Joyce J
7 November 2022
Let’s discuss the importance of lighting in your home. It is not just about decorative lighting, but also about how to make your house look better, and save money by using high-quality LED lights.
People often ask us how much we spend on LED lighting in our house and how much it will cost us. The biggest difference between traditional bulbs and LEDs is the lifespan of the bulbs. The lifespan of a bulb is measured in years, while with LEDs it can be measured in months or even days!
Using low-energy bulbs also saves you money — you only need one bulb for each light you need at night (for example, 1 energy-efficient fluorescent bulb for every light you need). For this reason, we advise people to replace their old bulbs with energy-efficient ones.
If you don’t have a lot of space — especially if you live in an apartment or a flat — then getting solar panels installed may not be a good cost saving option. In this case, LED lamps are a good option for some types of lighting: they are very cheap, easy to install and can be used outside (if necessary). Plus they last longer than a regular bulb can do…
How to choose the right indoor lighting for your home
There is a lot of confusion around what lighting is and how to choose the right ones for your home. So let’s clear it up once and for all.
There is no doubt that ambient lighting helps keep your home cool in the summer, warm in winter, and makes your home look nice. But if you are looking to achieve this effect without paying for fancy lighting or have limited space for your lights, then you might be wondering:
What’s the best way to choose indoor lighting in my house? There are so many different types of lights used in homes around the world. However, there are a few key factors that make them different from each other. The type of light you want depends on several factors including how you want it installed, where you want it to be placed, and when you want it turned on and off.
There are also differences between different types of lights within a given type of lamp or fixture; these differences tend not to be so noticeable but can affect how well they work together with each other or even how pleasant the overall ambience of your home is at any given time.
So which type should I use? You get the most bang for your buck if you choose outdoor-quality lights since they come with better build quality and higher energy efficiency than indoor-quality lamps.
However, you will also have more options since there are many indoor-quality lamps out there that can match outdoor-quality ones when it comes to terms like colour temperature (like daylight or tungsten) as well as lifespan (how long they last).
On top of that, most LED bulbs last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs so they are particularly good options too! Since LED lamps have a longer lifespan, there’s no need to replace them as often as incandescent bulbs do which means less money spent on electricity bills.
When choosing the right lamp or fixture, here are some tips when looking over various types: Use daylight-quality white lights if possible because they produce natural sunlight by reflecting around 85% of incoming light onto backlight LEDs which is more effective than using coloured bulbs alone because they use only ~20% of their energy output in producing red/blue/green colour bands
The different types of indoor lighting
One of the most common questions I get asked is: “How do I choose indoor lighting for my home?”
In this post, we answer that question and show you how to choose the best lighting for your living space.
First of all, let’s look at the different types of lighting:
Lamp
The lamp is the main source of light in a room. It provides an ambient light that can be controlled by a dimming or a colour control. It is usually made from a filament or reflector, which turns on as soon as an electrical current is introduced.
An incandescent bulb uses electricity to heat up a carbon filament, which then emits light in the form of visible light and heat.
Fluorescent lamps use electricity and chemicals to create fluorescent light. They are designed to last longer than other types of lamps and have extremely low energy consumption.
LED (light emitting diode) bulbs are new technology that produce more light per watt than other kinds of bulbs have done in the past (although their performance will vary depending on their type). These bulbs last much longer than fluorescent bulbs and can be used in any room in your house with minimal maintenance — especially if you don’t want to cover any exposed wiring with curtains or blinds.
Bulb
The bulb is what changes between day and night — it heats up when it gets dark enough so that it emits light into your room. They are often made from glass, plastic or metal — but they all have one thing in common: they must be connected to an electrical socket at some point during the day when they are turned on — otherwise they won’t work at all!
Bulbs take power from a mains socket (normally 120 VAC/60 Hz) usually via an adaptor which plugs into one end and has two sockets at either end (one for each bulb). There’s no need for any fancy adapters here because you can plug them straight into your mains socket anyway!
Two common varieties are halogen lamps, which use high power halogen lamps; these require some sort of special adaptor which plugs into one end and has two sockets at either end (one for each bulb). There’s no need for any fancy adapters here because you can plug them straight into your mains socket anyway!
The benefits of LED lighting
Lighting is one of those topics that everyone seems to know about, but few people actually understand. Lighting is the most important part of interior decoration, and it has a significant impact on your home’s aesthetic appeal. Nobody wants to spend their hard-earned money on something that looks tacky or smells bad!
I’m not a lighting expert — I just read some articles and watched some videos, which made me think about lighting for our home and how we can improve our own lighting set-up. This post is an attempt to inform you about the benefits of LED bulbs in your home, as well as show you how to choose the right bulb for your needs.
Most people in homes would agree that one of the greatest features they like most about their homes are the light fixtures themselves, along with their design and functionality. The problem is that many of them have no idea what kind of bulb they should be using, or even what kind of bulb they should be buying.
Here are some things you should keep in mind when choosing indoor lighting:
- The light bulbs you buy need to produce enough light for your living room (if it’s dark in there, no light will come through)
- Budget is an important consideration; too much money can go into the wrong light bulbs if you don’t know what you’re doing (more on this below)
- You need to decide between standard incandescent bulbs or LED bulbs — there are no “best” options here (LEDs are better than incandescent because they give off less heat)
I think we should all be aware that LED lights are behind a lot more people than us: A recent survey found that 60% of Americans have at least one LED light fixture in their home. Interestingly enough, 95% use them daily!
That suggests we don’t have much time left when it comes to understanding LEDs — either we get used to them or they become ubiquitous! What will happen? It seems unlikely that natural light bulbs will disappear anytime soon, but LEDs will replace them altogether before long (yes – these small tubes might eventually replace incandescent ones too!).
The best places to buy indoor lighting
For years, we have been told that good lighting is the sine qua non of home decoration.
Well, it might not be the only one. Do you know why it is so important? Because it makes your house look better. And in fact, looking better makes your house cheaper to run and maintain.
The problem with most lighting products is that they are almost always made of plastic, rather than high quality materials such as glass or metal. And when plastic lights leak and break, the result is a very expensive repair bill for the homeowner: $50-$100 for a single broken light and maybe another $10 if it’s broken again a few days later. (Think about how much you pay for insurance every year on your car.)
But as we all know from experience, no matter how much money you save by not buying cheap lighting (a lot of which ends up going to waste), you can’t feel good about yourself unless your house looks good too — so that is why you should choose indoor lighting wisely.
How to install indoor lighting
If you have never installed an LED bulb before, here is a great opportunity to learn.
Take off the base and cover the bulb with it.
If you want to highlight the shape of the bulb, you will need to cut a small hole in the centre of each side of the base. If you don’t want this hole to make any noise, you can cover them with silicone or similar adhesive material.
Once done, take it out of the base and check how bright it is! The colour should be brighter than an incandescent bulb, even if your room gets dark at night.
How to care for your indoor lighting
The outdoor lighting is probably the most important part of your home. I can’t think of a single home that would be complete without it. Of course, there are some exceptions, but if you are going to spend a significant amount of money on your house, you will want to take care of it.
One thing that is important to understand about indoor lighting is that it’s not a monolith. It comes in many different types and sizes. So if you have one thing that works better than another, you can use a variety to make your home more comfortable for you and your family.
If you put all the lights in one place, like every room in your house (think: the light switch), then you could go from having very weak indoor lighting all over your house to having much stronger ones in just certain places. This becomes problematic when everything has lights on timers or when they are especially bright or blue (like the sun outside). With so much variation between them and their effects on people’s health, it’s best to focus on those few things which really matter — those which make our homes feel good and comfortable.
