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2024 Performance LED Lighting Guide: Choosing the Best Budget Fixtures for Your Home Illumination

Remember the early days of LED home lighting? They had persistent blueish hues, caused eye strain, and had poor dimming capabilities, leaving us wishing for more! While some reverted back to traditional lighting, many moved to performance lighting to escape these drawbacks. It raises the question: In 2024, how premium of an LED light fixture …

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Mastering Home Lighting: A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Best Recessed Fixtures

Recessed lighting is the foundation of your home lighting. It provides the overall ambient lighting to nearly every room in your home, from the kitchen to the bathrooms, bedrooms and family room. Your recessed lighting will dictate the ambiance and functionality of your space! There are hundreds of recessed lighting options that range from $30 …

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A Home Lighting Guide to Ambient, Task, and Decorative Lighting

In the realm of exceptional home design, the harmonious convergence of all the pieces of your home transforms the space atmosphere into something so special and unique that it can only be perceived as ‘home.’ No one piece on its own makes it feel like home, but it’s the way they integrate to create the perfect …

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What’s the Difference Between Performance vs Budget Lighting Fixtures

People will devote meticulous attention to detail when picking finishes, furniture, color palettes and artwork to achieve the perfect ambiance. Many will spend hours making the perfect selections but spend minimal time on the lighting fixtures that have a significant impact on how everything looks. Lighting has a transformative role in the aesthetics and ambiance …

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Landscape Lighting: An Outdoor Spectacle Under The Stars

Many of our clients are fortunate to have stunning outdoor spaces with unforgettable landscaping. While these spaces are beautiful during the day, most of us lead busy lives. We are spending our days either at work or exploring the countless treasures that California and the Bay Area have to offer. Unfortunately, this often means returning …

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The Surprising Key to Transforming Your Home: Layered Lighting

Good lighting is an essential element of interior design that is often overlooked. While many people see value in an interior designer, few consider hiring a lighting designer. When it comes to lighting a space, the placement, lamp, trim, beam spread and type of lighting fixture can all dramatically impact the look and feel of …

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How Our Powerful Training Program Nurtures Lutron Experts

Here at SoundVision and Lighting By Design, we are servicing or installing Lutron-based systems daily. Our customers love Lutron! It’s not hard to see why either. Lutron has the best-in-class (RadioRa 2, RadioRa 3 and Homeworks) lighting control systems and the industry’s most versatile customization for motorized shades. These systems are incredibly customizable, with a …

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Ketra: Setting The Standard For LED Lighting

Nothing beats a well-lit room. People spend tons of time getting their lighting just right. Many of our customers have lighting designers to make sure their layered lighting looks perfect every time. There’s picking the correct fixtures, the aiming angle, their mounting position, the light dispersion pattern, and picking the ideal color temperature. Even control …

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