4 bright ideas to bring more natural light into your home

If your home feels dark and small, but you don’t want to move, then a well thought out renovation could be the solution. But with so much to consider when renovating your home, from navigating budgets and regulations to finding the right tradespeople, it can be all too easy to overlook how natural light (or the lack thereof) can impact your space.

By making sure you treat natural light as a priority when planning changes to your home, you can ensure you’ll end up with a space that feels light, airy and spacious. Not only can this make your home look better, it can also have a positive effect on how you feel in it – after all, natural light is known to have numerous benefits on the body and mind, including improving sleep patterns, mood and concentration.

Try incorporating these design ideas into your project to ensure your home is as light-filled as possible, and create a little wow-factor at the same time.

1. Bring the outside in with bifold doors

Creating a seamless blend between the home and garden is hugely sought-after by homeowners. That’s where bifold doors come in. Korniche bifold doors help to create an indoor-outdoor living space that works year round.

Featuring slim aluminium frames, smooth operation, and excellent thermal efficiency, these doors are perfect for opening up your home, making it feel bigger and brighter - without actually adding any extra square footage to your home’s footprint. There’s a range of customisable finishes available too, so you know you can choose something that suits your home and tastes.

2. Choose slim sightlines

If you want to maximise how much daylight you bring into your home, and embrace a contemporary look at the same time, then make sure you opt for doors with slim sightlines. This means you’ll achieve the most uninterrupted views possible, with large amounts of glass and subtle, unobtrusive frames.

The Cortizo 4700 Slider, enhanced with Korniche technology that improves installation time and complexity, and security, is the ultimate choice for large-scale glazing. Its expansive glass panels and slim sightlines create a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor spaces, ideal for creating panoramic views.

3. Bring in light from above with a rooflight

If your renovation plans include adding a single-storey extension, then natural daylight becomes even more of a crucial consideration. By building an extension, you move the outer walls (and any windows in them) further away from the centre of the home, which can leave the deepest parts of your home’s floorplan dark and gloomy. Not want you want if you’re going to the expense of an extension.

However, this is where introducing natural light from above with a rooflight can be a gamechanger. Placed well, a rooflight can ensure natural light can reach into your home’s existing plan, ensuring the addition blends harmoniously.

The Korniche flat glass rooflight offers a sleek and minimalist solution, thanks to its frameless design, which maximises the amount of light coming through. If you’re worried about a rooflight making the room below feeling cold, rest assured — the Korniche rooflight is available in double and triple glazed options to make them as energy efficient as possible and to ensure year-round comfort.

4. Create wow-factor with a roof lantern

If you really want to ramp up the style stakes in your extension, then a roof lantern is the way to go. Not only does it act as a stunning centrepiece, but it also ensures the space below is absolutely flooded with natural light.

The award-winning Korniche roof lantern combines minimalist sightlines, thermal efficiency, and award-winning engineering. It’s ideal for flat roof extensions and orangeries, available in bespoke sizes and is easy to install.

By bringing in light from above, you’ll also make the most of the daylight hours, which can help reduce your reliance on artificial lighting, especially in the summer.

To find out more about the Korniche range of glazing products, visit the website or call on 01642 610799.