Lighting Solutions For Your Home With Flex Track Lighting

One of the commonly neglected areas of home decor tends to be lighting. For example, when we built our house, we failed to install lights in our living room, with the exception of a spotlight over the fireplace. When I remember this, I just cringe...why didn't we use flex track lighting? What were we thinking?!?

You may be asking, just as I did, what flex track lighting is all about. Good question! This is a system of lighting that is, well, flexible - meaning that you can shape it any way that you want, and the lights themselves are installed on tracks so that they can be moved or adjusted as the need arises. It's an ingenious lighting solution and one that works particularly well in homes or art galleries because of the versatility that it provides.

My father in law was a person who enjoyed building homes. He liked to create rounded corners and curved walls, and in many instances, conventional lighting solutions just weren't appropriate. With a curved wall, he could install flex track lighting to follow the curve and add a new dimension to his overall design.

This type of lighting is also known as monorail lighting, although the term is a little misleading, as there are actually two rails but they are quite close together and the electric current is run through them, with an insulating piece sandwiched between. I like the flex track lighting because there are no exposed cords to trip over. The only disadvantage that I could see is that this works best in new construction, rather than retrofitting existing lighting.

I would definitely consider building flex track lighting into any future house that we might build. It's a good way to illuminate and create design dimensions in your home or gallery space and it is a relatively inexpensive solution to lighting problems. Keep in mind, however, that this is not a reading light, nor is this system bright enough to replace lamps - but it certainly does create a beautiful dimension to a room! It is available in a variety of different finishes to complement your decor, so there should be a look to suit your home design.

Simon Harris writes about Flex Track Lighting at http://www.lighting-review.com