What do you need to have a modern and comfortable house?
Most certainly, an elegant design, modern finishes, stylish furniture and charming and valuable ornaments are the mandatory requirements for a perfect home. But what about light? The interior design of your home will not be complete if you have overlooked this critical aspect.
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Whether natural or artificial, lighting is extremely important to have a comfortable and stylish home interior. A good lighting can accentuate and highlight focal points of the room, creating the desired atmosphere. The truth is that you can lose at least half of the decor effect if you have neglected the importance of a good lighting.
You can have a stunning bedroom but only one bulb hanging in the middle of the ceiling will jeopardize totally the overall look of the room.
There are countless ways that you can use to illuminate a room. It all depends on your imagination, your taste and the style of the room. Having a light behind a pot with a large exotic plant or a light spot on a painting can completely change the look of your room. And here comes the crucial role of new technological advancements in lighting.
Philips New LEDs Generation
Not long time ago, many homeowners have been reluctant to use LEDs, because they were likened to fluorescent lights. After all, you can use fluorescent lamps in the garage or home office, but not in the bedroom or living room.
However, the light of new generation of LEDs has nothing in common with the cold and strident light of fluorescent lamps. They have a soft light, which doesn’t exude heat, so you do not have to worry about this light will affect the fabric colors or the art from the room. Philips models are indeed great ways to improve the look of your home. You can use them everywhere, in the kitchen, in the living, for the dining area, in the bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.
If you have not yet become then you will definitely become a fan of these products. Only one thing could make you hesitate, namely the price of these products. At first glance, the price seems quite high, but you ought to consider their long lifespan, which will save money in the long run.
Lighting & the Environment
Through this kind of lighting, you can manipulate the environment perception and changing the mood. Therefore, Philips products such as wall washing recessed lighting, table lamps, candles, reflected light or dimmers have gained increasingly more the consumer trust.
The new LEDs generation is also a forward step in terms of color and light output. More than likely that in the coming years we will see an influx of new and revolutionary products on the market.
Sylvania – The Mosaic Strips
However, Sylvania has taken one-step forward with their brand new Mosaic strips. These strips are in fact, teeny-tiny and multi-coloured LEDs that can be attached to any dry and clean surface. You can join multiple strips if you want a longer strip. More than that, you can change the colour sequence and dim the light from a remote.
LEDs Technology Saves Energy
If you are an advocate of environmentally friendly design is impossible not to remark the contribution of LEDs technology to save energy. However, incandescent bulbs era is long gone and the future belongs to these new technologies.
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