Lighting Design Tips Guildford

Like day and night, lighting design can make all the difference to a room. Here are some pointers for good lighting design.

Local Companies

D J J Electrics Ltd
01252 336176
71 Fairview Road, Ash
Widnes

J.R Thomas (Garden & Commercial Lighting) & Sons
01932 402266
12, Lincoln Drive
Woking

Duffin Electrical Services
01252 710302
14 South Street
Farnborough

Household Electrical Services
01252 519817
20 Hatfield Gdns
Farnborough

Luminance Pro Lighting Systems
01276 855666
Bagshot Rd, West End
Woking

Abbey Electrical Services
01252 653747
60 Abbey Wy
Farnborough

Sherlow Electrical Contractors Ltd
01252 322293
Nelson St
Hereford

Kevin Hunt
01252 338242
Boxalls Lane
Hereford

Like day and night, lighting design can make all the difference to a room. It doesn't matter how much clients spend on fixtures, without proper lighting that takes into account the room's use and the mood the client wants to create, the final look will not be as beautiful or functional as it could have been. Here are some pointers for good lighting design.

Low-voltage undercounter lighting is one of the best investments to make in a kitchen. Lighting this usually dark area gives the space a nice warm glow. Mounted behind the front cabinet reveal, light is cast down and back, playing up a beautiful backsplash.

If you have pendant fixtures hanging over an island, viewers perceive the island and the fixtures above it as a wall plane dividing the kitchen into two galleys. The beautiful pendant fixtures may, in fact, detract from your remodeling investment. To make the kitchen feel larger, use recessed lights over the island or peninsula. To define a space, such as a breakfast nook between kitchen and family room, use pendants.

When a kitchen is lit from the middle of the room, viewers often perceive the cabinets as a big wooden rectangle, becoming one-dimensional and losing depth of detail. Carefully placing a recessed light 12 inches from the center of a wall cabinet will cause light to cone down over the cabinet, creating a focal point. The viewer now sees vignettes of top and matching bottom cabinets — giving the look of custom furniture.

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Featured Local Company

D J J Electrics Ltd

01252 336176
71 Fairview Road, Ash
Widnes

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