How to Add Rustic Lighting Into Your Mountain Home
No More Dark and Dingy Mountain Homes
Do you live in a cabin or rustic lodge in the North Georgia Mountains? You may have realized that many homes in our Blue Ridge Mountain area lack light. Sometimes too much wood and too many dark colors make your home feel dingy and unwelcoming.
Here are some tips to help make your space feel open, inviting, and beautiful while still maintaining the rustic flair you love! Below we’ll outline some easy ways to incorporate lighting into your space so your Blue Ridge Mountain home is everything you were hoping for.
Unique Chandeliers
Not only do chandeliers add light, but they also bring tons of character into your space. Sometimes you’re just looking for an extra bit of ambiance lighting without overwhelming your space with more can lights or extra bulbs all around. Adding a chandelier in your mountain home may be exactly what you need.
Chandeliers offer a unique design aspect, and you can choose from a variety of bulbs to create the lighting color and brightness that you want. We think bringing in antler chandeliers, natural wood, and metal and iron chandeliers all add lots of extra light and bring unique character and rustic elegance to your home. The Blue Ridge Mountains offer a perfect atmosphere to show off some more rustic chandelier styles in your cabin, lodge, or mountain home.
Large Windows
Is there anything better than natural light? We love that natural light truly does an amazing job of highlighting the character-filled aspects of your home through your design and furniture. When you let natural light shine on your black walnut slab table or your Amish made solid wood bedroom suite, you really get to see the character and uniqueness of every board of wood.
If you are in the process of building a home, we suggest you think through maximizing natural light in your home by adding plenty of windows. If your home is already built and you are open to remodeling, consider adding windows. If you are not building or remodeling, find ways to use sheer curtains to your advantage and maximize the natural lighting in your Blue Ridge Mountain home.
Plenty of Lamps
Lamps, lamps, lamps! Make sure to use plenty of lamps in your room. Not only do lamps bring in lots of ambiance lighting, they also bring in more color, texture, and design to your room. Choose from a selection of clean styled pottery lamps or choose bolder styles with wildlife designs and art deco styled paintings.
When looking for lamps you will have many options. Use lamps as a chance to not only bring in lighting, but also help add character to your room. Choose colors you want to use to highlight your room’s focal point and you can play off the lampshade’s texture to tie in other pieces in your space. For example, many rustic lamps are offered with burlap or natural linen shades. If you have a jute rug in your room, a burlap shade on a lamp helps tie the space together and create a harmonious look in your room.
If you don’t have much tabletop space for lamps, consider using floor lamps or hanging wall sconces. These will also help add light and interest to your mountain home.
Conclusion - Use Different Light Sources to Create a Well-Lit Space
Creating a well-lit space is a balance of using natural light, lamps, and chandeliers. Make sure to be selective when choosing how much light lamps or chandeliers put off and how you want your room to feel. A well-lit Blue Ridge Mountain home feels open, clean, and inviting, creating a great space to connect with your loved ones.
