Article: Seeing the light: From ambient to incandescent

Seeing the light: From ambient to incandescent

By ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN

Scripps Howard News Service

Sunday, November 18, 2001

There are many types of lighting that can be used in various rooms of the home or office. Here are a few, along with the what and why of their makeup:

-- Ambient: A source of light that washes a room with a glow. It flattens an interior and creates very little shadow. A wall sconce is an example of ambient lighting. So are those Japanese paper shades you find in stores. Use of a dimmer also can provide ambient light.

-- Accent: Directional lighting or lighting that adds interest or highlights a certain object or unusual architectural feature in a room. A bulb and ...

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