Beautiful and Bright: Making Energy-Efficient Lighting Choices | Teems Electric

When we think about the interior design for our home, we may focus on flooring and furniture, but wood floors and a red couch can end up looking all wrong without the right lighting. Your home is your sanctuary, and each room should feel calming and comfortable—two tones that can be set by your light choices.

In today’s world, it is not only essential to make our homes so multifunctional that we can rest, play and work all in the same place, but it is also necessary to ensure our home and everything in it is saving as much energy as possible.

In order for our homes to provide the shelter and rest we all so greatly need, our bills and environmental impact need to stay low month to month. The lighting in your home can both set the mood and keep your energy costs low.

Lighting as a Design Choice

Interior designers in 2022 are reaching for larger and bolder lighting fixtures that draw the eye upward the moment you enter a room. Light fixtures are now setting the stage for the rest of the room, including paint colors and flooring choices.

Even if grand or unique isn’t your style, traditional light fixtures will always be a mainstay that can easily be upgraded with a colorful bulb.

Whether big and bold or standard and traditional, the lightbulbs you choose to put into your fixtures are going to make the biggest difference on how much energy they draw. LED lightbulbs are not only a great energy choice, but they also last longer than your typical incandescent bulb.

With a wide variety of color and design choices, these bulbs are a great option for all the rooms in your house.

I’m Not Changing My Fixtures. Do I Really Need to Change My Bulbs?

While changes to energy use guidelines over the years now mean that all bulbs on the market have to meet a certain set of standards, your home lighting accounts for nearly 15% of your electric bill. Switching to LEDs or CFLs (another energy-efficient long-lasting bulb) can mean lighting your home for half the cost.

The overall environmental impact you can make is also pretty high. With the increased adoption of energy efficient lighting, the United States could see a collective savings of nearly $265 billion.

So, How Do I Know I Am Making the Right Choice?

If you are installing new fixtures, check the numbers and ensure you use the right amperage and wattage source inside them. When you are replacing bulbs, look for the energy star symbol to ensure the product has been certified as efficient, going above and beyond the regulated standards.

As with all electrical appliances, never try to wire or rewire anything without professional experience. Our team of lighting experts can walk with you through your updating process and ensure that everything is installed safely.

Ready to update your lights? Give us a call and start the process today