Home Lighting Designs & Ideas

By using custom design lighting in our home decor projects, can make a big difference on how we feel about our homes. By using new ideas not only enhance our homes but help set our theme.

Take great consideration of kitchen, rec rooms, living rooms, bedrooms, and exterior illumination. Application and understanding of these systems are much easier to install before drywalling, simple because all the wiring is easily accessible. Remember advance planning is the key to a smooth and satisfactory outcome.

Sometimes acheiving the best illimination requires thinking out of the box, things that are not normally seen or considered. For instance; putting wall sconces together in a group. Always strive for subtlety adding decorative fixtures. By accenting specific areas you achieve a more efficient effect. It is not always about the fixture but about the results.

FUN AND FUNCTION:

Think of design in terms of Fun and Function. Fun scenes set the mood for events like dinner parties and family activities. Function is designed for more utilitarian needs, such as working areas of a kitchen. Lighting reinforces what the house is stating. Homeowners should determine their priorities and create a plan that focuses specifically on these wants and needs.

Special thought should be taken for work and reading areas. As age increases so does our need for a well illuminated task area. A typical 65 year-old needs are 10 to 15 times more illumination than a teenager to get the same feeling of comfort during tasks.

By using a layering effect you set the bases for an area, providing general, task and ambient illumination.

By using dimmers can offer illumination for site specific needs. Setting the bases for general, task and ambient illumination and giving a layering effect to the area. By accenting specific areas you achieve a more efficient effect. This can be differmental in projecting the custom look you are after.

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