How To Create Beautiful Lighting In Your Home

How To Create Beautiful Lighting In Your Home

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Whether you’re looking to optimize the feng shui of your apartment or make your large mansion feel cozy, the lighting in your home can make a huge difference. The Onion presents a guide to beautiful lighting in your home.

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Accent Lighting

Accent Lighting

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Discreetly draw attention to your home’s best features with a flashing red neon arrow.

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Overhead Lighting

Overhead Lighting

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This simple, utilitarian style of lighting is perfect for creating a blinding reflection in the top third of your laptop screen.

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Dimmers

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Add a dimmer switch in rooms where meals are served to adjust based on how shitty the food comes out looking.

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Natural Light

Natural Light

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Maximize natural light by removing any unnecessary walls or ceilings.

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Fake Candles

Fake Candles

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Coward.

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Know About Lightbulbs

Know About Lightbulbs

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If you’re completely new to light, you’re definitely going to want to figure out what these are first.

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Bedroom Lighting

Bedroom Lighting

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Lights? In the room where you sleep? Oh sure, that makes sense.

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Keep It Simple

Keep It Simple

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Avoid using multiple lights when a single well-placed 10,000-watt spotlight can accomplish the same thing.

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Interrogation Room Lighting

Interrogation Room Lighting

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Nothing says “Tell us what you know” like a foggy antique lightbulb dangling over a stool in the center of the room.

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You’ve Made It This Far ...

You’ve Made It This Far ...

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