards something with a playful design such as a Star Lamp. This fun lamp has a sturdy base with a gold star making up the middle of the lamp.

It's easy to get the lighting right if you just consider the feel of your room first.
posted by Home Decor Experts - Accent Architecturals