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Article: Lush look in a dark, dark entry.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- October 1, 1993
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The right plants and artificial lighting make the difference
SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO buildings, the once-dim entranceway of this Santa Monica, California, condominium called out for greenery. Natural light was not sufficient for plants to flourish, so designer Stephanie Wilson-Blanc added artificial light and chose plants that require little light.
Overhead metal-halide HID (high-intensity discharge) lights supplement natural light to provide adequate intensity and spectrum of light for photosynthesis, and even flowering in some plants. Lights stay on 12 hours a day.
Decorative lamps with 10-watt bulbs are tucked among the plants. Alone, these ...