Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recessed lighting as seen from the outside How do you layout recessed lighting? From modern new builds to period properties in ...

The simplest things can make or break the design of a room. You might have beautiful furniture, art and flooring, but if the ambience still feels off, lighting is the likely culprit. Light inside our ...

Link’n Lights, a modular lighting innovator, observed that for decades, string lighting has been a familiar part of homes, ...

It used to be that kitchens were separated from the rest of the house by doors or a pass-through to the dining room. Because the kitchen was set apart, lighting didn’t necessarily need to integrate ...

Most lighting designers would agree that asking the right questions from the start, knowing how to integrate designs with electrical engineering requirements, and understanding how to convey the ...

Appleton, Skokie, Ill., now offers free access to its CalcMaster lighting software on the Web at www.appletonelec.com. Based on the popular zonal cavity method that allows you to do simple lighting ...

“Good architecture poorly lit is poor architecture.” Those are the words of a famous architecture critic, and they apply to almost any type of environment. We need light to see well enough to perform ...

Lighting goes way beyond the lamps in our living rooms. On view are 85 rare (or limited-edition) pieces from lighting designers, from Wilhelm Wagenfeld to Gino Sarfatti and even the Memphis Group's ...

There's nothing quite like an open-concept layout. Its spacious and inviting feel tricks the eye into thinking that the room is bigger than it seems. However, incorporating this idea, especially into ...

Enhance buildings’ best qualities through illumination. In this week-long immersion program taught by MFA Lighting Design faculty, students work with leading designers to develop lighting plans and ...

As the days shorten, daylight hours become more and more precious, and interiors that felt complete and colorful in summer may suddenly seem gloomy and subdued. To learn how to offset the effects of ...