Layered Lighting Design 2025–2026: How the Mood Revolution Actually Played Out in Real Homes
By Livin Interiors Design Studio | Reflecting from December 2025 As we close the books on 2025 and look back from the vantage point of 2026, one trend stands taller than any other in the homes we completed this year: layered lighting . What started as a forecast in early 2025 has now become the single most requested feature across every Livin Interiors project in Bangalore, Hyderabad. We predicted it. We designed for it. And now, after living with these homes for a full year, we can confidently say: layered lighting didn’t just change interiors, it changed lives . The Four Layers That Became Non-Negotiable in 2025–2026 Ambient (The New Neutral) Every single 2025 project now has tunable-white cove lighting as standard. Clients refuse to sign off false-ceiling drawings until they see the 2200K–5000K spectrum demonstrated in our experience studio. Task (The Productivity Game-Changer) Under-cabinet strips in kitchens went from “nice-to-have” to “must-have” the moment clients expe...