Lighting Interior Design II Natural Light Provided by

Lighting Interior Design II

Natural Light • Provided by the sun • Makes color sharper and brighter • Generates a feeling of well being

Natural Light • Controlled by the following factors • Windows • Size • Number • Arrangement • Window treatments • Placement of rooms

Natural Light • Gives objects warm flattering tones • Strong sunlight may produce harsh shadows and reflection

Artificial Light • Predictable and controllable • 3 sources • Incandescent • Halogen • fluorescent

Incandescent • Produced when electricity passes through a fine tungsten filament

Incandescent • Light is yellow giving the room a yellow cast

Fluorescent • Electricity released through a mercury vapor in a tube • Ultraviolet light gives a blue cast to rooms

Halogen • Represent the newest category of lighting on the market • Casts a bright, white light

General Lighting • Provides a comfortable, even level of brightness throughout a room

Direct Lighting • Strong illumination • Creates sharp contrasts • Can create eye strain

Indirect Lighting • Focused on an intermediate surface and reflects back into the room • Diffused, with less contrast and softer shadows

Task Lighting • Helps people perform specific tasks • Bright but not harsh, free from distracting glare

Safety Lighting • Used specifically to keep you free from harm or injury

Accent Lighting • Uses a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight an area or object

Lighting Fixtures • Structural (architectural) • Portable (nonarchitectural)

Luminous Ceiling • Transparent or translucent panels lighted from above

Recessed Lighting • Small circular lights that are installed in the ceiling

Track Lighting • Mounted on a metal strip that allows fixtures to be placed anywhere along the strip • May be swiveled or rotated

Strip Lighting • A series of bulbs mounted together in a line

Hanging ceiling fixture • Can provide general and direct lighting

Lamps • Are not a structural part of the house • Usually provides task or accent lighting

Candles • Burning wick with a wax fuel • Provides mood and atmosphere • Can be very dangerous