Lighting your bedroom properly will take this space to the next level.
“Layering all three is the fun part and the part that requires the most strategy.”
Alonso suggests mentally dividing a room into zones so that get started.
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With regard to general lighting, one has even more choices.
Be mindful of where the recessed lights go."
In some cases, Alonso keeps recessed lighting on the perimeter of a room only.
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“My favorite is a soft white bulb,” designerEmma Beryl Kempersays.
“It’s illuminating without feeling sterile and works for ambient, task, and accent lights.”
Alonso says that generally, he won’t pick bulbs above 2700 Kelvin.
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“I love an amber glow in the bedroom.
Its a little moodier, softer, and warmer,” he says.
But if you must go up to 3000, that’s completely your call based on your personal needs.
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As a general rule, designerBecky Shealikes to have overhead lighting hang eight feet above the floor.
“There’s a lot of math that goes into design to make it make everything work!”
“The morelight bulbs, the brighter the space will become.”
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