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The Luminosity Lab

✨ The Power of Uplighting: Making Your Ceilings Feel Higher

Want to make your rooms feel more spacious and grand? Look up! Uplighting is a brilliant technique to create an illusion of height and a sense of openness. ⬆️ Try these methods: * **Wall Sconces:** Mount fixtures that direct light upwards towards the ceiling. * **Floor Lamps:** Choose lamps that cast light upwards or have upward-facing shades. * **Recessed Cove Lighting:** Install lighting in a concealed channel along the top of walls to wash the ceiling with light. * **Focus on Indirect Light:** This creates a softer, more expansive feel than direct downward lighting. Elevate your space, literally! Save this for your room-enhancing ideas. ✨ #UplightingIdeas #CeilingHeightIdeas #InteriorLighting #SpaceEnhancement #HomeDesignTips #LightingTechniques #RoomMakeover #ArchitecturalLighting #DecorHacks #BrightInteriors
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