Home Renovation Hacks for Lighting
If you are renovating your home for the first time, you may find that it can be rather draining on your income. The following home renovation hacks (well kept secrets from experienced home reno experts too!) can help to give your home a makeover without having to spend a fortune.
Read on for some tips that we have put together on how to get proper lighting for your home without breaking the bank:
Refresh Your Light Fixtures
Updating the light fixtures in your home can help to significantly improve your home aesthetics. With the right light fixtures, it may even help to increase your home’s resale value or drive rental income from the sheer modern presentation, giving it a magical effect that prospects will be drawn to when the lights come on. Nowadays, it seems like young home buyers are looking alot into the existing design and styling of the place as a space they can move in right away without too much renovation work.
Consider purchasing smart lighting bulbs too for a newly revamped smart home. Or strategically place light fixtures such as nice table lamps or standing floor lamps around the rooms to keep the house well-lit while adding to the interior decor without the need to add ceiling light installations. This is especially important for work areas like your living room or study areas.
Use Safe Shortcuts
When it comes to remodelling, repositioning lighting points or embarking on projects that requires minor electrical work, it is best to avoid messing with the current electrical wiring and lighting points by buying the best light fittings that matches your requirements or limitations instead.
Good news is it is not always necessary to create a new wire looping when planning to shift your ceiling lights. Discuss with a lighting professional to understand what the safest and easiest shortcut for you would be, as they will be able to propose well designed lighting options or even customise lights to be a good fit for your onsite needs without the need to relocate any existing lighting points.
Relocate Your Ceiling Lights Without Excessive Wiring
But if it really comes down to having your preferred ceiling light placement, majority of homeowners remodelling their home do often shift their ceiling lighting point as the original position that came with the house was not ideal in the first place. Have an electrician or contractor to look into your electrical lighting plan’s wiring first to see if there is an allowance for movement without interference from concealed pipes or aircon ducts. Otherwise you may incur unforeseen cost which is irreversible as hacking has already taken place and too late to change.
You could share photos & videos to share your lighting brief to evaluate its feasibility for a comprehensive lighting quote from supply to installation. Any ceiling renovation work would cost a lot but with good planning, you can have better control of your expenditure.
Add/Repair Electrical Fixtures by Knowing Your Electrical Boxes
Electrical boxes are easily missed because they are often concealed and painted over in our homes. However, they comprise of covered electrical wiring in the box and professionally designed interior home designs should make them easily accessible still when you wish to utilize it.
Most LED lights today are supported by LED drivers that are commonly tucked away in these electrical boxes, especially for outdoor lighting or undercabinet LED strips. When a LED light fixture stops working, it is often time to change the LED driver instead of the LED strip itself. Hence, learn how to replace the LED driver (know where it is hidden first) and bring the faulty driver to a lighting store for help as LED chips tend to last a long time but maybe not the LED driver.
How Light Makers Can Help You
There are not many customise lighting shops in Singapore, and with over 30 years of experience to back it up - we have become one of Singapore’s most trusted and established specialist in the field. From old returning customers to a young generation of home & business owners, we are thankful to have been a part of countless dedicated projects and also supported interior designers that were starting out back then and now currently running their own interior design firms to great success. If you need a supportive and reliable lighting consultant in Singapore, Light Makers is more than equipped with the knowledge and expertise to advise you.
Contact us for a consultation or visit our Jalan Besar showroom today!