Today, we often spend the bulk of our time in open, airy rooms used for a variety of activities, such as relaxing, watching television, reading, listening to music, and entertaining friends or even working on hobbies, homework, or special projects. We refer to these spaces with an assortment of terms, such as great room, family [...]
In every room in a home, there is a constant give and take between natural and artificial light. This ever-changing dynamic unfolds over the course of an entire day and night. Thus, the features of a room such as its dimensions and architectural details; the size, type, and number of its windows; its orientation to [...]
Lighting has a dramatic psychological effect on how we perceive a space and affects how we feel when we use it. For instance, sunny room that gets lots of bright light are welcoming, warm, and cheery, making us feel good, while rooms that receive indirect light can be dull, lifeless and cold, leaving us depressed. [...]
To make a space more intimate Use several table lamps to create a cozy glow. Make sure they have shades in colors that are warm rather than cool, such as alabaster, pearl, parchment, or ivory instead of white, so the light they cast has a mellow tone. Window treatments Window treatments have a huge impact [...]
If a room is awkwardly proportioned, too large or small, prosaic and bland, or boring and lackluster, clever lighting can help correct some of these defects. To make a ceiling look higher Use floor or wall-mounted up-lights to throw light up on the ceiling or conceal lighting behind a cornice or cove mounted high on [...]
Developing you lighting plan is important before you decide to install any lighting fixtures in your house. A lighting plan can help you to avoid many mistakes in your house renovation such as unnecessary hacking a wall, having too few electrical outlets and not having the right length of wires. Fist of all, the basic [...]
Lighting is such an important feature of our everyday lives that it should be considered when a room is being furnished or ideally still in the midst of design and construction. But few of us have the opportunity to build a space from the ground up or even to consider lighting before putting anything else [...]
Most people take light planning for granted. The standard issue or the built-in lighting in the house are often not adequate or suitable. They may look good, or solve an immediate problem by providing the illumination that is needed for a specific task, but are they really the right light? Planning the light fixtures is [...]