Brightening Up Your Home

Improving your home by increasing the amount of natural light can have a few important benefits – so if you are planning some renovations, be sure to consider ways to improve the amount of natural light coming into your home.

Benefits of natural light in your home

• Natural lighting can improve your home’s energy efficiency. With enough natural light, overhead lights are often completely unnecessary during the day and can be kept off, decreasing your electricity bill in the long run.
• Natural lighting can improve your health. Natural light is linked to numerous health benefits, from increasing your Vitamin D levels, to improving your sleep schedule, to improving your mood. With more natural light in your home, your family could become even happier and healthier.
• Natural light can increase your home’s value and livability. Aside from the fact that appraisers love a home with natural light, your family and guests will love it, too. Natural light can make your home feel warmer and more welcoming and can even give your space the impression that it’s larger than it actually is.

Ways to increase natural light in your home

Glass doors

• Sliding glass doors are more than just doors – they also serve as another window since they allow quite a bit of light through them. They can also give you a perfect view of your beautiful yard.
• Glass storm doors give your home the option for more natural lighting, while still maintaining the privacy and security that your main entry door provides.

New windows

• Arched windows and corner windows are just two chic and easy ways to increase the surface area of your home’s windows, allowing for more light to enter while also increasing curb appeal.

Alternative options

• Skylights are a creative way to add light into areas that don’t have the option for standard windows or glass doors. Modern skylights are energy efficient, have remote controlled shades, and can provide more private natural light to places like second-floor bathrooms and hallways.
• Sun tunnels, much like skylights, can illuminate areas that have been left in the dark for decades. Unlike skylights, which need direct access to the roof, sun tunnels work by passing through attics, allowing light into areas that have no direct route to the outside.

Whatever option you choose, increasing the natural light in your home will make it brighter, more welcoming, and more energy efficient – and shading options like drapes, shutters, and window treatments give you just as much control over the amount of natural light that comes into your home as you have over artificial light. All Pro Exteriors can help you decide which option is best for your home and can provide expert installation with a ten-year warranty.