The way we choose to light our home makes just as much difference as the wall paint and flooring. If you are undertaking home improvements or simply want to make your home look great for a quick sale and to maximise your sale price, it’s essential that the lighting highlights the selling points and helps to maximise the available space.
Make the Most of Natural Light
Whether you decide to work with a lighting specialist or decide to have your own project, think of ways you could maximise natural light into your home. Remember the way you use light must serve you and your home all year round and that has some meaning in Scotland, where the days are very long in summer but so short in winter.
It is easy to add a blackout blind when you need less light in a space, but it is not so easy to create natural light when needed. So organise your functional areas based on access to natural light and let your home get the best of it as much as possible.
Use Light to Accentuate Functional Areas
A home which is equally lighted from all angles might start to look more like an impersonal office space than a cosy home. From using floor and low-level lighting solutions to accentuate certain features to beautiful lamps to chandeliers, lighting solutions are so versatile and flexible nowadays, you just have to mix and match the right ones for your home.
Use Light To Decorate
Light can easily become decor. The easiest way to incorporate light as a decor statement is to choose a designer lighting object that perfectly complements your space. Be it a chandelier or a floor lamp, a traditional design or contemporary, a lighting object will make a perfect accessory to bring together the style of your space.
Another more subtle option is to illuminate areas that might otherwise be overlooked in order to bring them forward. For instance, you could use sconces to accentuate a niche or corner that might otherwise look dark and unloved. Sconces are not only subtle but add a lot of exuberance to otherwise rather simple features.
Use Smart Lighting Solutions
Modern lighting control systems will add the wow factor to your home while allowing you to seamlessly integrate lighting into your daily routine and improve your home security. You can easily control the lights in your home from your tablet or smartphone, as well as integrate lighting controls with heating, opening and closing blinds and curtains.
This is easily achievable with wireless integrated light bulbs and systems that work with Alexa or Google, and will be another selling point when your home is on the market.
Clyde Property is a leading independent, multiple award winning estate and letting agent with 30 years’ experience in selling and letting property in Scotland. Just call your local Clyde Property branch today, for friendly, impartial advice on finding your next dream home.
