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Bright Lights: How to illume your home.
Living is sunny Palm Springs, California offers lighting most days of the year, but many of our “snowbirds” live elsewhere, and may need some good lighting tips. Following is some lighting information I hope will prove helpful.
 
 Lighting falls into two groups: indirect (ambient) and direct (accent or task). The former sets a mood, and the latter spotlights centers of interest, or focuses on work surfaces.
 
Chandeliers are excellent sources of indirect light, and help create the illusion of more space. Track, pendant, and recessed lights can give off more direct light.  
 
Wall sconces are great choices where space is at a premium. Down-lights, which direct light to the floor, and up-lights, which throw light towards the ceiling, are the two basic types of sconces. In general, down-lights act as direct lighting in hallways and stairs, while up-lights lend ambient light for background illumination. 
 
When you calculate how much light you will need, figure one watt of light for each square foot of space. Double the figure for kitchens and work areas. Pay close attention to the wattage limits for each fixture. 
 
Buy lighting fixtures close to home so you can “try them on” and ... more

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