Even if you’re the type of person to close every window in the house for any reason—perhaps for privacy, or for insulation—you’d still want to make sure that your home has as much natural lighting as possible. While artificial lighting is all well and good, here are a couple of reasons why you’d want more natural light in your home:

SAVES MONEY

Just by opening your windows, you save yourself quite a bit of money in the long run, as you’re filling your home with free, natural sunlight instead. Of course, while this won’t exactly light up every corner of your home, at the very least you’ve reduced the number of artificial lights on to keep your home well lit.

STRENGTHENS YOUR HEALTH

When we talk about natural light, we talk about natural light from the sun. Sunlight, when absorbed by your skin at certain parts of the day, is a great source of vitamin D. Vitamin D has been known to benefit your health in many ways, from helping you develop stronger to improving your immune system and more. Not to mention, getting some sunlight in the early hours of the morning is known to help improve your mood and mental health.

Put simply, natural sunlight is healthy for you! 

BOOSTS HOME’S VALUE

If you were to sell your home, buyers would look at how much natural lighting your home has. The more naturally well-lit your home is, the more value you can place on your home. This is because natural lighting is more pleasing to look at while being more affordable to boot, and as such, homes with plenty of natural lighting are more expensive than homes without it.

MAKES YOU HAPPIER

While we can list out the activities that make you happy, the source of your happy feeling in the first place is due to a feel-good hormone that your brain produces, called serotonin.

 While there are many ways this happy hormone can be made, one of the simplest and most effective ways to get the serotonin pumping is to get some sun! When you expose yourself to the sunlight and natural light, your brain is triggered to produce serotonin. In essence: you’re likely to be much happier in a sunny room than in a dark room. 

Other than the benefits we have shared so far, there are plenty of others you can enjoy from natural sunlight. For example, natural light boosts your focus and productivity, and reduces your stress and anxiety as well. 

 Want to ensure that your next custom-built dream home has plenty of natural light? Contact us today, and let us know how our custom-builders in Toronto can help you!