Posted by admin | Posted in log cabin decor | Posted on 06-06-2011
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Rustic Lighting Shows the Way
Proper décor is essential if you're trying to preserve or extend the feeling of ambiance for your lodge or cabin. To that end, you've probably made sure that the construction of your entire building--down to the furnishings--conforms to the feeling you are attempting to portray. But have you considered including rustic lighting in your efforts?
The truth is, a little thing like the lighting for rooms can well affect the cozy, comfortable feeling you have worked so hard to deliver. For instance, review the following example.
Imagine being a customer who will be staying in a lodge. You follow the directions they sent to you. Luckily, your GPS confers and doesn't instruct you to turn into the abundance of fir trees off to the left. Taking a turn off a barely paved road, the trail of dust you see in your rear view mirror is evidence that you're now on a dirt road. A chipmunk scurries across the road but you're in no danger of hitting it when your top speed is a mere 10 miles an hour.
After about five minutes, the lodge appears ahead of you. Its parking area is only gravel, preserving the rustic setting. The lodge is made of logs and the steps you traverse as you carry your luggage in are made of wood. In the reception area is a sturdy old wooden desk. The rustic home furnishings are quaint and the cubby holes for room keys look like something out of an old Western movie. But a harsh, glaring light from fluorescent fixtures overhead leaves no shadows as nothing escapes its presence. The owner failed by not utilizing rustic lighting.
Fifteen miles away, another lodge welcomes a family into its reception area. The new guests walk into their "home" for the next seven days and are completely satisfied. The ambiance is exactly what they anticipated. Rustic home furnishings, walls, and rugs all complement each other. And the fact that the rustic lighting is not an issue is testimony to the fact that it is unobtrusive and acceptable.
The difference in the two hypothetical examples above was subtle but significant at the same time. Harsh, glaring light can easily permeate a person's perception of an environment. Remember the old cop movies where a hood is interrogated under a bright single bulb lamp? This wasn't an idea thought up just for the big screen--the light in the person's face can be quite disconcerting. Over a period of time, it would wear a person down and be the impetus for the con to spill his guts. The same logic applies to lighting in a lodge or your cabin.
Rustic lighting sets a mood. There's absolutely no doubt about it. Using another analogy, when someone wants to set a relaxing, perhaps even a romantic mood, it generally involves turning down the lights. And if you're looking to complete a feeling or mood, make sure you also have rustic home furnishings.
When you want a quaint look in your lodge or cabin, don't forget rustic lighting to complement your rustic home furnishings and complete your ambiance.
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