Bedroom lighting is one of the most important things to be considered when decorating your home. Bedroom is the one place in the whole house that not just affects you mood, but also alleviates your pains, hardships and tiredness after a grueling day at work. The lighting in your bedroom should be such that it is not just energy and cost efficient but also successful at creating a relaxing and soothing ambience so that you can rest and feel energetic easily. Since there are many different types of lights, choosing the right light for your bedroom becomes a very important task and one that must taken seriously!



To ensure that your bedroom has the desired effect, you will need to understand the different types of bedroom lighting. Ambient lighting lights up the entire room. Installing a dimmer will help you adjust the intensity of the light in your bedroom according to your mood and requirements. Ambient lighting includes recessed down lights, cove lighting, valance lighting, wall sconces, wall-mounted lights, pendant lights, and chandeliers.

Then there is task lighting that provides just enough light to ensure that you can carry out your task such as reading, shaving etc properly. Task lighting must be glare free and should allow you to see things without hurting your eyes. Task lighting includes valance lighting, pendant lights, and portable fixtures like lamps etc.

Accent lighting focuses on a particular object in your bedroom such as a painting or a sculpture. Almost 3-times brighter than ambient lighting, examples of this lighting are scones, track lights, and under-cabinet light fixtures.

Finally the fourth and last source of lighting is Natural lighting. Sunlight that comes through windows, doors, and other openings can also be controlled and have varying brightness and intensities depending on the time and weather.

If you have a small sized bedroom, your best lighting choice is either recessed or pendant lights. Because pendant lights are suspended from the ceiling, they have a characteristic appeal that is hard to beat. You can choose from a single pendant to 2-3 pendant light fixtures. Of course, 3-piece pendant lights lend a dramatic effect to your bedroom. Due to the versatility of pendant lights, there is tremendous scope of ideas and designs here. Pendant light as the sources of bedroom lighting allows you a great deal of aesthetic freedom and value. You cannot just personalize your bedroom using pendant lights, but you can create different effects using these lighting options and the only limit is your imagination.

An important thing to remember when mounting pendant lights is the height. Try to fix the light at least 24 to 30 inches directly above the area that needs to be illuminated. 2-3 pendants come with adjustable pendant hang bar and you can use it to adjust the length of the different lights.

Pendant lights for bedroom lighting starts at $30 and can go up to $500 or more.