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To achieve a warm-feeling glow, try aiming for around 3000 kelvins for all of your bulbs.

Additionally, be consistent with the color and kelvin ofbulbs you choose.

Modern living room with arc lamp, gray accent chairs, and rainbow book bookshelves

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For instance, dont mix warm and cool color temperature lightbulbs.

I love incorporating lighting to highlight design details to create visual patterns, Hill-Mattauszek says.

It adds that wow factor to a room and makes a space feel more inviting and interesting!

Bright white kitchen with rattan barstools and black iron pendant lighting

Candace Plotz Design

The sconces light will create beautiful shadows on the textural walls, uniquely highlighting them.

Rethink Recessed

For many years,recessed lightingwas considered the holy grail of lighting.

However, functional as they are, recessed lights can create an unappealing glare.

Mid-Century Modern living room with geometric statement wall and modernist chandelier

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I take a stab at avoid recessed lights as much as possible, says designer Paulina Hospod ofAha Interiors.

This reduces that typical glare you get when looking at regular recessed lights.

And since you arent walking under it, you’re free to get a taller fixture.

Living room with arc lamp, gray chairs, and rainbow bookshelves

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Preset Your Mood Lighting

Different occasions warrant different lighting schemes.

Rustic bedroom with gray upholstered bed and exposed beams

House of Funk

Apartment living room with shades of gray, a cognac leather hoop accent chair, and white and black hexagonal coffee table

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