Lightning sceme is one of the major factors at planning any interior. Lightning can emphasize the advantages and originality of an interior, or, on the contrary, to allocate lacks and imperfections. In different interiors various types of lightning can be used. However, planning lightning in the room, it is necessary to define the dominating type of lightning. Lightning usage in the domestic interior is defined by the functional purpose of the room or features of design.

In the kitchen some types of lightning are used more often: natural light, overhead light, and small dot lights established above a working surface of kitchen furniture.

In the living room original lightning usage accentuate features in the room. In the living room it is recommended to establish a little additional wall or floor lights for lightning of the decorative elements
of an interior. Some elements of an interior, such as an aquarium, a green corner or room fountain, can be highlighted with special lights.

Lightning usage has special importance in an interior that is executed in modernist style, neomodern, minimalism or the techno-art style. In this case the system of lightning should be planned so as to compensate for the absolute absence of decorative elements in an interior. Many designers aspire to arrange lights so that light could emphasize the shine and scintillation of numerous metal and glass surfaces of the premise.

At use in the design of the interior with modern styles, in some cases, light sources can be modified. For example, one of fashionable tendencies in the design of lightning is to use one of the walls of the room as the big light source. In this case the living room is used most frequently. Planning the lightning of an interior room is executed in modern style most frequently with lights with plafonds of cold shades are used. At interior design in style of techno-art the majority of lights can be latent by wall panels, or special plafonds.

The small dot lights built in the wall or floor can create a special lightning scene. Allocation of a scene, or any other height in an interior, promotes a functional division of the room. Besides the similar design
method of isolating some area of space will be more effective with special lightning usage. For visual division and isolation space of the room lights of different shades can be used.

With lightning usage in the design of a children's room it is necessary to provide an opportunity to regulate the intensity of light. Lightning in the children's room should be uniform throughout the day. Besides, in most cases for children of 5-7 years, it is necessary to provide the presence of special night lightning. For this purpose night lights can be used. More often they can be used multi-colored night lights which are made in the form of fantastic characters, animals or toys. Night lights can be even flavored or musical.

Lightning of any interior makes it necessary to select it in view of the general style of the room. The majority of designers count that style of lightning and an interior of the premise should be in a uniform style. Though in some cases courageous experiments with lightning and an interior executed in different styles can be very effective.