Wall Grazing: the light is used to emphasize the texture of the wall.
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Wall Washing: the florescent light from the ceiling is used to light up the wall. Lights are further away from the wall but casting it on the wall. This wall has some texture to it but this is not a wall grazing since there is not a lot of design happening in the wall.
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Creative Lighting 1: the fake fire place in the picture is made using the light and not an actual fire.
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Florescent Light: usually used in perimiter and floor lighting
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Sconce: light is attached to the wall
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Creative Light 2: instead of having a normal drop light, this drop light uses light as art and have input different color variations into the chandelier.
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Drop Light: light is drop from ceiling into the space.
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Incandescent Light: a traditional light bulb that is inefficient for daily usage. But here it is used as a drop light to decorate the room..
4x2 light: lighting that shines direclty down from the ceiling. It is rarely used nowadays.
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Cove lighting: a soffit that is a few inches away form the ceiling and the light is hidden in it.
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Up Lighting: light is used from the below to shine the surface.
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Recessed Lighting: light is on the other side of the ceiling. You can only see the outer surface of the light.
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Perimeter Light: light is used around the perimeter of the house to brighten up the room. In this room they used both perimeter light and sconce lighting.
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Ambient Light: a type of general lighting that try to hide the light. They don't cast shadows and light is not too obvious.
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Accent Lighting: lighting that make things pop. The lighting behind the decor attracts people's attention more to the decoration.
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Task Lighting: a lighting that is supposed to serve a particular task. In the picture, the light under the cabinet is used to light up the counter top below.
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Natural Lighting: uses natural light to light up the room. Natural light has color temperature depending on the season, weather conditions, climate, and time fo the day.
Wall Grazing: the light is used to emphasize the texture of the wall.
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