Home Lighting Design Resources

Bathroom Lighting Ideas
This web page features ideas and advice on contemporary lighting design for the bathroom. Topics include ideas for lighting the shower, the mirror, soft lighting, safety, fluorescent lighting, and color schemes. There are links to some articles with these lighting design ideas for lamps and fixtures that are best for bathrooms. There are also links to designers and manufacturers.

Lighting Selections
Lighting for living spaces such as living rooms, dens and bedrooms can actually be more difficult to design than lighting for task areas such as kitchens and home offices. The lighting must be flexible for the many and varied activities in these rooms. These elements are usually at the perimeter of the room, on or adjacent to the wall. Accent lighting is best accomplished with spotlights (low voltage halogen is a good energy-efficient choice), or wall washing (large lamp fluorescent strips are good for even lighting of large areas). Track or recessed lighting are good choices for spotlighting individual pieces of artwork or points of great interest. Bookshelves, very large wall art (quilts, murals, etc.) or collections (groups of small objects with equal import) are best lit with wall washers. These can take the form of recessed cans or track, but a better choice may be to use architectural fixtures. A luminous soffit or a valance can be built to hold fluorescent strips to provide uniform wall lighting. Don't forget to light 'floating' furniture like coffee tables, as these provide a nice focal point for seating areas. Site also features information on ceiling fans, seasonal affective disorder and track lighting.

Lighting Techniques and Tips
HGTV.com (Home and Garden TV) offers a plethora of decorating principles and tips involving lighting techniques and craftsmanship. Select from articles, techniques and tips on nearly every aspect of lighting from lighting design to lighting fixtures, bathroom lighting, table lamps, refurbished chandeliers, garden lighting, chandelier lampshades, kitchen lighting, ceiling fan makeovers and more.

Lighting Tips and Products for Home and Office
This site from Juno Lighting, a lighting designer and manufacturer, is a very thorough site that includes links to products as well as tips and instructions for lighting design for the home interior and exterior. It also includes sections on commercial and office lighting design and products, fixtures, track lighting, etc. Topics covered in the extensive site include kitchen, bathroom, family room and living room lighting, under cabinet lighting, task lighting, desk lighting, fireplace, whirlpool, landscape lighting, and retail lighting design as well.