6 Great Ways to Incorporate Natural Light In Your Home Home Decoration Home Improvement by Meghan Belnap - January 5, 2015 How To Incorporate Natural Light In Your Home Everyone seems to want a light and bright home, and it’s no wonder why. Natural light makes a home more pleasant and comfortable, eliminates the need for artificial lighting and reduces energy needs, saving the environment and your finances. Fortunately, improving your home’s natural light can be accomplished through both simple fixes and serious upgrades. Here are six helpful tips to get you on the right track. Remove Window Obstructions Many people don’t realize that the dirt build-up and obstructions are keeping their home in the dark. Give your window a thorough cleaning to increase the light that comes through, and remove or adjust curtains, blinds and drapes to eliminate these light barriers. Your best bet is to opt for window coverings that can alternate between full sun and full coverage Image Source- https://flic.kr/p/39WJoY Skylights Although installing skylights isn’t cheap or easy, it can make a world of difference for your home’s natural light. Aim to install skylights in the darkest or most interior parts of your home, such as closets, hallways and bathrooms. Planning for this can take a little effort as you will need to make sure that you aren’t cutting into any air ducts or electric lines before doing any work. A finished skylight can also double as a great way to help keep your home cool during those hot summer days. Clerestory Windows The size, location and orientation of your windows can dramatically alter your house’s natural light. You can extend the size of your windows to accomplish this, or even consider installing clerestory windows. Clerestory windows are located above eye level and are designed to bring in light and air into a home. Window Orientation The orientation of your windows can make all the difference in terms of natural light. South-facing Retro Teck Windows will allow winter sunlight in, but direct summer sun will be limited. North-facing windows, on the other hand, will promote even lighting without much glare, and you won’t need to worry about letting heat into the home in summer. Although windows facing east or west allow a good amount of daylight in the morning and evening, keep in mind that they may promote glare and unwanted summer heating. Image Source- https://flic.kr/p/5WjszQ Lighten your Wall Colors Lighter colored walls are apt to disperse natural light throughout your home, while darker colors will simply absorb that light. Painting your interior white will encourage the most natural light to come in, but you can also opt for off-white colors or other pastel or light colors. No matter which method you choose to bring in natural light, you will enjoy energy and cost-saving results, and perhaps even raise the value of your home. Rehabbing an existing home may require a hefty investment, but you will be repaid with a more pleasant and comfortable interior.