Lighting Guide

Bedroom Lighting for Better Sleep: The Science-Backed Setup

Sleep quality is directly and measurably affected by light exposure — both the presence of light during sleep and the type of light used in the hours before bed. The average American sleeps signifi...

Holiday Outdoor Lighting: Making Your Exterior Stand Out

Holiday exterior lighting transforms the residential exterior in a way that almost no other seasonal decoration does: well-executed exterior holiday lighting is visible from across the street, it c...

New Construction Lighting: The Complete Planning Checklist

Building a new home presents a once-in-decades opportunity to design the lighting exactly right from the beginning, at the lowest possible cost. Changes made to lighting rough-in during framing cos...

Matte Black Light Fixtures: The Case for the Most Confident Finish

Matte black has been the dominant finish direction in residential lighting for nearly a decade, and it continues to hold that position for reasons that are not purely trend-driven. Matte black is t...

How to Choose the Right Light Bulb for Every Fixture

The light bulb inside a fixture affects the light's quality as much as the fixture itself. A beautiful pendant with the wrong bulb can produce harsh, unflattering, or simply wrong light for the spa...

Vintage and Antique Lighting: Sourcing, Restoring, and Mixing Old with New

Vintage and antique lighting fixtures bring something to a room that new reproduction fixtures cannot fully replicate: genuine material history. A 1920s schoolhouse pendant light has experienced th...

Meditation and Yoga Room Lighting: Creating Space for Practice

A dedicated meditation or yoga space has lighting requirements that are almost entirely different from any other room in the home. Where kitchens and home offices prioritize brightness and accuracy...

Interior Designer Secrets: The Lighting Rules Professionals Actually Use

Professional interior designers approach lighting as a fundamental design tool rather than a finishing detail. The lighting decisions they make early in a project — before furniture, before paint, ...

Lighting for Mental Wellness: How Light Affects Mood and Sleep

The relationship between artificial light and human wellbeing is better understood now than it has ever been, and the implications for how we design and use residential lighting are significant. Li...

Mountain Home and Cabin Lighting: Scale, Material, and Drama

Mountain homes, cabins, and lodge-style residences have some of the most distinctive and demanding lighting requirements in residential design. The architecture tends toward dramatic: vaulted ceili...