Lighting Tips

Lighting should be planned to complement your lifestyle. To accomplish a comprehensive and successful lighting solution, it is best to develop a home lighting plan that meets your individual needs and those of your family.

Keep in mind that dark colors absorb much light, and therefore it is necessary to provide supplementary light in spaces with dark wall colors and finishes.

When remodeling, it is important to note the extent of the remodeling and identify the existing electrical locations.

Identify those areas serving more than a single purpose and those that will require more than one type of lighting.

There are three basic types of lighting that work together in your home:

  • Ambient (general lighting)
  • Task
  • Accent
A good lighting plan combines all three types to light an area according to function and style.

Lighting Tip
Track lighting has undergone many changes in recent years; the trend in track lighting has been toward smaller fixtures, which are much less noticeable in the space. Track lighting is excellent for its flexibility, and can provide ambient, task or accent lighting in a flexible lighting system. You can move, swivel, rotate and aim the individual fixtures in any direction along the track, giving you the versatility to change the lighting scheme when the need arises. With special attachments, you can also hang chandeliers and pendants from the track.