Tyler Macdonald

Why Intentional Recessed Lighting Placement Matters More Than a Perfect 2D Layout

For decades, recessed lighting layouts have been driven by symmetry on paper. Clean, evenly spaced grids on a reflected ceiling plan (RCP) have long been considered the gold standard. While this approach may look organized in two dimensions, it often falls short in delivering a truly functional and visually compelling space. Today, lighting design is […]

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Why Illuminating Artwork Matters More Than Even Lighting in Your Home

When designing the lighting plan for your home, it’s easy to default to a familiar goal: achieving even, continuous illumination throughout a space. While this approach ensures visibility and can feel clean and balanced, it often misses an opportunity to create something far more compelling which is depth, character, and that personal touch. One of

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Lighting Design Technique: Moonlighting in Trees

Some of the most effective landscape lighting designs are the ones you barely notice. Moonlighting is a technique that recreates the gentle glow of natural moonlight filtering through trees, creating a calm and elegant nighttime environment. What Is Moonlighting in Landscape Lighting? Moonlighting involves mounting fixtures high in trees or elevated structures and aiming them

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The Differences Between RGB, RGBW and RGBTW Lighting

Not so long ago, color changing light was not possible for the everyday consumer. It most certainly was not readily available at your local big box hardware store now carrying options like Philips Hue. With technology in lighting and lighting control changing every day, this option becomes more available from manufacturers to the people wanting

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Minimizing Glare In The Home: Light Fixtures For Comfort

The lighting in your home should make your space more inviting and comfortable. While you can use motorized shades to minimize the glare from the sun, comfortable home lighting comes from the right interior lighting fixtures with minimal glare. Understanding Glare Glare occurs when bright light sources are significantly more intense than the rest of

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What is Layered Lighting? Transform Your Home with Style and Functionality

Layered lighting reimagines how you illuminate your space. Any light or set of lights that are controlled together is a lighting layer. For example, a kitchen may have a primary light and an under-cabinet light. Each lighting zone is controlled individually as its own layer. However, lighting layers don’t have to be exclusively functional. Harmoniously

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Ketra D2: An Evolution in Premium Residential Lighting

Ketra is regularly found pushing the boundaries with residential lighting. It’s already set the benchmark with its tunable light, precise 0.1% dimming and high color accuracy over various color temperatures. However, Lutron is bringing Ketra to another level with the D2. Taking Aesthetics To A New Level D2 takes everything we love about the recessed

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An Inside Look at Philips Hue: Smart Lighting Benefits and Limitations

Embedded Fixture Control Systems like Philips Hue are fixture-based. This means that the smart functionality only works in areas where you install Philips Hue fixtures or bulbs. They sell about 300 different fixtures for the inside and outside of the home. However, if you don’t like the fixtures for some parts of your home, the

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