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How to Properly Use LEDs in Your Home

Many people nowadays often opt for LED lights, this is due to many reasons, the biggest of them being that they are energy efficient. Any way homeowners can save is the way to go. There are other benefits to having LED lights in your home such as they are safer because they are sturdy and don’t heat up like other light bulbs. With so many advantages to LED bulbs Justice Homes has made it a point to put them in the new homes that we build. However, many people wonder how they can be used throughout the home and what to look for. Justice Homes wants to help make sure that you have all the needed information before you go out and spend your money on them.

Where Can You Put Them in Your Home?

To tell you the truth, there isn’t a place that you couldn’t put them in your home. LEDs are versatile and come in different hues, levels of warmth, and color tones. This means that there is an LED for practically anything that you want. Here is a list of how many homeowners use them in their home:

• Ceiling Lights
• Recessed Lighting
• Wall Lighting
• Bath and Vanity Lighting
• Task Lighting
• Under Cabinet Lights
• Outdoor Lights

For each of these areas you will want to make sure that you get the right LED for the mood that you’re trying to create.

How to Create the Mood

When it comes to the mood of your lighting, you must consider what lighting you currently have in your home. It is good to look up lighting ideas that way you can figure out the number of different lighting types that you are wanting in the room. When it comes to color tones, it’s entirely up to your preference. Some like a very clean look to the lighting. This would mean that they like a cool white, this type of lighting has more of a blue hue to it. Others like lights that make the home cozier which would mean that they like a warmer hue to the lighting. Because it's up to what you like, you really can’t go wrong. Just make sure that you don’t get lighting temperatures that clash. Also remember that there is always the option of a dimmer if your home is wired in such a way.

Justice Homes has done extensive research into what will make a house the perfect home. That is why we carefully choose the type of lighting for each room. It certainly effects the aesthetic in that space. Don’t take lighting for granted! Remember that LED bulbs will cost more because they last longer and end up saving you money in the long run. So, don’t get sticker shock when you go to shop for them. If you’re looking for more than just bulbs though and are thinking maybe a move might be good for the family, take a look at the homes we have available!

By Justice Homes 11-20-2019