Bright Hallways

Bungalows, due to their large floor space, have inherent problems with the provision of natural light. With all the rooms on one level a long corridor or hallway is oven provided to gain access to the rooms. This hallway will typically be located centrally with rooms on each side and thus little or no natural light can be provided. Occasionally borrowed light can be provided by using fanlights above internal doors so that natural light in the rooms can provide some light to the hallway. The appearance of these fanlights can look unsightly and the quality of the light provided is often inadequate.

Another solution to this problem is to provide sun tunnels along the hallway, the amount of light provided by these are limited and depends on the sky conditions.

One of our clients had a long hallway in the centre of the bungalow which had no natural light. By using a light coloured hallway decoration and adequate hallway lights the brightness of the hallway was increased as much as possible. But with having to leave bedroom doors open to get natural light or using the electric lights during the day, we were approached to offer a few ideas to help solve the problem. Sun tunnels had already been tried in the hallway but the amount of extra light was still inadequate.