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 (non-architectural)

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