Lighting has something like the power of life and death over interior design. Well-planned lighting can bring a room to life, and thoughtless lighting can kill even the most creative interiors. Light has the power to influence emotions, so lighting for a house is part technology and part psychology. Simply altering a light source can make people feel better about a room or task. Interior Lighting looks at the direction, quality, and intensity of light as key to learning the basics of Lighting 101.
Learn:
- how the direction of light can turn beauty into a beast.
- how lighting can add depth and dimension to both a photograph or a living room.
- the value of indirect or "bounced" lighting.
- about the ambient task, and accent lighting.
- that intensity of light influences behavior.
- the impact of lighting on the environment.
- the types of lamps: incandescent to LEDs.
- the basics of lighting a room conversation and reading. See common flaws to avoid.
- why buying furniture or fabrics requires seeing samples in the light of your house as well as the store.
- the types of lighting fixtures and their uses: wall washers, pendents, recessed lights, eyeballs, track lighting, torchieres, spots, floods, and table lamps.