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General Lighting - provides a modest amount of light over a large area
In some rooms, one lighting fixture or a group of fixtures can provide all illumination. These rooms tend to be closets, storage rooms, utility rooms and garages, where (unlike in living spaces) the style and appearance of the lighting takes a backseat to the functionality of the fixtures.

Use compact fluorescent down lights for greatest efficiency. The best performing systems use a 32-watt "triple tube" down light. They provide more light than a 100 watt incandescent lamp and consume 1/3 the amount of energy.

Task Lighting - illuminates specific work areas like countertops
Task lights minimize reliance on overhead lighting and provide better quality lighting for countertop work. In kitchens you can highlight specific tasks with lighting pointed directly at the work area. CFL recessed can lights or reflectorized CFLs are recommended for this application. These lamps are energy efficient while producing dramatic and intense lighting effects.

Ambient Lighting - provides specific highlights
Ambient lighting is used to set a mood within a living space, be it dramatic or subtle. You can use ambient lights to illuminate countertops, artwork, and architectural highlights in the home. This approach to lighting uses less energy and is a very attractive way to light a room, hallway or entryway. The nature and quality of ambient lighting tends to determine the "ambience" or mood of a room.

Decorative Lighting
Decorative lighting includes permanent lighting fixtures like chandeliers and sconces as well as portable lighting such as table lamps. Decorative lighting is usually chosen based upon its style and appearance, and as a result, can provide only some portion of ambient or task lighting. However, many decorative lights produce only modest amounts of illumination and are often more for "show", with other lights serving to illuminate the task.

Focal Lighting
Focal, or display lighting illuminates art, architecture, collections and other displays in the home.

 

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