Upgrade your lighting

Agreat selling point to engage consumers within a lighting section is to ask if they have the correct lighting in their homes. Poor lighting in the home is more than just an inconvenience – it’s bad for your eye health and can lead to deterioration of eyesight and headaches. Here are some of Eurolux Lighting’s Top Tips for creating a comfortable environment and protecting your eyes.

If you’ve ever moved from a brightly lit room into a room with a lower level of light you would have noticed slight discomfort. That’s because going between strong and weak light requires your eyes to adjust and this tires them out. This can easily be avoided by ensuring an even distribution of light sources across the rooms in your home.

Constant bright light causes eye strain and headaches. While bright illumination is necessary for carrying out tasks, the ability to lower the level of lighting when you’re relaxing is helpful too. Connecting lights to a dimmer switch allows users to turn up the brightness for task-oriented activities and lower it again when you require a more calming ambience. This is especially important for areas like the bedroom and living room.

A major source of eye strain in the home is a poorly illuminated work area. For tasks such as reading, writing and computer work, a lamp with an adjustable arm allows you to direct the beam of light where you need it most so that you can clearly see what you’re doing. In the kitchen, focused light above the kitchen island and lighting under cabinets ensure you can chop food and read recipe books without straining your eyes.

Stairs and long, dark hallways are a tripping hazard. Install lights up the stairway and down your hallway to prevent accidents from happening. This is especially useful for helping visitors and guests navigate your home as they may not be familiar with the layout.

The older we get the more sensitive we become to glare. Whether it be sunlight streaming through a window or artificial light reflected off shiny surfaces, this excessive and uncontrolled brightness is unpleasant and causes harm to your eyes. Select wall paints and furniture in matte finishes as opposed to glossy to reduce the amount of reflective surface in your home.

Full-spectrum lighting is lighting that covers the full spectrum of light from infrared to near-ultraviolet. This type of artificial light is healthiest for eye health because it helps you perceive colour better. Experts in the lighting field claim that because full-spectrum lighting simulates the effects of UV rays from sunlight, it can positively impact our mood and energy levels.