Key Learning outcomes
- Read key pointers when planning lighting layouts
- Learn the importance of layering light and what it brings to a scheme
- Understand what to look for when selecting LEDs
- Think about creating different zones in larger spaces
- And finally understand the difference good lighting control brings to a scheme
Lighting is one of the most powerful interior design tools. It can change the mood and atmosphere of interiors and landscapes at the touch of a button to literally decorate with light. With LEDs now lasting longer than before, it is more important than ever to consider the lighting design and the fittings you choose carefully as your clients will live with them for longer.
We’ve all been to a restaurant and found the lighting to be inadequate for reading the menu, or in the bathrooms there is a spot light directly above the basins leading to a very unflattering and uncomfortable effect onto the face. To avoid these situations, lighting needs to be carefully considered and planned in conjunction with the interiors and architecture of the building. The very best lighting schemes are those which go unnoticed. When entering a space, your attention should be drawn to the various features within the room such as the artwork, furniture and architectural elements, not to the source of the light. Of course, the decorative lighting needs to create a statement and should be selected to complement the interior style, but the functional lighting should remain largely anonymous.