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Many homeowners would like to learn how to improve natural light. Natural light in the house makes colours appear more vivid, and even the design looks more eye-catching and bright. Natural light also helps to boost your disposition and increase your serotonin levels (at no charge).

Therefore, it should come as no surprise that we always look for ways to increase natural light in home design. Need inspiration for a refurbishment or even a new construction? The best solutions for increasing natural light are right here.

1. Use mirrors - This classic trick to boost natural light is well-known because it works well. Mirrors increase the perception of space by creating the illusion of twice the space (particularly when used with window mirrors). They can help funnel natural light into darker areas like stairwells or hallways when strategically positioned.

2. Paint your home white - Your roof's overhangs are called eaves or soffits. They are either exposed as open eaves, or a horizontal soffit is placed over them. In any case, this area bounces natural light back into your house. One little-known method to increase natural light in every area of your home is to paint the eaves white. You can paint your eaves white even if the exterior of your house is painted a different colour. The curbside aspect won't be altered by the eaves' angle toward the house. These are primarily only seen from within the home.

3. Re-arrange your furniture - Ensuring that your furniture is in proportion to the size of the room is an easy rule to follow. Additionally, you should only sometimes assume that putting furniture against a wall to clear space in the middle of a room is the best use of the area because it serves no purpose if the centre of the space is only used for people to cross.

4. Add gloss and metallics - Similar to the mirror effect, this trick requires identifying the optimal approach to reflect natural light across the space. When choosing your décor, try to find a right balance of shiny and matt surfaces to provide the light you need and the textures you desire. You'll also have greater light-bounce indoors if the interior paint has a higher gloss level. You may paint your walls a mirror-like appearance with glossier paint.

5. Internal openings: This is a great solution to add more natural light to your home and it can work wonders. Designers create long, thin holes between rooms, much like a permanent screen or latticework separator, to let light into a darker region without knocking all the way through, constructing a door or window, or losing the difference of space.

6. Internal glazing - Glazing isn't just for external windows. Internal glazing could provide a physical barrier between rooms and a solution to a dark hallway. Internal glazing can visually connect two rooms if one is darker and the other is brighter if you don't want to physically connect them. Similarly, internal glazing is a fantastic option for moving light from one room to another if you cannot widen or add extra windows to an exterior wall.

7. Skylights - Using skylights is an incredibly efficient approach to bringing in natural light. Skylights are frequently referred to as roof windows. Skylights not only have the same amount of glazing as a medium-sized window but also face upward, where the sun is. Because they are less prone to cast shadows from external objects and get direct sunlight from clouds, skylights provide more consistent lighting than most windows.

Natural lighting can transform not only the interior design of your home but also your emotions and mood. The interaction of light and shadow is the foundation of lighting design. Even a cheap tiled floor can appear beautiful if a room is constructed to let natural light flow through it, while poor lighting can make an expensive marble floor look cheap. Simple tips like these can transform a dreary area into one that is bright and energetic.