Lighting
Least understood, yet most effective and essential interior application
- Usually inadequately applied, misunderstood, under-used, under-rated
- Developers and builders cheap out on lighting design
- Not enough credibility given to effective design - lighting and interior design
- Lamps used more as accessories rather than for actual effective task or ambience
Effective Lighting Design - consider using a lighting designer
- Enhances room architecture
- Enhances Dimension, Color, Form
- Enhances the elements of design
- Enhances everything in a room
Because lighting enhances everything in an interior, it minimizes the need for a lot of decorating accessories and furnishings.
Plan separate switching to use only what light effects required for any given application.
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Lighting is such a crucial item in design and just plain comfortable living. And I have found in my practice, one of the most overlooked.
With ample lighting, everything looks better and old eyes like mine can see what I'm doing much, much better.
Personally, I prefer non-obtrusive overhead lighting, if possible,