It’s A Wrap! Have a Brighter Start to 2023.

Make 2023 a brighter year with new Lighting from The Lighting Company to brighten up your January.

A lot of time and effort went in to creating the perfect home for you and your family this Christmas. The whole house was beautifully packed full of bright decorative lighting and cheerful hues of festive twinkle creating a feeling of warmth and merriment. After months of planning and preparation it’s suddenly time to take down the lights and pack the Christmas decorations up for another year. It often leaves us with a feeling of emptiness when our home is restored to its old ways leaving us with just a dimmed ceiling light as our main source of light having a negative effect on our mood.

The darker days and bad weather that often follow after the Christmas period can have an affect on our mood significantly. Studies have shown that having brighter, sufficient light can have a positive impact on our mood helping to ease the feeling of the January Blues!

You may have had different areas over the festive period light up such as your fire place, stair case or tree centred in your living room. Removing these different layers of light often leaves the room feeling cold and dull. Layering your light sources is the best way to achieve quality lighting and bring back a touch of warmth to your home.

January is the perfect time to un-wrap a new style in your home and incorporate new lights that can brighten your home to brighten the mood.

Ambient Lighting

Ambient Lighting gives the room an overall glow and essentially does the job that during the winter months the sunlight doesn’t do. A common problem is that most rooms just have one central ceiling light fixture and are often chosen for its decorative features and not for how much light it gives off.

Unfortunately most people stop with their ambient light and not bother to add layers.

Accent Lighting

Adding in an accent light can highlight the focal point in a room adding a decorative and polished feel. This light can come from an attractive pendant light or chandelier over a dining table.

Installing accent lighting such as wall lights is important to add interest to your home and draw attention to a well constructed painting as it will softly highlight the focal points in your room.

Task Lighting

During the colder months we often take on new challenges such as learning new skills be that knitting pottery or taking the time to read more! Task lighting is great for creating a focused spotlight on an area that needs brighter more direct light. Using a table lamp or floor lamp that is strategically placed in the right area of your home is not only useful but also adds to the style of your home. Think about co-ordinating colours and matching to the aesthetic of your home.

Colours for Un-wrapping a New Home

A warming and well light home is not they only way to keep the joyful spirits up after the festive period. New year new start doesn’t have to mean a change to yourself it can be the right time to re-invent your interiors and un-wrap new frequencies of colour in your homewares and lighting.

Colour can have a powerful effect on the way we feel and certain shades help encourage the mood you want to create. To keep the magic alive from Christmas as long as possible we recommend neutral tones like brown, tan or taupe that feel cosy and comforting. Consider adding in some undertones for depth such as mustard yellow, muted olive and burnt orange. These warm earthy shades with pops of colour work well in living rooms with different layers of light such as table lamps, floor lamps and pendants to enhance the atmosphere.

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