Lighting Guide

Hallway Lighting: Making a Transition Space Feel Considered

Hallways are among the most overlooked spaces in residential lighting design, which is puzzling since they are the connective tissue of the home: every occupant moves through them dozens of times a...

How to Choose a Ceiling Light: The Decision Framework

Choosing a ceiling light sounds like a small decision but it is one of the most impactful choices in a room: the fixture is in the center of the ceiling, visible from every seated and standing posi...

Kitchen Lighting Design: The Complete Guide to Every Zone

The kitchen is the most multi-functional room in most homes: it is a workspace, a gathering space, and a design showcase. Lighting it well requires addressing each of these functions separately and...

Globe Pendant Lights: Why This Classic Form Works in Every Interior

The globe pendant is one of the most enduring fixture forms in residential lighting for a reason that is not complicated: a sphere is universally understood, immediately legible, and works in almos...

Hotel-Inspired Bedroom Lighting: How to Sleep Better and Wake Up Easier

Premium hotels invest significantly in bedroom lighting because they understand something that residential designers often overlook: lighting directly affects sleep quality, morning wakefulness, an...

How to Choose Outdoor Wall Lights for Your Home

Outdoor wall lights are one of the most impactful facade improvements available to any homeowner. They illuminate entry points, improve safety after dark, extend curb appeal into the evening hours,...

LED Lighting Guide: Everything You Need to Know Before You Buy

LED lighting has replaced incandescent technology so thoroughly that most homes now use primarily LED bulbs whether they know it or not. But LED technology has significant variation in quality, per...

Recessed Lighting Layout: How to Plan Your Can Lights Right

Recessed lighting is one of the most misused fixture types in residential construction. Builders install it generously because it is relatively inexpensive to rough in during construction, homeowne...

Floor Lamp Ideas: The Most Versatile Lighting Upgrade You Are Not Using

The floor lamp is the most underrated fixture in residential lighting. It requires no installation, no electrician, no drilling, no ceiling access. It can be placed anywhere with an outlet and move...

Dark and Moody Interiors: How to Light Them Right

Dark interior design has moved decisively into the mainstream. Deep forest green, charcoal, navy, dramatic terracotta, near-black walls: these are appearing in homes that a decade ago would have de...