Peterson Lighting

Think about a room’s wall color when you are getting ready to install new light fixtures in it. Darker paint colors or wallpapers tend to have an effect of absorbing lighting more than lighter-colored walls do.

Recessed light fixtures are installed above the ceiling and have an opening that is flush with the ceiling. This type of lighting sends a relatively narrow band of light in one direction and can be used to provide ambient, task, or accent lighting.

Back when Edison made the first workable light bulb in the 1870s, he used a carbon filament, but that’s not the kind of filament you’ll see today. Modern incandescent bulbs use tungsten filaments, and have since they were invented in 1915.

One of the wonderful things about wall lanterns and sconces is that they can be used to highlight architectural elements of the space they are in. Keep in mind that these fixtures should be hung slightly above eye level, from the floor to the center of the fixture.

If your room design looks uninteresting, look at it with a new perspective. See it as a mini landscape, instead of a collection of furnishings. Does it have elevated locations and a focal point? If not, try changing up the lighting. Pole lamps raise the illumination zone by a few inches, and can create effects that add depth and interest.

It is possible to over-light a room, which will make it feel harsh and uncomfortable, especially at night. Fortunately, the right light fixtures can add decorative lighting without adding too much light, such as lamps with dark shades or chandeliers with dimmers.

When installing recessed lighting that will contact the roof sheathing, use products identified as air-tight to prevent energy losses from air leaks as well as the leaking of any airborne moisture that can develop.

Alexander Lodygin moved to the US from Russia and changed his name to Alexander de Lodyguine. He applied and obtained patents for incandescent lamps having iridium, chromium, rhodium, ruthenium, molybdenum, osmium, and tungsten filaments. A bulb using a molybdenum filament was demonstrated at the Paris world fair of 1900.

When considering lighting fixtures specifically for task lighting, there are a few things you should keep in mind. These include brightness, beam direction, proximity of the fixture to the task area, and the bulb’s color temperature.

While the cost for LED light fixtures may be a little more expensive than incandescent lights, the benefits are tremendous. You will have little costs associated with upkeep because LED lights last for more than 50,000 hours, and there is less wasted energy.

For flood and spotlights with recessed light fixtures and track lighting, floods project a wide beam of general light, and spots produce a narrow beam for accent lighting. If standard "A-shape" bulbs are mistakenly used, 40 percent of the light is trapped inside the fixture.

In what key area of the home do experts recommend installing bright overhead illumination? If you guessed the stairs, you're right. Every year, thousands of falls down stairs are attributed to poor illumination.

Do you have plans to redo your room? If so, consider how new lighting fixtures might fit in now, so that you can include any extra wiring that you may need to do from the start. That will make your process much easier when the time comes.