Top 5 Types of Indoor Lights for Your Home

If choosing the perfect indoor lights for your home seems like mission impossible, you’ve come to the right place. Indoor lighting fixtures come in many different styles and designs, all of which have varying features. Whether you’re looking for a lighting system to add that wow factor to your home or require a fixture that can be easily moved from one location to the next, then keep on reading. In this blog we’ll take a look at five different types of indoor lighting, considering their different uses and benefits.

Track Lights

Indoor track lighting uses track fixtures to provide flexible illumination in your home. Many indoor spotlights and track lighting fixtures come with adjustable spotlights allowing you to reposition the light in areas of your choosing. This makes them the perfect fixture for illuminating specific areas and casting out shadows and dark corners. You can also purchase these as single stand-alone lights or as several lights positioned together.

Benefits

• Versatility – The most obvious benefit of indoor track lighting is its versatility. Not only can you position them to light certain areas, but they can be utilised for different functions –ambience or task lighting. They can be installed as your general source of lighting or for dedicated tasks like reading and writing. You can also angle them to showcase specific wall features, including art and portraits, saving you the cost of purchasing a separate lighting unit.
• Decorative element – With indoor track lighting you won’t have to sacrifice style for functionality as they offer a modern and unique look than your standard light bulb fixtures.

Track Lights Uses

• Kitchen or dining room – Indoor track lighting can be used to enhance focal points such as islands and dining tables. In kitchens especially, they can be used as task lighting for extra visibility in work preparation areas.
• Living room or bedroom – Track lighting provides even coverage throughout a room making them perfect fixtures for general lighting.  
• Hallways – Indoor track lighting within hallways can provide warm and welcoming illumination for any friends and family paying a visit.

Pendant Lights

For the perfect combination of style and versatility, indoor pendant lights are the way forward. These are suspended light fixtures that come in a variety of designs, and you can install as few or as many of them as you desire.

• Easy to install – Indoor pendant lights are one of the easier light fixtures to install – they come pre-assembled so have no or minimal construction elements. They also have a relatively straightforward wiring process.
• Design – The varying designs and styles of indoor pendant lights make them a great addition to any home as they suit a wide range of interior décor and preferences.

Floor Lamps

Floor lamps are non-permanent lighting fixtures that are used for providing rooms or specific areas with light. They are a fantastic option to fill up dark corners or add pizzazz to a room because of their extreme versatility and wide range of styles.

Benefits

• Flexible – As these types of indoor lighting fixtures and not mounted or wired into walls, they can be easily moved and repositioned – this also makes them the ideal choice for those who rent their homes. 
• Decorative Elements – Floor lamps come in a range of styles that can enhance and compliment the overall interior of your room. With floor lamps, you can also layer the lighting with ceiling fixtures and additional table lamps to bring more depth into your space.
• Focal point – With some particularly decorative floor lamps, they can also function as the focal point and feature of your room.

Uses

• Living rooms – When used in living rooms, floor lamps can help create a cosy atmosphere.  By positioning them near desks or chairs, they can be used for task lighting to prevent eye strain.
• Bedrooms – Again, floor lamps can be positioned at your beside when reading or performing similar activities. They can be a source of quick and accessible light when switches are not in close proximity.
• Home offices/ study areas – Floor lamps can be used in offices or study areas to provide additional illumination for specific and concentrated tasks.
• Conservatory – Conservatories predominantly rely on natural daylight however when this is limited, floor lamps are a great source for lighting up these spaces.

Wall Lights

Indoor wall lights, or wall sconces, are attached to your perimeter walls as opposed to being mounted from the ceiling. They are excellent for adding mood lighting to your rooms.

Benefits

• Space saving – Whereas fixtures like floor lamps take up much-needed space, wall lights are mounted off the ground.
• Task lighting – One benefit of wall lights is that you can directly position them in certain areas. For example, above your sofa or seating area so they can double as a reading light.
• Convenience – Wall lights offer easy access when performing activities like changing light bulbs or dusting your fixtures.

Uses

• Living rooms – Installing indoor wall lights not only are a functional means to efficiently light up larger spaces but they add a decorative touch to this central aspect of your home.
• Hallways – Indoor wall lights work great in hallways as they can be positioned nicely along long stretches of space. They also have a welcoming feel for visitors passing by.
• Home Offices – You can easily position these types of indoor lighting fixtures in office spaces when extra visibility is required.

Chandeliers

Chandeliers are one of the easiest ways to level up the interior of your home. They aren’t always these large, overly expensive pieces that their reputation makes them out to be. Chandeliers come in all shapes and sizes, with some fixtures costing less than £80.

Benefits

• Statement pieces – Chandeliers are known for their grand and decorative designs. They are eye-catching pieces and command attention in any room. Even chandeliers on the more modest and understated side can enhance your interior.

Uses

• Living rooms – Transform your living room with an indoor chandelier fixture. Not only will they increase the overall ambience but they are a minimal alteration to uplifting this central room in your home.
• Dining rooms – Dining rooms are a popular location for chandeliers and eye-catching light fixtures as they provide your meals and gatherings with a touch of elegance.
• Hallways and entryways – Give your guests something to fan over by placing your chandelier in your hallways or entryways.
• Non-conventional places – Chandeliers are not only for living rooms and walkways. Try placing them in some non-conventional locations like bathrooms or walk-in closets. Just like your other rooms, they will transform the interior of this space, with minimal effort and cost.

Can’t Decide on A Type Of Lighting Fixture?

With so many types of indoor lighting fixtures to choose from, selecting the one that’s right for you is not an easy task. Why not check out our complete buyer’s guide to indoor lighting? Here we provide an easy-to-read breakdown of all things to consider – from the size and shape of your room to the mood and atmosphere you want to create.  

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