How To Light A Library Wall

Having a skylight will also add a huge amount of natural light to your library.

How to light a library wall.

Brighten bookshelves and their contents with a picture light. Rich deep green is such a soothing color perfect for the quiet environs of a home library. In a home library good natural light is also important for enjoying an afternoon spent reading a good book. Use this trick if your shelves aren t built in but you want them to look like they are.

For a reading area that is filled with natural light try installing a window seat or placing couches and chairs next to a wall of windows. Try painting walls and shelves the same color try billiard green then do the rest of the room s trim and the ceilings in white. They were a breeze to install i just screwed the wall bracket into the wall and then wired it up. Mount the picture light at the top of the bookcase and direct the light down to illuminate the shelf spaces.

Mood lighting adds a pleasing ambiance to a home library. That never happens to me when it comes to lights. For a traditional look add wall sconces or wall lights around shelving to help define and frame them. In the store they used the little round light bulbs instead of full sized ones and i loved that look.

Light fixtures are usually my nemesis but these went up so easy and fast. Light your bookcases with puck lights on the ceiling of the upper shelves or install downlights along the tops of your bookcases. It s a dramatic look at night as well as being functional allowing you to easily see the contents of the shelves.