Both eco-friendly and aesthetically pleasing, LED lighting has a plethora of practical and decorative applications. When used effectively, lighting can be used to incite excitement and create a specific emotive ambience in both domestic and commercial settings.
In this day and age, it is more important than ever to consider the environmental impact of lighting. Making the simple switch to LED bulbs can drastically reduce your carbon footprint, doing your bit to help reduce climate change.
However, LEDs aren’t just energy efficient, they are also fantastic for creating the right mood and atmosphere in your home, office, or commercial space. This is incredibly apt during the colder months, as many of us look to create cosier-feeling spaces indoors with our partners.
So, even with Valentine’s Day behind us - 14th February isn’t the only time of the year for the romantics, right? - let us take a look at the best ways to create an intimate mood using simply your lighting solutions.
How Light Can Be Used to Create Mood and Atmosphere
Lighting is used everywhere to create different moods and atmospheres. Whilst bright outdoor floodlights make us feel safe walking in the dark, smart lighting can be used for anything from feelings of luxury to romantic vibes.
So, let us take a look at how both the brightness and colour of your LED mood lighting can affect your subconscious.
Brightness
The brightness of a light can have a profound effect on human emotions. One study found that both positive and negative emotions are felt more intensely in brighter light - such as during the sunny summer months and in bright rooms. They theorise that this is due to the body perceiving this as a heat source, thus triggering heightened emotions.
Conversely, this means that soft lighting that provides a comforting warm glow can actually help us to make more rational decisions. Though it won’t make us feel extremely positive emotions, it won’t make us feel extremely negative emotions either.
Due to this, bright lighting is often used to influence audiences. For example, bright lighting on a stage not only helps the actors be more visible but can also encourage people to emote with them more strongly. Bright lighting can also encourage buyers to make impulsive purchases when used on the shop floor.
Colour
The colour of lighting can also influence our thoughts, feelings, and consequently human behaviour. Known as colour psychology, every colour of the rainbow has its own individual impact on our psyche.
The most common connotations of popular colour choices are listed below.
- Green - images of nature, stimulating serenity, calmness, and harmony.
- Blue - connotations of water and the sky, evoking feelings of calm, cleanliness, and relaxation.
- Purple - typically associated with royalty, connoting opulence, luxury, and mystery.
- Orange - stimulates feelings of creativity, happiness, warmth, and energy.
- Yellow - the colour of the sun, yellow can make people feel happy, warm, cheery, and encourage laughter.
- White - the main colour of most lighting, white portrays cleanliness, coolness, and innocence.
- Red - promotes feelings of love, romance, danger, anger, passion, and intensity. The colour red can also promote a good night’s sleep, as it stimulates the production of melatonin, which can consequently improve overall mood and energy levels in the long run.
Colour and Brightness
Thus, colour psychology and the science of brightness can be combined to determine the best way to portray the perfect mood, both in your home or business. Bright colours will evoke these emotions more strongly, whereas softer colours will subtly influence the atmosphere.
For example, if you want to create a strong romantic atmosphere using coloured LED strip lights or LED floodlights, opt for brighter bulbs with a red hue. However, this, of course, can also increase the intensity of the negative connotations too, such as danger or anger. Therefore, you might like to play with the brightness of the light fixtures - should you own a restaurant, for example - to achieve an air of intimacy alongside a soft, romantic mood.
One of our favourite romantic lighting ideas for businesses is to combine brighter ambient lighting with a coloured string of LED lights and some flickering tea lights for the vibes of a beautiful, romantic night. The varying level of light strikes the perfect balance between influencing buyer behaviour and keeping the atmosphere soft and romantic.
Investing in LED Lighting to Create a Romantic Setting at Home
Of course, the best way to create a romantic setting at home is with quality LED lighting, and here is why.
Benefits of LED Lighting
Energy efficient
LED lights can use 90% less energy than incandescent bulbs, but they can also be up to 80% more energy efficient too. This means that they waste only 5% of the energy they use, whilst fluorescent bulbs can waste up to 95%!
As a homeowner, the benefit here is twofold. Firstly, as it uses less energy, this can significantly reduce your energy bills, and thus your day-to-day expenditure. Secondly, this also makes LED bulbs a simple eco-friendly switch, displaying your commitment to the environment to all.
Long lifespan
LED lights can last around 20 times longer than other forms of lighting. This means they don’t need to be replaced nearly as often as other bulbs. Due to this, you will produce less waste as a household - and also reduce the number of times you have to get the stepladder out!
Aesthetics
Just because LEDs are more environmentally friendly, this does not mean they compromise style. LEDs have a multitude of both practical and aesthetic applications that are guaranteed to have sleek and stylish results.
Romantic LED Lighting from Vision Lighting
To help you to create the optimum romantic atmosphere, here are some of our products that are perfect for the job.
Red LED Strip Light
Arguably the most romantic of our lighting options is this 5-metre reel of 24W 12V red LED strip lights. These LEDs can be cut to size every 50mm, meaning they can either be used for a red hue over large areas or to bring focus to a specific display.
GU10 LED Bulb in Warm White
In addition to decorative red lighting, you must also consider the ambient light. Opt for our GU10 LED bulb in warm white for a soft, warm glow. If your overhead lighting is particularly high, consider using this in conjunction with dimmers or other smart lighting options for ease of use, allowing you to efficiently adjust the brightness to your desired level.
Adhesive Tape
Secure your new romantic lighting with specialist double-sided foam tape. This tape can stick to metal, plastic, glass, or powder-coated surfaces with a bond that only gets stronger over time.
LED Sign Light in Warm White
If you are advertising a specific event, sale, or product this February, or hosting a party in your home, make your signs pop with a Nanolight. Opt for the warm white colour option to evoke feelings of love during a romantic evening.
Turning to Vision Lighting for All of Your Domestic and Commercial Lighting Needs
Based in Leeds, Vision Lighting is a premium lighting manufacturer serving businesses and suppliers throughout the UK. We have been a mainstay ‘go to’ manufacturer for sign makers, electricians, shopfitters, and organisations for many years, boasting a great deal of experience and expertise.
If you are looking for lighting solutions to suit all your domestic and commercial lighting needs, look no further than Vision Lighting. Our experts are on hand to assist you in any way we can, offering tailored advice for all your home, commercial, and office lighting queries. Just get in touch today to speak to an advisor!
We have a wide array of lighting options, including cost-efficient LED options. Not only that, but you can also check out the rest of our diverse product range that has been helping to keep homes and offices alike brilliantly illuminated for years. Benefit from getting everything you need from one supplier for an efficient and streamlined, hassle-free process every time.