While building your dream home lighting is like the finishing act that transforms your house to a dream home. Lighting plays a vital role in making your home welcoming and cozy. More than a space, home is a feeling and lighting adds flavors to that feeling. There are a variety of types of lighting. On a very basic scale lighting can be divided into two warm and cool lighting. In this article let's read in depth about why and how to choose the right lighting for your home.

The basic difference between warm light and cool light:

The basic difference between these two types of lighting is its color temperature. Warm light is a bit yellowish that looks natural. Whereas, cool light looks a bit artificial as it emits a bluish light. In Kelvin scale the warm light comes in around 2700k-3000K and the cool is more than 4000K. Usually warm light is considered suitable for homes and cool lights are used mainly in modern workspaces. While selecting between these two types of lighting for your home it's important to keep in mind about the mood both lights create. Rather than choosing a single mode of lighting for your whole home it’s good to select suitable lights for each part of the home. 

Living room

The living room is a space where you entertain company so it is supposed to be inviting and cozy. Warm lights are known for creating a cozy mood. Living room should have a relaxing mood where you can relax after a busy day at work. This is exactly why warm lights will be suitable for the living room in your home. To counterbalance the risk of insufficient light for activities such as reading, use more than one light source. Like, you can choose a corner and add a table lamp or standing lamb with warm light and make the corner cozy which will be perfect for a reading corner.  

Kitchen

In the kitchen functionality is significant. While lighting the kitchen it is important to keep in mind that the illumination should be distributed evenly. There should be enough light to be focused and perform detailed tasks like cooking. Cool lighting is considered apt for the kitchen but the bluish cool light might make the environment look sterile. In order to have enough light and a homely feel at the same time it’s good to choose neutral cool lights. The style of the kitchen should also be considered while choosing a light. If it’s a cosy country cottage or a Provence look, for example, with dark browns, a warm light will be in more in keeping, and in that case, the solution is to increase the amount of light available by installing fittings that allow it to be dispersed efficiently.

Bedroom 

Bedroom, a place dedicated to relaxing and resting in warm light, is a no-brainer. Here we are looking for lights that are inviting and should help in falling asleep. Warm lights have a soothing effect that helps to fall asleep. Apart from a main light source you can also consider adding maybe cool light lamps on either side for the bed to enable bedtime reading. 

Even though there are stereotypical lighting used widely you can still go with your preference for your home. There are certain types of lighting which are considered ideal for certain places but if your gut says to go in the opposite direction it’s absolutely alright. Also the style and theme of your home is another factor to be considered. Choosing lights for your dream home can be stressful and confusing. That's where the classic stereotypes might help you.