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General Lighting Tips
   
   
    Use blue lenses on MR16 lamps to accent crystal chandeliers to create an “Ice Effect”.
   
    Use krypton lamps on glass or silver arm chandeliers. They produce more lumens per watt and remain white in       color even as you dim.
     
    Use amber chandelier lamps on bronze and antique brass chandeliers to blend with the metal and maintain the
      warm glow.
     
    Use blue lenses on landscape lighting fixtures to bring out the green in the landscape.
      
    Dimming traditional incandescent light sources only 10% can double your lamp life. Dimming 50% can extend lamp       life as much as 20 times.
     
    To properly size a dining room fixture, measure the width of your table. The fixture diameter should not be smaller       than half the width or larger than the table width minus 12”. There are also oval and rectangular dining room             options.
     
    For proper dining room fixture hanging height, on an 8-9’ ceiling, the bottom of the fixture should be 30” above the       table top. For every foot the ceiling height increases, you can increase your distance over the table by 1”.
     
    For your recessed lighting, you can achieve exactly the same photometry (amount of light output) by using a 12 volt       50 watt MR16 lamp instead of a 120 volt 75 watt PAR 30 lamp. This also allows for a 4” hole instead of a 6” hole in       your ceiling. Both are fully dimmable.
     
    Every room should have 3 to 5 layers of light. Layers can consist of general recessed lighting, hanging light                   fixtures, accent lighting, up-lighting, cove or indirect lighting, wall sconces, portable table and floor lamps, etc.