Traditional-style chandeliers with tea-stained globes and a bronze oil-rub finish provide indirect lighting. The “up” light, with globes that face the ceiling, does not provide an intense direct light, but it does give a good general light source.Choosing proper lighting for one’s home is an ongoing challenge for The Lighting Gallery’s interior designer Amy Vetter and sales manager Debbie Maples.
“There is a balance between too much and too little [light], but if I had to do one or the other, I would have too much,” Vetter said, noting that most fixtures can be dimmed to help control the amount of light.
Achieving the right balance, Maples said, starts with an understanding of the four sources of lighting: ambient, task, accent and decorative. Here’s how it works.
AMBIENT LIGHTING
Use this: As your general source of lighting.