Foyer Lighting is the Most Important Lighting in Your Home

Foyer lighting forms a very important part of the character and feel of your house as this is what greets you and your guests the moment one enters the house. It determines what the first impression of your house will be, on any one who comes.

The foyer is the entrance area and is often quite a big room. It is also the place which is used most frequently, hence great attention must be paid to the kind of lighting being used. There are various devices/fixtures which one can use for foyer lighting. Incandescent down lights and track lights can be used to highlight the art work along the walls. Small fluorescent fixtures are ideal for illuminating coat closets or any other closets and using wall scones can add a decorative touch. You can even use occupancy sensors which turn on the lights automatically the moment anyone enters. In order to create a warm welcoming feeling, you could also use a table lamp. Dimmer switches and ceiling medallions are other alternatives.

The basic purpose behind the use of all these different kinds of fixtures is to lend a certain character to this space and create a definite atmosphere and mood. The lighting used will determine the first impression which a person has when he/she walks into your house. Though there are a variety of fixtures available in all possible styles for foyer lighting, the ideal lighting solution is the use of the right chandelier. The size of chandelier used must be proportional to the area of the hall way. Its width should be one inch per foot of the ceilings width and its height should be about three inches per foot of the room height.

Foyer lighting fixtures and devices can be bought easily at any online, departmental or lighting store. While buying, keep in mind the ambience you want to create and the various purposes for which the foyer is going to be used (apart from being the entrance area to the house).