My living room is dark, how can I make it brighter naturally?

>>My room is dark, how can I brighten it up?

Why is natural light essential in my living room?

The living room is the room where family and friends gather most of the time, it is the perfect room to relax. It is also often the most decorated room in the house. However, not everyone is lucky enough to have a south-facing living room with large bay windows.

Living room bathed in natural light – Photo by FollowTheFlow, Adobe Stock

What are the barriers to natural light in my dark living room?

The exposure of your living room and its opening(s) are the key elements for access to natural light, but that’s not all. The sun’s rays, the daylight can be blocked by an overloaded interior decoration or dark colors. From this point of view, the dark living room, made to relax, to spend good moments, between friends, family, is not as radiant as it could be.

Give your dark living room the natural light it deserves

The first solution is to unclutter your openings, sometimes hidden by opaque curtains or furniture, elements obstructing the dark living room. In order for natural light to enter your living room, a clear furniture, from the armchair to the carpet, is a second solution to receive this natural light. To capture natural light at its cradle, outside your openings, consider the Daylighting Reflector. This innovative solution, developed by Espaciel, allows you to benefit from a 50% increase in natural light in your living room. This solution, without any work, allows you to gain natural light on a daily basis.

Woman reading a book in her living room equipped with a natural light reflector – Photo Espaciel

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