Few home features can offer the wow-factor of a skylight. Pulling you out of the gloom and into the light, a skylight can help to improve air quality, maximise natural light and offer gorgeous views from above. From the bathroom to the attic, here’s how a skylight can give a new lease of life to every room.
Bathroom
When it comes to the bathroom, we often focus on details such as tiling and metallic finishes. Good lighting can help to effortlessly enhance the impact of these features so that you get the most out of your redesign. But while overly-bright spotlights can hinder relaxation, a skylight ensures natural light pours more gently, creating a serene environment - perfect for a long soak.
And while it may not be your first-choice location for a skylight, studies show that the bathroom is one of the most popular rooms to have one. Around 65% of homeowners say they enjoy having a skylight in the bathroom because it increases light while maintaining privacy and seclusion.
Dining room
From lazy lunches to late-night dinner parties, a skylight instantly enhances the ambiance of any get-together. Softening the transition from home to garden, a dining room skylight is the perfect way to embrace the changing seasons. Meaning you can enjoy those lighter evenings even when it’s still too chilly or rainy for a barbecue.
For the dining room, we recommend a flat skylight that will help to differentiate the dining room from the kitchen. In this area of the home, skylights work best when they help to draw the eye towards the focal point of the room, the dining table.
Kitchen
A skylight in the kitchen is a ‘fix-all’ solution for any homeowner. Narrow, poky kitchens can benefit from the extra light, while larger kitchens are helped to feel warm and welcoming rather than white and sterile.
And there are practical benefits too. Skylights help to improve the air quality and flow throughout the home. So if after laundry day the kitchen feels humid or that experimental dish didn’t quite go to plan, a skylight can help to keep the air clear, crisp and fresh.
Living room
Your living room should be the coziest room in the house. And when it’s bathed in a warm, glow from above, your sofa is sure to look even more inviting. Even on the dreariest days the living room can feel cheerful and comfy with the addition of a skylight.
Skylights in the living room are most effective when they help to enhance the decor. By adding one above the centre of the room, light is cast evenly helping to accentuate the colour scheme across the living room.
Bedroom
Whether you’re keen to get your dose of the ‘sunshine vitamin’ or just want to feel like you’re sleeping under the stars, a skylight is the ultimate bedroom luxury. Less harsh than bedside lamps and ceiling lights, a bedroom skylight can help you to feel more rested.
Skylights can also help you to wake with the sun which is proven to help you feel more refreshed and productive - whichever side of the bed you wake up on. From falling asleep to the twinkling of stars to soaking up the clear afternoon sky while you relax, the benefits of a bedroom skylight are endless.
Attic
While the attic can often be left forgotten, it isn’t just somewhere to store those embarrassing outfits and photos from days gone by. With the help of a skylight, the attic can be transformed into somewhere you can enjoy a little me time.
Whether you’ve always dreamt of having your own quiet reading nook or somewhere to practise a creative hobby, an attic bathed in natural light is the perfect place to indulge in your pursuits. Once the skylight is installed, all you need is some comfy seating and a bookcase or two and you’ll finally have a peaceful spot to call your own.
Entrance halls and landings
The entrance hall is the first impression when a guest enters and the landing is the last impression before they head to their room at night. Because of this, both your entrance hall and landings need to feel as gorgeous as the rest of your home.
A skylight can help to make these smaller spots feel effortlessly stunning in a flash. Maximising the light when a guest first enters, helps to brighten even the dimmest entrance (and the mood). While extra light on the landing can help first time guests to navigate the stairs as the night draws in.
Find your perfect skylight solution
With over 15 years experience, we can ensure the addition of a bespoke skylight to your home is as stress-free as possible. Tell us how you’d like improve your home with a skylight and we’ll recommend the right one for you.
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