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Placement of lights or lighting can give a considerable influence in the interior appearance of the house. Whether it’s a standard lamp, garden lamp, floor lamp, table lamp or chandelier, it can change the overall ambiance in there.
Therefore, lighting techniques also become an important element when arranging the room. In addition to the placement of furniture, home furnishings, and decoration. Different rooms, different lights or lighting used. Consider the following tips, as quoted from the Times of India.

Living Room/Family Room

Central lights or lights mounted on the ceiling in the center of the room. Combine with lights in the corner of the room suitable for living room or family room. The desk lamp can also be the right alternative. Should not put too much light, if you want additional light, make a natural. For example by placing a large mirror, which will help to double the light from the lamp.

If you have a sculpture or painting, highlight it by installing the focus light. Want a more luxurious room, use chandelier lights with orange light. No need for lights with antique or vintage models. Adjust to the overall interior design of the house.

Bedroom

The bedroom is the most private area of your home. This is where you and your family rest and relax after a long day of work. Make sure the lamp you are using is not too bright and dazzling. Mood-lighting that can be adjustable (dim, bright, very bright) is perfect for this area. Also install additional lights, such as table lamps that you can turn on when you want a warm or romantic mood in the bedroom.

Kitchen

Bright light is appropriate for the kitchen because this is the area where you have to do the most important housework; cook. You certainly do not want a knife cut finger. The cuisine is too ripe or charred when you bake because of the less obvious vision due to lack of lighting. Choose bright white fluorescent lights. Place the lights under the cabinet to make it easier for you to find cooking utensils.

Study Room/Workspace

Just like the kitchen, study or workspace should also have a bright light. In fact, you are advised to put a desk lamp to help vision.…

To make the Park look beautiful at night, of course, you will need additional lighting in the form of garden lights. The spotlight that leads to tree trunks or fish ponds will give the aesthetic touch in there.

Not only that, the garden with bright lighting is able to provide security and directions for the spacious yard.

If your house has not been equipped with lights, you can design and install it yourself. Check out some of the following tips before installing the lights in there.

Specify Installation Point

Try walking around the park and notice the part you want to highlight the light. There is no harm in sketching or photographing your garden to get a clearer illustration. For example, want to illuminate the tall trees, then point the lights at the bottom of the tree that leads to the top. If you want to reflect the light of pond water sheen, you can put the lights planted in the pool area.

Select Energy Saving Lamp

Selection of energy-efficient LED lighting is the right choice for home and minimalist. This lamp can be equipped with day and night sensor systems. LED lights with solar power systems are now widely sold freely in the market. The way it works is by absorbing sunlight during the day to become an energy reserve at night.

Adjust the Garden Concept

There are several models of garden lights that certainly in accordance with the concept of the garden that you have created. Halogen type garden lamps can give a dramatic impression and bring up the original color of the object.

However, avoid choosing lights with a white light like neon. That’s because the original color of the object looks unclear, even the object will look paler. In addition to the type of halogen lamps, you can also choose the type of spotlight lights.

This lamp has good lighting quality, so fitting is placed on a vast tropical garden.

You can direct this lamp toward a plant that has an interesting shape. Put the lights close to the object. So the dark shadow of the leaf that is behind it will look contrast.

Good Care

As good or as expensive as any lights and arrangements you choose, it still needs regular maintenance.

Because it is located outdoors, garden lights are relatively faster dull. To clean the light bulbs from dust and dirt regularly.

Also, prune the trees or shrubs that have started covering the lights. To be more durable, you can also install a lamp house with a grill on the lights that are placed below.…

Speaking of home renovations not only about the damage you know. Home renovation can be a way of life for its inhabitants refresh let me not bored. Renovation does not mean having to disassemble the whole house, you know. A little touch of minimalism create a refreshing atmosphere already classified renovation. And one more thing, the home renovation that did not mean a whole house remodel. Occasionally some minimalist touch can already refreshing atmosphere.

Before deciding to renovate the house, make sure some of these things:

1. Determine the point Renovation If you are planning to renovate the house with a certain budget, prioritize the points that were damaged. If the roof or gutter is already not able to withstand heavy rain alias leaking everywhere, it needs to take precedence. Pay attention to each corner of the house and note which parts that need to be renovated. Determine the points of this renovation is important as a benchmark so that you do not spend more money on renovations that do not really need to.
2. Determine Post-Post Spending After all points are recorded, it’s time for expenditure items. Remember, home remodeling is better prepared long ago. It is important that you do not need to ask Loan or debt here and there. Clearly, home remodeling it does not have to be expensive. Because of the convenience of it does not lie in how expensive your tile floor. Make sure that the material selection, process of remodeling and design is always based on the budget, and not vice versa.
3. SurveyIf the expenditure items have been determined, may be followed by a survey in building material stores. Provide enough time in order to compare with one another. Tricks mandatory home renovation is not lazy to compare prices from one store to another. Is strictly forbidden to directly buy building materials in the first place you visit. You see, you’re not going to know where the best price that you can be.
4. Safety Factor Although the title of renovation on a budget does not mean the safety of family members excluded. Offers may anyway, but the quality remains the number one. Some materials such as pipes, roofing, foundations, and the roof frame kudu shall be consistent quality standards. Paint exterior wall coatings is also not allowed to go unnoticed. Choose a quality even though the price is rather expensive. Because the paint is okay will be more durable to protect your house from weather exposure. So no need to paint the house every few years. This means saving right?
5. Services Contractor or Contractor?

   If the renovation will be done relatively large, you can choose to use the services of contractors or contractors. Of course this is related to the budget that you have. Well, for the renovation fund set up ahead of time to make the process smooth. For the contractor, look based on references or recommendations from friends, neighbors or family. The system used is usually in the form of daily or bulk. If you use the services of the contractor, you can freely consult with the foreman or a builder about the budget you have. It’s just that you have to provide building materials themselves. But do not worry, they will usually give input about the prices of materials and alternatives if any. Do not forget to crosscheck all information received by visiting the shops of the building. Different again with a contractor, you can sit without the need to think about the type of building material because it already provided by them. But you also still have to be careful when meeting a rogue contractor. Although you only receive clean, make sure you know the quality of the materials used and price in the market.