How luxury light fixtures can elevate your space

It's easy to overlook lighting fixtures when decorating your home. As they primarily serve to provide illumination, their design and decorative element is often ignored. 

In stylish homes today, however, lighting plays more than a functional role. The right fixtures and the kind of illumination they provide can significantly enhance the mood in a room and give it an effortlessly luxurious feel. 

These are some of the ways you can make modern luxury lighting elevate your space. 

1. Layered lighting

Effective lighting involves the use of various light sources to create the ambiance you want and provide the right amount of brightness for certain activities. A chandelier, for example, can truly light up a room and be the focal point of the space. However, when you want a more intimate and cozy feel, the ambient lighting and softer glow of wall lights, pendants, and table lamps can create the right mood for you. By layering the lighting in a room, you provide versatility to the space and allow it to transition smoothly from one function or mood to another. 

2. Spotlights and highlights

The right lighting fixture can draw attention to a feature in the room that you want to highlight. If you have beautiful artworks hanging on a hallway, you can enhance them with wall lamps. Or if you have a statement furniture piece or decorative art in the living room, a table lamp or small pendant lamp can put the spotlight on it. 

3. Color temperature

Color temperature refers to the warmth or coolness of the light emitted by a bulb. Lower Kelvin values from 2000K to 3000K means the bulb gives off a warm "candlelight" glow, while 4600K to 6500K bulbs emit what's referred to as "daylight", or bright white light with bluish tones. Temperatures between 3100K and 4500K are considered "cool white", which is described as neutral white light. 

The color temperature that your lighting fixture gives off defines the mood of the space. Warm light creates a cozy and inviting atmosphere, while daylight temperatures are ideal for performing tasks that require plenty of visibility, such as cooking or your morning grooming rituals.

4. Illusion of space

Adequate lighting is essential in creating a luxurious look for your home. A dimly lit space feels cramped and dated, while the combination of natural and artificial light creates the illusion of more space. Light can bounce off surfaces, which can make a room appear bigger and more airy. To maximize the amount of light a room gets, add mirrors in strategic areas so they can reflect light. 

5. Design statement

While lighting fixtures can highlight specific areas and decors in a room, they can also serve as statement pieces on their own. Modern luxury lighting comes in a wide array of designs that can finish the look of a space. This is true for chandeliers and pendant lights that call attention that minute you step into a room, as well as smaller or more discreet fixtures such as table lamps, floor lamps, and wall lamps. The important thing is to choose fixtures that complement your design aesthetics to create a comprehensive look.