Lighting

A complete guide on how to plan and choose lighting for your home. Learn about energy efficiency, lighting regulations, daylighting techniques, LEDs and more.

Landscape lighting

Landscape and garden lighting

Good landscape and garden lighting can do amazing things for the way your yard looks at night.   Outdoor lighting presents a great opportunity to experiment. Landscape...
Hallway lighting

Hall and foyer lighting

These areas are the entrances to your house, so the lighting should be warm and inviting. They can also make use of referred light.   Light...
Bedroom lighting

Bedroom lighting

Bedroom lighting is typically warm and relatively basic. Your lighting design here really depends on what else you do in your bedroom!    Bedside reading lamps:...

Kitchen lighting

The lighting design in your kitchen will make a vast difference to how comfortable and safe it is, as well as to how good...

Living and dining room lighting

These areas can be lit however you choose, and give you a great deal of freedom to do interesting things with light design.    A carefully...
How to light different areas

How to light different areas

Different areas of your house and yard have vastly different requirements in terms of the light they need. Carefully planning the sort of light...

Bathroom lighting

Bathrooms require good task lighting for practicality and safety, but it needs to be designed in such a way as to avoid glare from...

Outdoor lighting guide

Security, safety and function should all play a role in the way you choose to design your outdoor lighting.    Outdoor lighting can take advantage of...

Indoor lighting guide

The biggest concern with indoor lighting is how to balance daylight with functional, decorative artificial light. Good indoor lighting blends artificial light with daylight.Interior lighting...
Dimmer switch

Lighting controls and switches

Switches, dimmers and automated controls allow you to add many extra dimensions to your home's lighting design. Lighting is fundamental in creating an appropriate atmosphere...
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