Ceiling fans add both a functional and decorative element to the living space and can make any room look and feel more comfortable. They provide a breezy area in your house during the hot summer months where you can relax with a nice book, have your morning cup of coffee, watch TV and much more. An elegant ceiling fan will not only enhance the décor of the room but can also be a creative and practical way of creating a unique lighting design for a more homey, relaxed and inviting ambience. Modern models of ceiling fans can be used with a light kit and this way you get both a cooling and lighting device all at once.
There are various types of light kits that are designed to fit a different style of ceiling fan. The kits are usually very easy to install, frosted or clear glass shades and some include standard bulbs, while other models don't. To get the desired effect it's best to take the time, compare different types of fan lights and choose the ones that would best compliment your ceiling fan and set up a lovely and cosy mood. Before you start creating your lighting design it's important to determine the main function of your fan. Is it going to have a purely practical function that would add on to the existing interior design, or maybe want to make it a decorative centrepiece in the room?
If the ceiling fan isn't going to be your only light source in the room then you can go for dimmable bulbs that allow you to customize the light intensity according to the ambience you want to achieve. If you want the ceiling fan lights to provide most of the illumination in the room in that case the best solution would be to get bulbs that emit bright light yet at same time don't consume a lot of energy.
Although very inexpensive standard incandescent bulbs don't have a very high lumen output to illuminate an entire room. Also, they tend to overheat since a lot of the consumed energy is actually converted to heat. Producing instant bright light while at the same time being very energy-efficient LED bulbs could be just the thing to create a lovely and functional light design with your ceiling fan as your focal point. Unlike incandescent lights, LEDs won't heat up at all and convert almost 90% of consumed power into visible light. They have a flexible and modern design that can match any décor scheme and are usually fitted under the blades to provide full brightness.
