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Lighting

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.

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  1. Lighting Interior Design II

  2. Natural Light • Provided by the sun • Makes color sharper and brighter • Generates a feeling of well being

  3. Natural Light • Controlled by the following factors • Windows • Size • Number • Arrangement • Window treatments • Placement of rooms

  4. Natural Light • Gives objects warm flattering tones • Strong sunlight may produce harsh shadows and reflection

  5. Artificial Light • Predictable and controllable • 3 sources • Incandescent • Halogen • fluorescent

  6. Incandescent • Produced when electricity passes through a fine tungsten filament

  7. Incandescent • Light is yellow giving the room a yellow cast

  8. Fluorescent • Electricity released through a mercury vapor in a tube • Ultraviolet light gives a blue cast to rooms

  9. Halogen • Represent the newest category of lighting on the market • Casts a bright, white light

  10. General Lighting • Provides a comfortable, even level of brightness throughout a room

  11. Direct Lighting • Strong illumination • Creates sharp contrasts • Can create eye strain

  12. Indirect Lighting • Focused on an intermediate surface and reflects back into the room • Diffused, with less contrast and softer shadows

  13. Task Lighting • Helps people perform specific tasks • Bright but not harsh, free from distracting glare

  14. Safety Lighting • Used specifically to keep you free from harm or injury

  15. Accent Lighting • Uses a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight an area or object

  16. Lighting Fixtures • Structural (architectural) • Portable (non-architectural)

  17. Luminous Ceiling • Transparent or translucent panels lighted from above

  18. Recessed Lighting • Small circular lights that are installed in the ceiling

  19. Track Lighting • Mounted on a metal strip that allows fixtures to be placed anywhere along the strip • May be swiveled or rotated

  20. Strip Lighting • A series of bulbs mounted together in a line

  21. Hanging ceiling fixture • Can provide general and direct lighting

  22. Lamps • Are not a structural part of the house • Usually provides task or accent lighting

  23. Candles • Burning wick with a wax fuel • Provides mood and atmosphere • Can be very dangerous

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