How do you brighten up a dark room? ?
• Turn on a lamp. It’s obvious, sure, but it’s the first and simplest step to take. Since most lamps are portable, you can experiment with their placement until you find what you like. • Install a light fixture or replace an existing fixture. Light fixtures that screw onto the wall or ceiling are a little more permanent. They have the advantage of operating from wall switches, plus they provide light from above and they don’t take up floor or table space. • Add task lighting. If you frequently perform certain activities in a room, consider adding specific lights for those. Some lights mount under cabinets and over counters. Others may go on or over your desk, piano, or sewing machine. • Replace the bulbs with higher light intensity (measured in footcandles or lux) such as compact fluorescent bulbs of a lower wattage but higher light output. (Higher wattage does not mean a higher light level.[1])You also can experiment with the subtle coloring of the lights. Bulbs that are classified as
