Quick Light: 3 Tricks How to Make Dark Rooms Shine!
Some rooms have tiny or no windows at all, are oriented to the north or have strangely dark corners. How can they be made brighter? With these three tricks, every dark corner is lit up.
It would be most beautiful if each apartment had huge windows to the south and west side. Where there is much light, there is also much joy to be found! Dark rooms, on the other hand, can easily make us depressed – especially in winter.
Unfortunately, not all of us have a dazzling apartment. A room is often the black sheep in the apartment – even if it is only the dim hallway or the shady bathroom. So what to do? With these three tricks, every room looks light-flooded!
1. The right mirrors
It is well known that mirrors make a room appear larger. So why not use the enchanting pieces to make dark corners disappear?
The trick is obvious: place the mirror so that it reflects the light of lamps or windows! The room immediately appears brighter. If the mirror is large, it can even make dark wall pieces disappear – practical!
2. The right light
Lamps, lamps and more lamps! The more light is generated in a room, the brighter it is naturally. Instead of a threadbare simple ceiling lighting, you can confidently choose a ceiling lamp that has several strands that can be focused on certain parts of the room. Thus, beautiful pictures and paintings can be illuminated in a targeted way. If the works of art are kept in bright colours, a part of the light is also reflected back into the room.
Additional wall lights bring further light into the dark. If they shine e.g. on a crystal bowl or a white surface (e.g. a small table), the room looks even brighter.
Tip: Make absolutely sure that the light bulbs contain so-called daylight or sunlight bulbs or LEDs (e.g. 6,000 Kelvin). So-called full-spectrum daylight bulbs, which try to imitate the midday sun, are best. The effect: The light appears more natural, our eyes are more relaxed, our well-being is increased – and the room appears more friendly.
3. The right plants
Large plants, illuminated by small spotlights in the flowerpot, make the room optically larger. In addition, plants make the room look fresh and lively instead of dark and dead.
Plants that do not need much natural light are e.g. the zamie, the bow hemp, the kentia palm, the cobbler palm, the single leaf and the indoor aria.
Tip: Large spotlights hidden behind the flower pot provide additional indirect lighting for the plants and give the room more brightness and size – especially if they are placed in the corner (painted as white as possible).