Natural light should be at the top of everyone’s list to emphasise in their home. If you have a large home, natural light brightens your mood. If you have a small home, natural light makes your home look bigger. But it’s also something that’s hard to control. If you’re in a country with a dismal climate or in a home that is overshadowed by other buildings, you’ll have trouble maximising the natural light in your home. We’ve got a few tips that can help you out in that regard. Take a look at our tips for maximising the natural light coming into your home with your décor decisions.
Keep your colour palette bright
If you’re really worried about letting as much light in as possible, you don’t want it to then get absorbed by the colours in your home. Light thrives in light tones, so you’ll want to keep your most used colour bright. If you love the bold statement look, you can go with high contrast. A bright room with dark, deeply coloured décor elements like curtains, sofa, etc., can all look very modern. Alternatively, if you’re a fan of colour, you can look into pastel tones or add some colour blocking or an accent wall to make things look less like a hospital waiting room. Your home doesn’t have to be stark white to get the most out of the natural light.
Put down the right flooring
At the same time, a lighter tone of flooring can also bounce the light around. However, it isn’t your only option. If you have your heart set on a deep-toned floor shade, go for it. Again, you can lean into high contrast, and those deep tones can really warm up an otherwise cool-toned white room. The thing that really lets floors bounce the natural light is its shine, so you can even consider a revarnish to really let the light in. Alternatively, if you do, go with the light-coloured flooring and make it more interesting to the eye by putting it down in a parquet pattern. For all your flooring options, visit Wood Floor Warehouse (www.woodfloorwarehouse.co.uk).
Pick your curtains carefully
Obviously, the windows are the, well, windows to light, and typically curtains are there to block the windows. If you’re looking to get as much light as possible into your home, don’t omit the curtains. Your windows are likely to look very bare like that. Instead, look into lighter-coloured heavier curtains and mesh-style curtains. A combination of both will make your curtains fit for every purpose. Close the mesh curtains to keep the heat in the room, close the heavier curtains to watch that last episode of Game of Thrones that’s too dark to see.
Invest in some mirrors
The best way to get more light into your home is to dot mirrors around it. A statement mirror in the room you need more light in will naturally capture the light in the room and bounce it around. In turn, the combination of the light and the looking glass will make your home look a lot bigger.
