Break away from making your house look like an office building, which has bright, ceiling lights all throughout. Save those for the kitchen, the bathrooms and toilets, and utility rooms. I have been to the most stunning houses that have absolutely no ceiling lights and are illuminated only by floor and table lamps. They preserve the beauty of their ceilings, crown moldings, and decorative ceiling paintings because they don't have to be torn down whenever electrical rewiring has to be done.

Ask yourself whether or not you are lighting your rooms like rest rooms.