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Tips on office and home lighting design!

Gold Coast’s top lighting designers share their fool proof tips for creating the perfect lighting plan for your home, business or building.
Install Lighting Control SystemsLighting doesn’t need to be complex and with the rising cost of electricity, it doesn’t make sense to pay to light areas that don’t really need to be lit. Install lighting controls to make buildings more energy efficient. Lighting controls turn lights off when they are not needed or dim them so that no more light than necessary is produced. From simple switches and time clocks to occupancy sensors, these controls ensure that not all lighting will be used at a single time or at full capacity, thereby reducing energy costs.

Significant savings can be made in areas such as hallways, storage areas and warehouses.
Integrate Task Lighting into the design

Instead of having one big glaring light from the ceiling throwing shadows on your workspace, install task lighting into areas like kitchens and work stations. Key locations for task lighting include underneath the overhead cabinets and over kitchen islands, workstations, loading docks and meeting rooms. Under-cabinet lights can be a hidden asset in any room, providing task lighting as well as soft ambient lighting to give the room a warm glow with the touch of a dimmer switch. Strip lights are a popular choice, linear tubes or LED lighting recessed in coffers and bulk heads, provide discreet uniform illumination and can add a touch of class at the same time.
Set the mood with Ambient Lighting

Ambient lighting is the secret to creating warmth and atmosphere in a room. Particularly in restaurants -  like colours, lighting is integral for setting the mood and making people feel comfortable. If you want a room busy with hungry of diners, or a cocktail party flowing from room to room, there are a few tricks you can use to generate the right kind of light. This includes flush-mounted ceiling fixtures, hanging lights and adjustable track lighting.
Put the shine on Features with Accent LightingAccent lighting is becoming more common. You can use accent lighting to feature artwork, awards – any sort of decorative focal point needs the right lighting. Lighting inside glass cabinets will illuminate collections, trophies, awards etc. Track lighting, up-lighters, directional eyeball lights and wall sconces are all accent fixtures, can be used to highlight your choice of feature.

Let Matt Electric help make your building or home more energy efficient – contact us on 1300 798 669 and ask us about our Gold Coast Lighting Design services.