Bedrooms, lighting, and personal comfort
Bedrooms and personal spaces are where the day begins and ends. Comfort here is about rest, warmth, and atmosphere.
Gina Sangiacomo, Timeless Interiors, shares:
Bedding! Try to find textiles that feel good to you. Consider the type of “sleeper” you are. Do you want sheets that stay cool to the touch or ones that allow you to feel warmth as soon as you get into bed? A down comforter with a duvet cover so you have the options of changing the look of your bedding seasonally without having to pack away bulky comforters? Quilts for layering for the purpose of both styling and adjusting the weight of your blankets? Those types of decisions are really important for any season! But especially in the cold months when you want getting in your bed at night to feel like a luxury.
I think that lighting is one of the most important finish details. Your lighting should always function as you need it to, but light fixtures should always reflect your style and should never be “just a light.” Lighting, whether it be hardwired ceiling fixtures, recessed lighting, sconces, or lamps and lanterns, should be able to set a mood. Sometimes even many moods within the same room. Some days and events may call for bright illumination from ceiling fixtures, while others may call for a couple of dim lamps next to your couches or bedside. It is just one of the best ways to express your style and personality through your design choices, and it is one area where I really encourage people to get creative and expressive. In today’s markets, you can find some of the most elaborate and gorgeous lighting to be sure. Pieces that will transcend time and trends. But there are also many affordable ways to express yourself through lighting to make an impact in your spaces.
Michael Uvanni, on Lighting shares:
Lighting influences how a home feels all year long. However, during the winter months, proper lighting can be even more important to the home.
Every room needs to have proper task lighting and mood lighting. There should be available task lighting not just in the kitchen and bathroom, but in every room. This is necessary because of the multi-tasking that takes place in our rooms today. Rooms should have enough light sources I.e. ceiling and table lamps to light a room evenly. With today’s wide choice of lighting colours, one needs to choose the right one for the different tasks. Warmer tones are usually best for table lamps.
With many people in our Mohawk Valley experiencing SAD (seasonal effective disorder), lighting in the home is very important. Proper lighting during the winter months can influence one’s mood, fatigue and even appetite. Good lighting can totally change the ambiance of a room. One of the most common misconceptions is that the dining room only needs a ceiling fixture. By adding one table lamp or better yet, a pair of buffet lamps , the whole mood of the room changes.
