Any do-it-yourselfer can install 12 volt landscape lighting. What makes it look professional is a great lighting plan. The first step to create a landscape lighting plan is to draw a sketch or map of your yard. What to Light Draw in any of these features you want to light onto your sketch. Pathways Steps…
House Beautiful’s regular feature The Essentials; Solutions for the Busiest Rooms in the House tackles bathrooms in the February 2017 issue. The article Renovating: Just Add Water states “Our primer on master-bath renovations has real talk on budgeting, who-knew insights, and a roundup of necessary luxuries.” It ranges from quick tips for a minor face-lift…
Is your kitchen bright enough? “Many older kitchens aren’t bright enough after the sun goes down. The most pleasant kitchen lighting comes from several sources. Lighting designers classify kitchen lighting as either task lighting, general – or ambient lighting – lighting, or accent lighting. That doesn’t mean you need three different types of fixtures; many…
Have you ever been to the Rainforest Café restaurants? They have these amazing star ceilings. I’ve seen beautiful star ceilings in other restaurants, too. They are in quite a few design books. When my son was little, I put little glow-in-the-dark stickers on his ceiling. They are in a lot of kid’s books, too. “’The…
The Basics of Track Lighting Track Lighting consists of a continuous track that conducts electricity from a single source. Fixtures may be attached anywhere along this track. Track can be mounted to Ceilings Walls Drywall Plaster Wood Suspended Ceilings Along architectural elements Suspended from rods or cables Sloped ceilings Track lighting may be suspended using…
Bruck Lighting’s New GalaxZ Simplifies Daylight Harvesting Daylight Harvesting means using as much natural sunlight as possible instead of electric lighting. Of course this uses less energy and costs less money. Win-Win! Daylight Harvesting lighting control systems dim or switch off electric lighting when there is more natural sunlight. Bruck Lighting’s New GalaxZ Control in…
Landscape lighting isn’t just a Spring project. The longest night of the year is December 21/22. It is dark already when you come home and often still dark when you leave in the morning. Here are some ideas for outdoor lighting for safety and security that are easy to install and don’t use a lot…
When choosing your chandelier, scale matters a lot. There are a lot of factors to think about, but here is an easy way to calculate the best size for your dining room. The first guideline is: Measure your table. Divide that number in half. That’s your smallest chandelier width. So, a 48″ table gets a…
Don’t think of lighting as an afterthought. The right lighting is one of the most fundamental elements in interior design. The wrong lighting can completely destroy the impact of even the most well thought out design. Good lighting makes your room more functional and more beautiful. Providing the right lighting allows you to enjoy using…
