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Ceiling lighting is the most effective when treated as a multidimensional luminance whose purpose is to solely generate multiple layers of light that provide a sense of sourcelessness for both task and decorative lighting types.  Ideally, ceiling lights themselves should minimize their physical presence and provide an even distribution of general lighting that will maintain appropriate levels of light necessary in whatever environment they are located.  With very few exceptions found only in purely decorative, aesthetic applications such as museum or public display lighting, ceiling lighting should disperse illumination with the intent of eliminating all visible pockets of shadows in the room.  This is especially true in commercial lighting projects, but it is also very necessary for quality living space in residential settings.  Likewise, while bright light is often necessary both in a home and a workspace, ceiling lights should be used that feature specification grade fixture designs and advanced optics and reflectors when appropriate.  This optimizes the photometric capabilities of the lamps housed inside the fixtures, and it eliminates glare that can cause discomfort to human eyes.  Finally, almost all ceiling lights should compliment function with form by adding a decorative touch to the room.

There are multitudes of ceiling lights, such as modern art lights, you can obtain that conceal themselves as much as possible above the line of sight.  Concealment, as we define it, is a matter of degree as opposed to an absolute.  No lighting fixture is completely invisible if you stare straight up at the ceiling, so it is not necessary to waste time or money in an attempt to go to extremes of concealment. It works much better to find ceiling lights that take a “low profile” position in relation to the normal angles of view that people standing, walking, through the room or sitting in the room normally perceive.   Correct determination of what types of fixtures you should use, whether they should be low voltage or line voltage in nature, and what number you will actually need really requires the assistance of a trained lighting consultant familiar with the many new technologies now available that can help your home or business save power, look better, and achieve new levels of décor previously unavailable even in purely decorative lighting.  Working with lighting design installation professionals also gives you access to US-manufactured, specification grade ceiling lights that will last longer and perform much better than foreign equivalents and retail quality fixtures.

Glare and shadow are the two main forces that work against you in virtually any lighting design, and ceiling lights play a crucial role in the elimination of both.  Like we mentioned earlier, there are SOME settings (such as statuary and 3-D abstract art lighting) where shadows are deliberatively generated by lighting specialists in order to create special effects.  In most cases, however, the opposite is almost always the rule.  Shadows and glare are enemies to the eyes that must be eliminated at all costs.   This is where ceiling light can shine at its brightest, so to speak.  Unlike lamps and wall lights that can often be very focused and intense, many varieties ceiling lights work to create a general “wash” of indirect light that cascades down the walls and over the central areas of work and human traffic.  This eliminates the glare cause by over reliance on singular, bright ceiling lights that shine direct lighting only down onto the room.  Because this light resembles a soft, ambient field more than a direct beam of bright luminance, it also dispels shadows more effectively by shining light on all points of the room at once.  When objects are “surrounded by light” in this manner, shadows have no place to linger.

Once this general field of light is established in the room, brighter, direct lighting ceiling fixtures can then be added to selectively shine additional, brighter light on work areas, artwork, aisles, kitchen counters, and special rooms within a home.  Although commercial and residential lighting are two separate disciplines, ceiling lights used in one discipline are commonly found in the other.  Furthermore, installing ceiling lighting fixtures controlled by one or more dimmers or lighting control systems can exponentially multiply their effectiveness both functionally and aesthetically in both commercial and residential environments.  Lighting control systems such as those made by Lutron can use the same set of ceiling lights to create multiple lighting effects and themes.  Because there is always a practical element within aesthetic lighting, and some level of aesthetic sense intrinsic within task lighting, you can now adjust the “mix” of these two factors to become your own lighting designers simply by turning up one group of ceiling lights and turning down another.  That’s sophistication at its finest and most convenient, and is available through Lutron Homeworks distributors like Illuminations Lighting and Design to businesses and residents throughout Houston and Greater Texas. 

With our 25+ years in lighting design and electrical services, we can install recesed ceiling lights and lighting controls in any home, business, hotel, or restaurant that will deliver a quality of light and a level of light that sets the tone of action at levels most appropriate to the environment, industry, lifestyle, or location of a specific client.  We work in  Austin, TX, Dallas, Texas, Fort Worth, TX, Beaumont, TX and San Antonio, Texas as well to deliver the finest indoor and outdoor lighting designs that technology,  years of cross training, and an intuitive sense of beauty and proportion have enabled us to create.

Call 800-863-1184 and find out how lighting can enhance your lifestyle!