The simplest things can make or break the design of a room. You might have beautiful furniture, art and flooring, but if the ambience still feels off, lighting is the likely culprit. Light inside our ...

Layered lighting plans in kitchens and baths enhance health, safety and comfort. Lighting is too often an afterthought in home improvement projects. And that’s to the detriment of the room and, ...

Dimmers and control panels, task and accent lighting. The intricacies of lighting schemes may not seem as exciting as selecting that beautiful wall color from a peacock’s fan of paint chips, or match ...

Lighting consultant and educator Kelly Inglis shares her thoughts on the expensive finishes that disappear without proper ...

Your outdoor lighting scheme is just as important as your indoor one, and doing it right can really make your outdoor spaces ...

“It can kill or make a project.” What, exactly, was AD100 designer Ken Fulk referring to when he made that statement? The answer, of course, is lighting, which should come as no surprise to others in ...

Light is light, right? Not exactly. The light that comes from the overhead fluorescents at your office is probably nothing like the light that pours from your favorite chandelier at home or that of ...

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Good lighting design can improve worker efficiency and reduce a building owner’s operating costs. Years ago, calculating the number of lighting fixtures for an indoor office space only required you to ...