3 Benefits of a Lighting Design Consultation for Your Home

Before you make any decisions on the lights in your home, consider a lighting design consultation with an electrician. The consultation can include multiple rooms in your home and features a complete breakdown of the light installation.

Check out some of the benefits you will find with a lighting design consultation.

One of the main ways you can change the light design in your home is with LED retrofit installations. An electrician will examine your current light fixtures and provide ways to retrofit the area with LED lights instead of traditional fluorescent bulbs. The LED lights come with multiple advantages. The lights use less electricity, last longer, and can shine brighter.

The retrofit designs will include minimal changes to the layout of a room. An electrician can showcase products and methods that retrofit the lights inside the space without the need for all new wiring. The design consultation will often include a quick inspection of the lighting connections to determine the best installation for the LED lights.

If an area is not compatible with any LED retrofit options, then an electrician can plan out exactly what's necessary to install new LED light fixtures.

Whenever you make major electrical changes to your home, you want to ensure the changes are up to code and installed correctly. If you ignore the electrical code, you could run into problems down the line, especially if your home needs an inspection. Not only would your home go against basic regulations, but you could run into electrical issues.

Lights could flicker, or fuse breakers may not work properly. You could end up paying even more to fix your errors. During a design consultation, an electrician will examine the rooms through the lens of electrical code guidelines. They will see if anything currently goes against the code and discover any issues your home may have from previous work.

Keeping your house up to code will ensure safety and protection for years to come.

A design consultation will include ideas that expand beyond just the traditional lights in a home. An experienced electrician can view a room and understand different areas where lighting is necessary. Along with the main areas of light, consider additional lights to improve the mood and design of a room.

For example, an electrician may recommend accent lights for a kitchen. Accent lights help illuminate countertops, cabinets, and dining areas. The lights help fill the rooms and add a nice touch to some of the darker areas.

Through the design consultation, you could see how a room transforms with some more lighting. The brightness of a room will make a difference as well. For example, you may have a finished basement without a lot of natural light. A proposal may include multiple light fixtures to illuminate the area and add extra brightness.

If you collect items like books, small statues, or memorabilia, then special lights could showcase those items. Strip lights, track lights, or built-in shelf lights are just a few of the options to consider. A design consultation will give you multiple options to choose from and allow you to truly make a room your own.

For more information on a lighting design consultation, contact us at Central Electric. Our experienced electricians will help you plan out your lighting needs and spend time with you going over the different options.