LIGHTING EFFECTS
Lighting goes beyond just illuminating a room. Each lighting product serves a purpose, has an effect on the room and can set the ambiance of the space.
Learn how downlighting, uplighting, wall washing, wall grazing, spotlighting and perimeter lighting can do all the effects:
1. DOWNLIGHTING
Downlighting is a very useful and most popular form of lighting in interiors—most central light sources or spotlights will be downlights. It does cast unflattering shadows (especially for people) so it needs to be counterbalanced with adequate ambient lighting.
2. UPLIGHTING
Uplighting is a much softer alternative to downlighting as it indirectly introduces light into a room by having it bounce off the ceiling and reflect back into the room.
3. WALL WASHING
Wall washing evenly illuminates a vertical surface in a soft way. Place the light at an adequate distance so that the beam reaches the entire surface.
4. WALL GRAZING
Wall grazing places a light intentionally close to the surface it’s to illuminate, effectively highlighting its texture.
5. SPOTLIGHTING
Spotlighting is used a lot in task and accent lighting to highlight a particular feature of a room.
6. PERIMETER LIGHTING
Perimeter lighting accentuates the dimensions of a room and expands its apparent size. Coving or cornice lighting is an effective way to do this and is used often by interior designers and architects.
