One Clear Dot

You don’t realize how insufficient the lighting is inside your house sometimes until you have real need of good light. Today I was on the living room floor with my daughter and we were changing he dressings for her stitches and the blisters on her feet. I had the curtains back, blinds up, and the lights on, but somehow it just still felt like the indoor lighting was failing me. Instead, my daughter held a flashlight for me.

Every house has its own lighting issues. The color of your walls and carpets, the position and size of your windows, the position of your lamps, the availability of overhead lighting, the trees in your yard and strength of natural light, the list goes on. You have to look around and make improvements based on your own circumstances. The lighting I used in my last house is not working here. I am going to have to reposition lamps and look into getting some overhead lights installed.

I don’t like shadows and light games. Overhead lights tend to aggravate my hypersensitivity issues. So, I like strong lamps and pole lights. I also like lots of natural light, which is never in short supply here in Florida – especially in the summer months. I want to find a way to increase the natural light in most of my rooms and to replicate it in the lights I use at night.

Posted on July 4th, 2008 by onecleardot
Filed under: Home Life