Truly Lighting’s owner, renowned lighting designer Christina Nicolaides, has a wealth of experience in creating schemes for leisure areas within a home. Having worked on many substantially-sized residential properties, including large country estates, she understands the key elements to a successful lighting design in a leisure area. Here are a few snippets from her expert knowledge.
- Leisure areas within the home are a place to wind down, relax, or entertain. Lighting can help to achieve the different functions a space is expected is perform.
- Leisure areas within a residential property can be very different from the rest of the house. They are an escape from the day-to-day routine, and are often more adventurous or colourful in their design, perhaps even Zen-like. This design needs to be taken into consideration when planning a lighting scheme.
- Many leisure spaces will have a feature wall. Lighting this will enhance the texture, create shadows and bring it to life. If the space features a pool, then this can be used as a mirror, reflecting the surroundings and creating more drama and interest.
- Decorative lighting can be used to create a beautiful feature. Utilising the walls as well as the floor and ceiling enables us to create varied mood settings. Wall recessed slots create a softer ambience, while floor recessed uplights create striking effects. Limiting the amount of light in the ceiling enhances the experience and aides relaxation.
- Basement leisure areas need extra lighting as they often have limited, if any, natural light. Using certain LED products we are able to imitate a daylight effect and then transition to a warm and softer evening glow.
If you are working on a leisure space and want to find out more about how Truly Lighting can enhance it with a unique lighting design, contact us today (link to contact us page) to discuss your needs.