Efficient tasklights can create distracting shadows - courtesy Randall Whitehead

Make Efficient Lighting Work at Home

Lighting.com turns to three award-winning residential lighting designers to share some of the obstacles that efficient lighting can present. And provide their tips and tricks to doing it right.

Gregg Mackell, Principal of 186 Lighting Design Group, Inc.

Some CFL and LED lamps do dim effectively and provide flexibility to create different scenes ...




For elegant home lighting, blend low levels of light sources throughout the room.

Need a Quick Home Makeover? Look to Lighting

Ever wonder how designers make the rooms you see in magazines or on decorating shows look so good? It doesn't always depend on paint colors or fabric choices. From fresh and airy, to intimate and cozy – and everything in between – a home’s lighting sets the tone of a room. And you can make dramatic changes by doing something as easy as ...