From ‘Blah’ to Brilliant: How Lighting Design Transforms Interiors

Lighting is the foundation of how you experience your home. Rooms that feel airy, bright, and spacious raise your spirits. And at night, cozy and inviting lighting makes you feel at home. 

But all too often, people overlook the importance of lighting, and when designing a new home, they arrange their lights in a grid. No attention is paid to how the lighting really feels in a space—just making sure there’s enough light to see. 

If you’ve ever seen a home that looks unattainably luxurious, odds are those homeowners hired a lighting designer. Many people aren’t familiar with lighting design services, but if you’re undergoing a renovation or new home build in Pasadena, CA, here’s why lighting design should be on your mind. 

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What Is Lighting Design? 

Lighting design is all about the human experience. It considers the intensity, color, size, width, and application of each light and how that influences the use and feel of a room. Rather than use a single lamp at the center of the ceiling, a professional lighting design incorporates ambient, task, and accent lighting throughout the house.  

A lighting designer has access to high-end fixtures, from chandeliers to linear lighting, and will integrate all fixtures into a centralized control system. From there, the designer can program the appearance of each light, cultivating different moods that you can control on your own. 

Accentuate Architecture & Finishes 

Does your home have a gorgeous staircase by the entryway? A unique ceiling design or a large art collection? Lighting design can make certain features pop while pulling out specific colors. Color-tunable LED lights influence how furniture, walls, and art appear, drawing attention to different elements in your home. 

Lighting for How You Live 

Lighting design isn’t only about aesthetics—it’s functional, too. For instance, a lighting designer will consider how you’ll use lighting at the dining room table. If you often use it to read or write, you won’t want to accidentally cast shadows on the table as you sit. Lighting design places lights in all the right locations and allows you to adjust the mood with a simple press of a button. That same space that was used for reading can be transformed later for intimate mood lighting. 

In fact, a lighting designer can program smart lighting modes that you’ll activate anytime. A “Morning” lighting scene may activate certain lights and set LEDs to a bright, cool white. The “Night” scene will dim the lights and shift them to a warm, amber hue so you can relax before bed. 

Elevate the Outdoors, Too 

Lighting design can also extend to landscape lighting. Our design team at Personal Technology will carefully place different fixtures to highlight trees, walkways, and sculptures and enhance your home’s exterior after dark. Outdoor lighting design is an excellent opportunity to maximize outdoor spaces while adding beauty to your property. 

Ready to bring wow-worthy lighting and smart control to your Pasadena-area home? Contact Personal Technology to learn more about our lighting design services. We look forward to speaking with you!