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General
Topics - The Shapes & Forms of Lighting |
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Once you've selected what you want to light, you'll have
to decide how you're going to light it. Your local Lighting and Ceiling Fans
showroom is the best place to view the many different styles, sizes and shapes
of lighting fixtures that are available to deliver the general, task, and
accent light you need.
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1. Hall/Foyer
Fixtures
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Can create a congenial atmosphere, while providing you with
the general lighting you need to greet guests and assure safe passage into
other areas of your home. Use ceiling, chain-hung, or close-to-ceiling fixtures
in hallways, stairways, and entranceways.
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2. Chandeliers
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can add sparkle and style to your dining room while giving you
the general lighting you need for dining and entertaining. They are also used
in bedrooms, foyers, or over a living room grouping or a grand piano. Some are
designed with downlights to provide task lighting for homework or table games,
or to accent table settings. Chandeliers are available in both incandescent and
tungsten-halogen. The addition of a dimmer control lets you alter the intensity
of light to suit the mood and activity.
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3. Pendants
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Can provide both task and general lighting. Equipped with
shades or globes to avoid glare, they are suspended from the ceiling over
dinette tables, game tables, kitchen counters, or other work areas. When used
over end or night tables, they free up the space occupied by table lamps. The
use of a dimmer control gives you the flexibility to vary the light to suit the
occasion.
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4. Ceiling
Fixtures
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Usually provide general lighting. They are practical in busy
areas such as foyers, hallways, bedrooms, kitchens, baths, laundry rooms,
playrooms, and dens. They are available with incandescent, fluorescent, and
energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs
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5. Wall-Mounted
Fixtures
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Can furnish general, task, and accent lighting. Many are
designed to match and supplement dining room chandeliers, or to provide
hallway, bedroom, or living room lighting. Wall brackets are often used for
task lighting at the bathroom mirror. They are available with a choice of
incandescent, tungsten-halogen, and energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs.
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6. Bath/Vanity
Lighting Strips |
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Supply task lighting, while supplementing the general lighting
provided by ceiling fixtures. Similar to the lighting in theater dressing
rooms, these softly glowing strips of globe-shaped incandescent bulbs provide
excellent lighting for applying makeup, shaving, and grooming.
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7. Portable
Lamps |
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Can deliver general, task, and accent lighting, while giving
you the flexibility to move the light whenever you want. Table lamps, floor
lamps, and torchiers are available in a variety of styles to complement your
decor. Small specialty lamps, such as clip-on lights, uplight cans, adjustable
task lights, mini-reflector spotlights, desk and piano lamps fill a variety of
task and accent light needs. These lamps are available with incandescent,
tungsten-halogen, and energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs.
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8. Track
Lighting |
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Can provide general, task, or accent lighting all at once in
one flexible lighting system. You can move, swivel, rotate, and aim the
individual fixtures in any direction along the track, giving you the
versatility to change your lighting scheme when the need arises. You can also
hang chandeliers and pendants from the track. Track fixtures are available in
standard or low-voltage current, and a choice of incandescent,
tungsten-halogen, and energy-efficient compact fluorescent light sources.
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9. Recessed
Lighting
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Can provide general, task, or accent lighting inconspicuously.
Installed in the ceiling with only the trim showing, recessed fixtures can be
used anywhere in the home, including outdoors under eaves. They are ideal for
low-ceiling areas, and with a special adapter they can also be used in
cathedral ceilings. They are available as downlights, adjustable accent lights,
and wall washers in both standard and low-voltage current and a choice of
incandescent, tungsten-halogen, and energy-efficient compact fluorescents.
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10. Undercabinet/
Undershelf Fixtures |
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Offer both task and accent lighting. Under kitchen cabinets
they light a countertop. In a display cabinet they show off prized possessions.
They're used in a workshop or anywhere you need lighting right at hand. They
include slim, energy-efficient fluorescents, miniature track lighting, and
strips of low-voltage mini-lights.
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