More than 200 solutions for home lighting challenges.
The Home Lighting Effects Bible shows how lighting can transform a home, increase the sense of space, provide practical lighting for working areas and bring warmth, ambience, highlights and drama.
The author provides information on the technical aspects of lighting -- sources, strength, direction, angle, color and control -- for the interior designer and the home owner.
Design topics include:
- Directional lighting, up-lighting, spotlighting
- Moveable, recessed, stretch-wire and concealed mountings
- How to give light depth and character
- Purpose lighting, such as picture lighting, special effects, task lights and color washes
- LED and fluorescent bulbs
- Low-voltage and hard-wired power sources
- Styles and functions of different types of lighting
- Finding the right size
- Working with light color
- How to choose decorative lighting
The main section of the book is a comprehensive directory that examines, room-by-room, every kind of lighting requirement in a house and recommends the best solutions. With ideas for stairs (and under stairs), nooks and alcoves, wine cellars, media rooms and more, no corner is missed.
A valuable resource for professional and non-professional decorators alike, this practical book is published in a handy format with a concealed wiro-binding that lies flat for easy use.
