Making upgrades to custom closets is all about the details. If you want to follow the latest trend in custom closet design, include thoughtful lighting choices for maximum style and functionality. That means installing bright, warming lighting that welcomes you into your closets.
Why does lighting make all the difference? We’ll explain what the right lighting can do for your closets and how to make improvements with modern solutions.
3 Benefits of Custom Closet Lighting
The right lighting goes beyond your bedroom closet. Pantries, hall wardrobes, laundry room cabinets, and all other types of storage areas benefit from adequate illumination. Here’s why.
Storage Spaces Become More Appealing
Closet lighting improves the visual appeal of your closets by making them look brighter and cleaner. This is especially important if your closets include open shelves and other design features that put your potential mess in full view.
Plus, your choice of lighting has a powerful effect on your mood. Warm, natural-looking lighting creates a cozier, welcoming atmosphere that can help you feel more comfortable entering your closet spaces. You might even enjoy it!
See Into Dark Spaces Better
The typical closet tends to be a dark, closed-off area. Yet functional spaces like closets need enough lighting so you can use them without stumbling and fumbling around. Lighting makes closets safer and easier to access. Every shelf, drawer, rod, and closet floor should have enough lighting so you can see it –and what’s stored there– easily, even when the rest of the room is dark.
You Can Stay More Organized
Without the right lighting, your closets will feel too dim and off-putting when you open them. Closet lighting helps keep your storage areas neat and organized with ease. As you go through and arrange all the things you keep in your closets, you’ll be able to see what they are, how many you have, color-coordinate how you arrange them, and what to throw away.
Design Tip: Use a Variety of Closet Lighting Features
It’s never enough to install a single overhead ceiling light in your closet and call it a day. Ceiling lights cast wide beams that immediately brighten up the entire space. But most closets need a variety of lighting features so it’s always easy to see what’s inside, especially large storage spaces and dressing rooms.
For example, recessed or can lighting tucked into the ceiling or walls projects light without extending physically into the closet area for a sleek, modern, and finished look. LED (light emitting diode) lighting has gained popularity due to its flexibility and cost savings. LED lights are up to 90% more energy-efficient than incandescent bulbs. Adding a strip of LED lights around the perimeter of the entire closet will amp up the brightness of the space.
Your closet also needs smaller task and accent lighting that shines on specific spots like shelves, drawers, and hidden storage areas. Accent lighting can also spotlight collections such as designer handbags, high-fashion shoes, and other treasured belongings.
A Few of Our Favorite Lighting Solutions
If your closets feel dark and dim, they deserve a lighting makeover. Here are a few of our favorite lighting products we use to create the closets of your dreams.
- Flexy Vertical LED Strips
Brighten the nooks and crannies of your closet with flexible vertical LED light strips that are powered by remote control.
- LED Closet Rod Lighting
Even your closet rods can add light to storage areas! You can control the amount of illumination with a convenient wall dimmer.
- Multiple Shelf LED Lights
This minimalist recessed LED lighting shines down on each of your shelves, creating a warm and welcoming closet space.
- Motion Sensor LED Drawer Lighting
Your drawer interiors will illuminate instantly when they pop open. The LED lights fit smoothly into the drawer mechanism and are powered by remote control motion detection.
Schedule A Design Studio Visit Today
Are you ready to update your closet lighting? An expert closet designer can help you create a customized lighting design that suits your storage spaces, making them brighter and more enjoyable. Why not schedule a design studio appointment with Diplomat Closet Design to see all the lighting options we have to offer? Simply choose a time that works for you.
