Track Lighting Vs. Monorail Lighting: Which is Best for Your Space?

When it comes to selecting a lighting system for your home, it can be difficult to determine which is best. After all, there are so many to choose from. Two of the most popular options are monorail and track lighting. Which is right for you? Track lighting versus monorail lighting: which is best for your space?

Track lighting is a popular form of interior illumination. The main benefits of track lighting are it’s streamlined, compact size, as well as the versatility it offers homeowners and interior designers.

Track’s sleek size makes it ideal for all rooms in the home. The slim design is particularly well-suited for tight spaces such as hallways, as the ability to change the direction of the illumination of each light means you can customize it to fit your needs.

That’s not to say that track isn’t an elegant option for kitchens, bedrooms or any other space. The highly-customizable, contemporary look of track lighting means it offers a stunning, minimalist look to accent your home designs. Take, for instance, Wac Lighting’s LED20 Exterminator LED track head. This beautiful fixture, offering superior illumination in a stylish-yet-compact design, is unobtrusive, yet opulent. The Exterminator is Energy Star rated and easily outperforms a 20-Volt metal halide but in a much smaller package.

Monorail lighting provides many great features which designers love, including its adaptability. While track lighting is typically rigid, the monorail itself is bendable, meaning you can form it to match the contours of any space in which it is placed.

Monorail lighting is beneficial for designers, as it allows for the use of smaller lamps which are much more attractive and provides much better beam control than other familiar lighting systems. Track lighting fixtures are often bulkier than monorail lighting because each fixture requires its transformer. Monorail lights, on the other hand, use either surface mount or remote transformers, providing a much lower profile.

That’s not to say that monorail lighting needs to be understated. The versatility of this system allows for fixtures of any size. If you want a more prominent fixture, consider Wac Lighting’s Solorail Quick Connect Pendant. Featuring a much more significant profile than other monorail fixtures, this bell-shaped pendant’s stunning amber and bronze accents offer beauty and practicality in an elegant package.

Which is better for your next home design project - track or monorail lighting? It depends on what you want. Both lighting systems offer a plethora of benefits for homeowners. For a contemporary, minimalist look, consider Wac’s LED716 Cartier tack lighting head. Or, for something bolder, yet classic, Wac’s Felis Line Voltage Flexrail Pendant is the ideal addition to a stylish modern kitchen or dining area.

No matter if you prefer track or monorail, the lighting experts at Brand Lighting can help you choose the perfect lighting system for your next home design project. Our family-owned and operated company provides contractors, designers, and homeowners just like their ideal lighting at affordable prices. Before picking the light for your kitchen, call us today at 954-456-1006 and get the perfect fixture for your next project.