Top Tips for Lighting Your Open Plan Home

In an open plan home, it's easy for everything to mesh together. To create distinct spaces for each function and zone, it's a good idea to add different sorts of lighting. It can add dimension and helps create the right atmosphere for each room. This post highlights how you can utilise the various forms in your open plan home and still have a sense of continuity throughout.

Foscarini Lights
When you have an open plan home, what you want to avoid is a stark contrast between two zones, like a living room and kitchen for example. You want there to be flow, and Foscarini Lights will help you do a perfect job of that. They are statement pieces that can be easily added to elevate a space. Great if you have a simple neutral theme throughout your home and want to create a distinct look and feel without playing around too much. They come in a range of shapes and styles so you will be bound to find something regardless of the theme you’re going for.

Pendant Lights
Pendant lights are also fixtures that you may want to include. They add heaps of character and are perfect over a dining table or kitchen Island.

Layer Your Lights
Another technique that we like is layering. You can layer your lights by adding spotlights and additional lamps to add illumination where you need it. This is a good technique for kitchens where it’s important to have ample light, where you will need good visibility and will be spending lots of quality time.

Hue
Hue plays a big role in the feel of a room too. Depending on the area of the house that you’re looking at, you may want something warmer or a fine balance between the two. Cool toned bulbs are likely ones that you will want to avoid as they give off a very clinical feel.

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