Natural Light vs. Artificial Light

Light and the source of light impacts our moods

Over the past couple of hundred years, people have been spending more of their time indoors. As a result, incorporating a variety of light sources to achieve ample indoor lighting has created a crucial impact on architecture, especially in the home. Since light and the source of light impacts our moods, this topic is uniquely important to our well-being.

Emphasizing and implementing design for natural light in a custom home (and relying less on artificial lighting) can help regulate the homeowner’s circadian clock, quality of sleep, digestion, and energy. Importantly, natural light can also assist with the release of serotonin in the body—a hormone known as the “happy hormone” that helps regulate mood and promote feelings of calmness and focus.

Further, implementing natural light, as well as beautiful views of the outdoors (through floor-to-ceiling glass walls or large windows, etc.) into a modern, luxury home’s design can help people observe the activity in the natural world outside while remaining inside—it promotes a feeling of connectivity to nature.

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