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Lighting Showroom
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Stanford Electric Works not only offers first-rate electrical wiring and other electrical services, we also have a great showroom featuring a great selection of outdoor lighting, landscape lighting, recessed lighting, ceiling fans, and much more, for all of your interior and exterior lighting needs. We carry fixtures from some of the best manufacturers in the industry, and our friendly, helpful staff is always available to answer any questions that you might have about our high-quality products.
Our showroom is the perfect place for homeowners, contractors, interior decorators, or do-it-yourselfers looking for quality lighting at affordable prices.
Types of Lighting
1) Ambient Lighting
This is indirect light that evenly illuminates a room. Ambient lights include natural light, pendants, and overhead fixtures.
2) Task Lighting
This type of lighting spotlights your work desk, craft table, or food counter. Task lighting includes reading lamps and under-counter or under-cabinet lights.
3) Accent Lighting
This is used to highlight your architecture or favourite design accessories. Accent lights include track lights or adjustable recessed lights.
4) Decorative Lights
This type is used to make large rooms seem less overwhelming and to add a touch of personality. These lights include lamps and chandeliers.
How to Plan the Lighting Scheme for Each Room
1) Itemize Activities: Write out all the activities that occur in each room. For example: reading, preparing food, craft and hobby work, homework, grooming, doing or folding laundry, etc.
2) Define Mood: Write out mood or ambiance you want to produce or each space. For example, do you want to feel relaxed and laid back, alert and focused, or security?
3) Identify Emphasize: Write out all of the decorative elements you want to emphasize, such as artwork or wall textures.
4) Supplement Lighting: Write our where you have areas with dark wall colors and finishes. Supplemental lighting may be needed for these walls as darker areas absorb more light.
There is a common misconception that you need to light a room in its entirety. This is not true. Interior designers suggest incorporating lighting from each lighting type. This is called layering and includes using lights from any of the four types in a way that they blend well and create an ambience for the room.
It is best to decide on a light source and then decide how to disperse it in the room. One way to do this is to look at various lampshades as choosing the right one can make all the difference to how light is diffused in your room.
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