Bright Ideas, how winter sunlight in your home increases happiness

For Sotheby’s International Realty, Iyna Bort Caruso published Bright Ideas. In this, you can discover how sunshine filling your home can lift your spirits. Caruso features eight beautiful properties that have incorporated natural light into their home in incredible ways. Bringing sunlight into your home increases happiness and it also has the potential to reduce energy consumption which is why it should be a priority when looking for your next home or if you intend to redesign. 

Caruso describes in the Northern Hemisphere, the rooms that receive the most sunlight in winter are south-facing rooms. During the colder months, heating is necessary to keep a home warm but big windows that allow natural sunlight to flow in some natural heat can accumulate and warm your home. With that being said, the placement and style of windows should factor in your privacy, heat gain, and glare. Bigger windows are not always better, Caruso presents some homes within the Sotheby’s International Realty article that demonstrate this. 

Thoughtful lighting can add to a home and bring elements to life. In addition, everyone loves the sunlight, it just brings positive energy into a home. Within the article, discover several homes with very different designs have incorporated sunlight into the design. Some homes have light wells to bring in the natural light and others have sweeping panoramic windows. Discover the different ways to bring more brightness to your home by reading this article in Sotheby’s International Realty RESIDE.