Design Elements

Do you know you can have greater control of your home’s lighting? Most homes have switches on the walls that can just turn the lights on and off, but that’s it. Maybe you have more precision with dimmers and can also change their intensity. As technology and lighting change daily, there are more control options

The lighting in your home should make your space more inviting and comfortable. While you can use motorized shades to minimize the glare from the sun, comfortable home lighting comes from the right interior lighting fixtures with minimal glare. Understanding Glare Glare occurs when bright light sources are significantly more intense than the rest of

Layered lighting reimagines how you illuminate your space. Any light or set of lights that are controlled together is a lighting layer. For example, a kitchen may have a primary light and an under-cabinet light. Each lighting zone is controlled individually as its own layer. However, lighting layers don’t have to be exclusively functional. Harmoniously

Lighting a wall is an easy way to make a space feel big and spacious and eliminate that creepy “cave effect” a home can have with dark walls. However, there are a few different techniques you can use to illuminate your wall to give it a unique aesthetic. In this article, we’ll review the three

As you customize your home lighting plan, you may come across the terms aiming and focusing. But does it even matter for your home? Does your recessed lighting need to be aimed or focused? The good news is that not all lighting needs such precision. For example, ambient lighting rarely needs to be adjustable. However,

Home lighting is more complicated than you’d think. There are over a dozen different parameters to each recessed lighting fixture in your home. There are multiple designs, beam styles, colors and bezels. So, among all these lighting specs, what is CRI? What is CRI? CRI stands for Color Rendering Index. The CRI rating dictates how

In the realm of exceptional home design, the harmonious convergence of all the pieces of your home transforms the space atmosphere into something so special and unique that it can only be perceived as ‘home.’ No one piece on its own makes it feel like home, but it’s the way they integrate to create the perfect