How to light a veranda?

For the lucky ones who can enjoy a veranda at home, an important question rises quickly enough: how to light this atypical piece effectively to be able to use it at all hours of the day? Because if the veranda generally receives a lot of light by day, once in the evening, its glass surfaces are quite poorly reflected light, unlike a traditional wall. In addition, the veranda often offers little space on the ceiling or on the wall to fix lighting. So how to do it?

For optimal lighting of a verandathe best is obviously to be able to anticipate it even before its installation. You will be able to provide for example spots integrated into the ground which will mark out the space and create a warm atmosphere, or even built -in light bars which will bring a very effective zenithale light by diffusing the brightness throughout the room.

If integrated lighting is not an option for your veranda, other solutions are available to you such as a ceiling lamp that will give you this so -sought -after zenithale light. Make sure to install it with an intensity dimmer for times when you need more dim light.

If your veranda has one or more walls of walls, you can also opt for sconces, which now exist in many styles (design, retro, industrial, etc.). Just be sure not to place them too high, between 1.70 and 2 meters.
To all this you can obviously add extra lights such as lamps to be installed or garlands for example.

In the case of a wooden veranda, you can take advantage of the false ceiling to install spots that will consume little electricity and which will highlight the cocooning side of the wood. The solid reinforcement will also allow you to safely suspend a handsome chandelier Who will dress your veranda, especially if it is a substantial size.

If your veranda is made of aluminum, you will have to take care not to degrade the structure too much by fixing an electric cable, nor to “heat” the veranda frame. Therefore favor the lights that will not free up heat like LEDs. And to soften the somewhat cold appearance of the metal, be sure to choose bulbs at hot color temperature (around 2700 k) for your different light sources.

With its extremely long lifespan (between 10,000 and 30,000 hours), its low energy consumption and its significant light rendering, LED lighting will find its place perfectly in your veranda. Available in many forms, he will also be able to meet the sometimes atypical needs of this somewhat special piece (spotted spots on the ground, luminous tape integrated into the veranda rafters, etc.).

Lighting adapted to each use

Depending on the use you will make of this additional room, the light needs will obviously be different. If you choose to use your veranda as dining roomthe table should be perfectly lit by a light from the top, like a beautiful suspension for example, but do not neglect the extra lights, especially if the room is large.

If you use your veranda as a living roomZenithale light will not be essential. Favor the room lights and think of the different light sources that will shed light on your activities like a reader near an armchair for example, or even a floor lamp at the entrance to the veranda to mark out the passage.

If there television is the star of your veranda, do not choose too powerful lighting that could bother you, nor too weak that would tire your eyes. The contrast between the light of the room and that emitted by the screen must remain light. It will therefore be necessary to position indirect lighting, behind or next to the television, without it being reflected on the screen.

You have transformed your veranda into a pretty winter garden ? Do not neglect the lighting which can highlight your plants thanks to additional lighting from the ground for example, and which will pass through the leaves to print on the walls of the veranda of pretty shadows.

(Thanks to Isabelle Arnaud, interior decorator, www.isabelle-arnaud-deco.com, for her precious advice.)