Lighting Techniques

Lighting can be quite technical but yet it is a wonderful medium to work with. It requires knowledge since you need to choose the right products to work with, and you need to choose a lighting supplier that can deliver a variety of high quality, modern lighting products for you to work with. Lighting designers can also design the perfect layout in your home, allowing you to create the ideal environment for the particular room or area in the house.

Lighting and equipment technology are always increasing and this means that there are literally hundreds of new products available every year. In order to use the latest design trends and learn about new products on the market, lighting designers need to constantly attend décor shows, interior design workshops, or product launches for new lighting solutions. Keeping ahead with the trends will allow you to provide the best possible service to your customers, or simply just a professional touch to your own project.

There are many different lighting techniques that can be used and you can manipulate light to create almost any effect you want. You can use light to place emphasis on focal points or you can use light to attract attention away from a particular point or corner in your house. You can also use different types of brightness, depending on the amount of light that you want to let into a room. Softer light provides a calmer atmosphere, where brighter lights are ideal for areas that are busy, like an entertainment area.

Downlighting is a popular technique where you can add a moderate amount of light in specific areas of a room. This is ideal to use in rooms that have a lot of natural light during the day, but not so much at night. These downlights are perfect to add to a room to provide a moderate amount of light during night time.

Task lights or Spotlights accentuate a specific area or workplace, much like a desk. These lights should be at least 3 times brighter than the rest of the light in the room to be effective. Accent lighting adds a shimmer to make your objects like paintings and sculptures stand out. Halogen lamps (that is not the same as incandescent bulbs, as you can see here) are the best type of lighting to use for this. Just make sure that the light is at least 3 times as bright as the rest of the lights. You don’t have to be an expert in lighting for it to be effective, but sticking to basic techniques will surely help you create the perfect environment in your home. Always make sure that you buy the correct type of lighting products so that you can get that perfect effect.

Main differences between downlighting and spotlight techniques: Downlight should be used for large area illumination, as it gives more even spread of light over a wider area. On the other hand, spotlights should be used for highlighting a specific area or display due to its narrow beam angle. Never use only spotlights in the whole showroom. Spotlights should be chosen with care, as most of them cut & waste the light beam in angle adjustment.