Lighting
Arteriors Errol Lamp - $237.60 The cobalt core inside the clear glass in this lamp base is stunning. We want to see a pair on some nightstands in an otherwise all-white bedroom
When the scaffolding came down, the work was secure in its new home. The stair hall needed to be completely finished prior to the installation; it was a must that once the scaffolding came down, no workers could be around to potentially damage the glass. Of course, that begs the question about what happens when some touch-up painting is needed.
A full-size mockup of the stairway was built at the Chihuly Studio in Washington to ensure that the scale of the finished piece would be just right for the room. Jauregui's firm did all of the home's interior design and construction, which helped in coordinating the installation, from making sure that the roof and ceiling could support the sculpture (yes, there's a lot of steel framing up there) to ensuring that the owners' children couldn't reach out and grab the piece. The sculpture's location, in the stair hall just off the entry, was chosen for maximum impact. The piece fills the space with light and energy.
If your ultimate splurge is a Chihuly masterpiece, you'll want to get started early to incorporate all that will be required. You'll also have to accept that the artist is going to be the boss, especially if it's an artist as accomplished as Dale Chihuly. Luis Jauregui, the architect for this home, says, "Chihuly takes over the process, including how the lighting will end up." While giving up some design control was difficult for Jauregui, he knew it was the right thing to do. Not surprisingly, the Chihuly folks were hired early on for the installation of this 19-foot-long piece
LED Downlights Recessed cans are available as self-contained modules with the LED light built into the housing or a simple LED recessed can lightbulb. An LED recessed can module has its own engine to remove heat, so it lasts longer and produces better-quality light than simple LED bulbs. A high-performance LED module costs about $80, and an economy module is about $45
Neo Neon Blue Rope Light - $23.49 » Rope is a round plastic or rubber tube that houses LED chips, typically 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter. Rope is not as bright as tape or strips, and tends to give off a bluer light.
RGB Color-Changing Controller With Wireless Remote - $35.00 » Color-changing tape works with a remote control to change the colors. You can program color-changing tape (also known as ribbon) to stay a certain color, fade in and out, flash or even sync with music.
Mia Strip Light » Strips have multiple LED chips built into a metal enclosure covered by an acrylic shield. They tend to be brighter than LED tape, because they have more chips. This LED strip generates over 360 lumens per foot, has a choice of multiple color temperatures and is dimmable. LED strips come in 10-, 20- and 40-inch lengths and range in price from $99 to $200, depending on length and quality
White-light LED tape placed under the counter and cabinet in this kitchen creates a glowing silhouette. When considering tape for kitchen and bathroom applications, it's a good idea to go with coated tape. It is more durable where chips are exposed to heat, moisture and food spills. Noncoated tape works best in areas such as inside cabinets where the chips aren’t exposed to damaging elements. The cost of a decent-quality LED tape is about $8 to $10 per foot plus the cost of a driver to power it, which starts at $150.
Undercabinet and Accent Flexible LED Strips - $10.00 » Ultrabright flexible strips are perfect for under cabinets, in offices and in other areas requiring a great amount of light. Superbright is the middle range of brightness and works great in spaces that need some light but not too much. Normal bright is perfect for accent lighting, such as for above cabinets, inside cabinets, in coves and around toe kicks, and for lighting art and more.
With larger and larger kitchens, and the importance of them in daily life and entertaining (ever been to a party that didn't end up being centered in the kitchen?), they are ideal for skylights. Skylights can aid in lighting work surfaces and parts of the kitchen that might otherwise be dark. The view out the two windows in this kitchen is of trees that shade the space, but the skylight helps to bring in some sun to brighten it
The same can be said of the skylight over the kitchen; the ceiling opening is much larger than the skylight opening, so the effect is more pronounced than if they were both small. This makes sense in terms of maximizing natural light, but also in terms of keeping the skylight small for various reasons: structure, weight of glass, using a prefab unit, ease of installation and so forth.
A skylight need not be large to make a statement, as this colorful opening above a bathroom in the Bridge House, designed by Joeb Moore, attests. The orange aperture reflects off the white walls below, so the sensation of color permeates the space. The color is almost twofold, given the mirror on one wall (visible at the bottom right).
"Think of lighting as the jewelry of a home, and the more unexpected places that you can put lighting or paint with light, the more custom the home will look," says Kilgore.
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Cassina Cyan Large Pendant - $1,812.50 This large pendant would be perfect hanging above a Saarinen table, adding a splash of contrast and color to offset the basic white.
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