If a Room Lacks Overhead Lighting, Remember This Trick for Tight Spaces

You can make your home as stylish as your heart desires. You can paint the walls an of-the-moment shade, or cover it in patterns that everyone is after. You can blend soft cushions with tougher fabrics, group books according to your preferences, and fill every blank corner with plants. However, if night comes around and you cannot quite see the work you have accomplished, then that isn’t much fun at all. 

One good design decisions — the lighting above a compact workspace — is a solution worth remembering if ever overhead illumination is hard to come by. Interestingly, the couple didn’t have any hard wiring in this space; instead of cluttering the already small layout with a floor lamp, though, they strung a pendant light across the ceiling and perched it above a desk (where there’s a small lamp, too). ​

Centering a pendant light in a space that would otherwise lack overhead lighting is a great way to ensure that your home balances style and function at any time of day. After all, you should get a good view of the home you curated no matter what time it is.