8 Ways to Brighten Your Home

Is your house looking dull, dark, or just in need of some fresh new touches? Here are the eight best ways to help bring light into your home through interior styling choices.

The Right Lighting

What better place to start than using lighting to brighten your home! Lighting is an essential part of any home, so picking the right type is important. In order to maximise your lighting, go for central lights with open and light-coloured lampshades. Try hanging ceiling lights as high as possible, as this produces the effect of natural sunlight. 

You can also include more natural light by minimising window coverings, such as switching to lighter curtains. Heavy fabrics can make a room feel overdecorated or small. Instead, replace them with light and natural fabrics such as linen or cotton. This draws less attention to the curtains, which can make the room feel brighter and more open.

Lighter Furniture

The furniture is often the main focus of a space, so be sure to choose lighter coloured furniture to really maximise the brightness of your home. By elevating furniture with taller legs, you can give your rooms the illusion of being bigger and brighter. You could include stools in your kitchen, or sofas with higher legs. 

Brighter Walls

Your choice of wallpaper colour is an important part of brightening your home. Go for pale colours, like off-whites and light blues; or bold, bright colours, like oranges and yellows. 

As well as wallpaper, consider wall decor like art, mirrors, or a wall planter. Mirrors are ideal for bringing extra light and brightness to your space by creating the illusion of a bigger room and reflecting more natural light around the area.  

Bold Rugs

Floor decoration can be just as important as your walls, so choose a brightly coloured rug to bring light to all areas of your space. Yellows or pinks are perfect colours for this effect, so a piece like the Zuiver Hilton Pink Circular Rug would be ideal.

Well Positioned Lamps

In addition to natural sunlight and ceiling lights, you could incorporate table or floor lamps to brighten your home when it’s dark outside. Lamps can be carefully positioned to highlight focal points in your room too, further enhancing features that brighten your home. 

Colourful Plants

Plants have many benefits, from air cleaning to stress relief. Incorporating some kind of plant into your home is sure to brighten the area, and be good for you too! Of course, the plants need a visually refreshing vase or planter to truly brighten the space – bold, bright colours and unique designs are perfect to show off your plants and add a lively new touch to any area.

Clear Spaces

Clearing spaces and decluttering your home can help by making it appear larger, giving it an overall brighter look. A great way to simplify and brighten any room is by clearing the centre of the room and decluttering as much as you can, either by getting rid of things or storing them in a cabinet.

Mirrors 

Mirrors are great ways to attract light into your home. Adding lots of small mirrors can look cluttered, so opting for large wall mirrors is a great idea, as they can suit most interior styles and are a great way to incorporate more light into the space, especially if they are placed close to or opposite windows, doors, or other sources of natural lighting.