Whether you want to bring soft attention to a design feature in your home or want to balance out the flow of a large room, accent lighting is a popular way to achieve a wide variety of ambient effects in your home. But while many are drawn to accent lighting installation for its aesthetic purposes, Riverview Electric—a leading electrical contractor in Westchester Village—reveals that accent lighting can also be a way to brighten the rooms of your home.

Since accent lighting can sometimes be soft, filtered, or recessed, it can be hard to imagine different ways that this design option can enhance the brightness of your home. But having provided expert house wiring and electrical services over the years, Riverview Electric has firsthand experience installing these systems in ways that can add light to your home. For instance, by:

• Calling Out A Focus Wall: Focus or accent walls are painted a different color from the rest of a room to provide an eye-catching color scheme to the space and shift attention. If you have a focus wall that is painted with a particularly lighter color—such as yellow or green—accent lighting that shines toward or around the wall can help it glow even more intensely and add new life to your interior.
• Highlighting Crown Molding: LED lights are quickly becoming a popular accent lighting resource, as they are affordable, energy-efficient, and incredibly bright for such a small bulb. LED lighting installations can be added along crown moldings to brighten architectural features that otherwise may remain hidden. These lights can also provide a soft guiding light for when you want to dim the rest of your fixtures.
• Adjusting Intensity: If you have an electrical contractor providing electrical wiring, ask them about installing dimmer switches for your accent lights. Easy to control and adjust, dimmable accent lighting will help you customize the mood of your room, whether you need brightness for a productive cleaning session or romantic shades for date night.

Want to see what you can achieve with accent lighting in your home? Call Riverview Electric at (845) 232-5939 for more information on how they can help with lighting installation to achieve the perfect look for your home. And check out their website to see a complete list of residential services provided by this full-service electrical contractor.