Let the sunshine into your home…
A sunny home can be warm and comfortable to live in, energy efficient, and the perfect place for hanging with your friends. If you’d like a bright home, it’s best to design it that way during your home build.
Having an optimum amount of natural light in your home can create a sense of calm and well-being. Natural light has positive impacts on our health, mental wellbeing, and productivity. This is because dark spaces make you feel tired, cold and lethargic, whereas bright spaces make us feel happy and inspired.
Natural light enhances the design, functionality and energy efficiency of your home. It also adds value to your home. Here’s how:
- Transforms its aesthetic appeal
- Brightens and opens up its spaces
- Makes it warm and inviting
- Boosts buyer appeal
- Reduces energy consumption
Here are some ways to design a home that can soak up more of Queensland’s glorious sunshine.
Start with Orientation
Designing your home with sunlight in mind from the start is much easier than trying to improve your home’s light later on. When you’re designing the layout and floor plan of your home, make sure to think about your home’s orientation. Which side of your house will be facing the morning or afternoon sun? How will this change in summer or winter?
Try to place your kitchen and living rooms on the sunny side of your house, and study and bedrooms in cooler, less bright spaces.
Be Strategic with Windows and Skylights
Thinking strategically about where you place your windows to maximise the amount of sunlight in your home. Place large windows, glass doors and skylights throughout your home to let more light in. For example, you could place a skylight above the stairs to brighten up the space.
Utilise Open Plan Design
Having an open plan design in your home can help more natural light to filter through. An open plan design creates a sense of continuity and flow through your house and helps you to avoid having dark, unused spaces. It also makes your living spaces more comfortable and enjoyable to be in.
Use Bright Colours
Painting your walls with white or light colours and using brighter flooring will help increase the natural light in your home. Look for paints with a high Light Reflectance Value, that can easily reflect light.
Use Glass in your Kitchen
Having a glass backsplash across the walls of your kitchen counter is another effective way to increase natural light in your home. The glass will reflect the sunshine, making your kitchen bright and appealing.
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If you have a renovation project in mind, we’re Brisbane’s building experts. Whether it’s a Queenslander, new build, house raise or extension, we can help you.
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