Resources for Better Lighting Design

Let Better Homes & Gardens Help You Light Up Your Life
Lighting is so important to creating the correct mood for any room, any home. This helpful article from Better Homes & Gardens discusses various types of lighting and the best ways to achieve them. First is a discussion of General Lighting and the best ways to achieve a general overall brightness to any room, but most especially the kitchen, through a combination of lighting sources including a central ceiling mounted feature, properly spaced can lighting, and recessed spotlights around the perimeter of the kitchen. Task lighting, especially as it referrs to the kitchen, is best achieved, according to this article, through a combination of ceiling or wall mounted fixtures, undercabinet lighting, and small sized flourescent bulbs and halogen track lights. Accent lighting can be used to spotlight a kitchen's best feature and is best achieved through a mixture of tracklights, wall mounted lights, and recessed lights which are brighter than the general lighting. The use of a dimmer can add mood. The article is rounded out with a helpful discussion of bulb types, including incandescent, flourescent, and tungsten-halogen.

Crafty Idea For Patio Lighting
AZCentral.com featured article from The Arizona Republic that offers a crafty idea for how-to decorative patio lighting

Information on Adjustable Arm Task Lighting
This informative site explains the virtues of adjustable arm task lighting. These arms can be mounted on table bases, wall brackets, or free standing bases. Convenience and versatility are the advantages of this sort of contemporary lighting design for the home or office enviroment. Also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of adjustable arm lighting versus under-shelf lighting. This is a site for ergonomic lighting design and workspace task lighting design.

Decorative Lighting Tips
This article discusses ways to improve the look of your home with decorative lighting. Whether you install a dramatic chandelier, accent your house with outdoor lighting, or simply plug in a beautifully designed table lamp, lighting does more than complete the décor it boosts the value of your home, creates atmosphere, and helps to express your personal style. Tips for lighting decoration include considering the size of the room, identifying the purpose of lighting, using a professional certified election for lighting installation and looking for design and quality craftsmanship of lighting fixtures.