Sculpting a Room with Multiple Lighting Sources

Gone are the days of installing only one central overhead lighting fixture. Designers are using a combination of overhead lights with peripheral illumination to add dimensionality and rhythm.

The arrangement of one overhead lighting source either casts light down or diffuses it in all directions, which affects spatial quality by creating dramatic shadows and dim rooms.

Adding light fixtures like sconces and pendants bounces light off walls or ceilings to generate a feeling of expansiveness. Wall and surfaces become giant reflectors of sorts.

Think of your chandelier as the "central" fixture in a room, and then add other types of complimentary lighting such as sconces, pendants and flush mounts to create a spacious feeling.

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