This research study was conducted to determine the actual conditions of living room lighting in Daegu andGyeongbuk districts. For this study, 112 households were surveyed. The results of this study are as follows: Firstly,fluorescent light was used as the general illumination of living rooms, and the ratio of not using local sources ofillumination was high. Secondly, the standard illuminance was found to be 221. The illuminance was the value thatsatisfied the activities for togetherness and entertainment, but did not reach the illuminance necessary for other activities,such as reading, make-up, and sewing. In addition, the uniformity of brightness used as a measure of uniformity inexamining the results was normal. Thirdly, both the brightness and the satisfaction of lighting in the living room spacewere indicated to be normal. In addition, in regard to housing lighting, ‘stability’, and ‘brightness of lighting’ wereindicated as important considerations and ‘brightness of lighting’, ‘shadow’ and ‘management of lighting’ were indicatedas problem areas.