Natural light is important; it helps you feel happier and healthier, and it makes a space feel a lot more comfortable. It’s crucial, therefore, to try to allow as much natural light into your home as you can. This is not always easy; smaller properties or those with darker interiors can have issues when it comes to how much natural light can enter.
If this is the case in your home, it’s essential you make some changes to allow more natural light in. This might not sound easy, but the fact is there are some simple things you can do that will make a big difference. Read on to find out more.
Use Light Colors
Sometimes it’s something as simple as the color on your walls that is causing your home to feel as though it’s lacking in natural light. When it comes to preventing decorating mistakes, using dark colors is certainly something to avoid.
Once you change your wall and floor colors to something lighter, you’ll find that not only does the room feel better to be in, but the natural light that can enter is reflected back, making it even brighter. Darker colors will absorb the light, which is why a dark room will feel dark no matter how many windows there might be.
Use More MirrorsÂ
Light colors in your home’s décor will reflect natural light and make the space brighter. However, if you want to extend that idea and ensure that every room becomes brighter, no matter where it is situated or how much natural light it currently gets, make sure to introduce more mirrors to your home decoration ideas.
Mirrors look great, and they’re functional, but since they also reflect the light and will make any space they’re in feel brighter and – as a bonus benefit – feel bigger, using them in every room you can make a lot of sense. If mirrors don’t work, then think about reflective surfaces instead; this can be a great solution for making your kitchen lighter, for example.
Replace Your WindowsÂ
Although replacing your windows will be more costly than some of the other ideas on this list, it can also be one of the best ways to let in more natural light to your home. Your windows might currently be too small, or the frames might be dark, which will undo the good they’re doing by absorbing the light. Perhaps the windows are simply in the wrong position, and they would be better elsewhere.
If you’re ready for some disruption and expenses, replacing your windows will allow you to make the most of the natural light your home already gets, or it will allow you to find more, depending on your needs.
Replace Your DoorsÂ
Doors are not always designed to let light in, but sometimes they can be used to do just that. Let’s start with your back doors. Could you replace what you currently have with French doors or patio doors? You would instantly let a lot more light in that way.
Then there is the front door. Although you probably wouldn’t choose to have a full glass door at the front of your house for security and privacy reasons, could you choose a new door with a small pane of glass in it? Even this slight change could allow a lot more light into your home.
