Good lighting enhances every room. Lighting can trick the eye into thinking the room is bigger or more cozy depending how how you use it. Here are a few tips for getting the most out of your lighting and making your rooms glow with beautiful light.

• Put most of your lights on dimmers, even those in the bathrooms, patio lights, hallways and table lamps. This will instantly allow you the change the mood of the area.
• Use light pink fabric or paint on the inside of your lamp shades to soften peoples skin and make them look better.
• Use light pink lightbulbs
• Use an equal amount of down and up lights in the room.
• Brighten corners and make the room look larger by adding uplights behind corner plants.
• Add hidden rope lights, on dimmers of course, behind molding, headboards or under bars.

For more lighting ideas check out GE’s “Design with Light” ideas here.