The first impressions visitors get about your home are worth their weight in gold – and chandeliers and pendants excel at this.
You might be surprised to hear this but how your home looks is a reflection of your personality.
When setting up your home’s interior decor, foyer lighting design should be among the centerstage priorities. Why? It’s the foyer that welcomes and sets the tone for your guests.
In light of this, below are the fundamental home foyer lighting design rules (e.g. measurement) and the best lighting types to achieve the most appealing outcome.
Foyer lighting rules.
The underlying rule is finding a fixture that fits your taste and style. Don’t forget the foyer light size should have a reasonable proportion to the space.
The general sizing rule is that a pendant or chandelier should have a height of 2-3 inches for every foot length of ceiling height.
For the fixture width, measure width and length of the foyer space and add them together, with this total in feet representing the proportional fixture width in inches.
Example: If the foyer area is 12ftx12ft, and a 15-ft ceiling, the size of the light fixture is as follows:
Its proportional width is 24 inches (12ft + 12ft) while its proportional height is 30 inches (15ft x 2).
Best Foyer Lighting Types
The best and universally appealing light for your foyer is either a pendant or chandelier.
Why? That’s because foyers normally have taller ceilings and are typically larger in the length and width dimensions.
Pendants and chandeliers are fixtures with sufficient heights and widths to reasonably fill the spaces.
In addition, they have sufficient bulbs to adequately light up the foyers.
With this in mind, try searching for chandeliers/pendants comparable to your foyer space.
If your foyer is not very tall, go for either semi-flush or flush light fixtures.
Are you stuck in the design ideation stage. Contact an expert lighting designer to help you in the planning process.
