If your apartment lacks natural light, try to change the situation with the help of our tips.
1 backlight
If, with the word "backlight", intricate drywall structures came to mind, relax: it's not about them, but about additional lighting, helps get rid of dark corners in the apartment.
Especially appropriate such auxiliary light will be indoors, where there are racks, niches, open storage systems. However, the backlight of the ceilings, paintings, mirrors either no one canceled: the main thing is that the solution is stylistically justified and combined with the selected interior direction.
2 mirrors on slopes
A small detail that can significantly increase the amount of sunlight entering the house - mirrors on slopes. By the way, such a reception is also visually slightly expanding the space and visually increase the window.
3 False window
Little light from the present windows? Get yourself artificial - the false window. Especially spectacular will be two options:
- Window mirror (mirror surface remarkably reflects sunlight);
- False window with backlit (elegant way to acquire an additional source of artificial light and visually push the boundaries of the room).
4 glossy surfaces
Various glossy surfaces are also capable of making a brighter your apartment. And we are talking not only and not so much about glossy facades, there are much less rectilinear techniques:
- Glass surfaces (table tops, partitions, shelves, open storage of glass glasses, wall paintings and posters for glass);
- metal surfaces;
- Wall tile and mosaic, etc.
5 Sources of artificial light
In pursuit of multiplication of natural light, we sometimes forget that additional lamps can solve the illumination problem. It does not mean at all that it is necessary to bring a couple more to one chandelier on the ceiling, go by expanding light scenarios:
- Think what corners of the apartment seem least illuminated even in the bright time of the day.
- Get yourself outdoor, wall, desktop lamps.
6 Light curtains
Refusing a dense curtains and curtains, you let in the house much more sunny rays.
7 Svetopropusing partitions
Ready for the sake of a light house to serious change and repair? Think about the replacement of existing walls and partitions (of course, undesides) on those that are capable of passing more light (for example, glass or combined).
8 Light textiles and decor
The most frequent advice for those who want to make a lighter room will be a recommendation to repaint the walls in a light shade. But if you do not want to dive into repair, you can go to another way: make the interior lighter at the expense of textiles and decor.
So you will see the dark walls will strain much less, and the space will be more brighter.
9 Paint with reflective particles
Modern manufacturers of paints and varnishes are well aware of the desire of consumers to make even a tiny room more and lighter (at least visually). That is why there are special paints in their assortment, developed precisely for small spaces: there are reflective particles in the composition, helping to increase the rays falling on the painted surface.
