So much of our modern lives is digital that we scarcely stumble across the archaic digital versus analog debate. No one uses an abacus in high school math class. Finding a land line to make a phone call is increasingly difficult. Clacking typewriters have given way to silent computers. Some of us wear watches that […]
Once you have light for doing and light for knowing, it’s time to think about light for feeling. Can light impact how you feel? Imagine yourself driving a car. Suddenly, you see flashing red and blue lights coming from behind you. Your heartrate rises, your brain goes to high alert, and you reach a state […]
Light isn’t just for doing- it is also for knowing where we are, where we are going, and who we are with. Imagine yourself in a large room that is completely dark- you cannot see anything. Now add the most basic light for reading- a clip-on book light. You can see the pages now, yes? […]
Are you a Houzz.com user? Check out my article on the pros and cons of downlights by clicking the link below. The Pros and Cons of Recessed Lighting […]
Do you know how many footcandles you need to read a magazine? Most likely not, and there is no reason you should. But you are an expert at what you do in your home, and you need light to see it. You need a certain kind of light to read your magazine, light that illuminates […]
Check out my first advice story on Houzz.com! The 5 Layers of a Well-Lit Kitchen […]
I can talk about lighting theory and ideas for hours (just ask my former students), but all my lighting knowledge can be encapsulated in a single piece of delicious Red Velvet Cake. If you read just one post on this blog, or remember just one idea, I hope this will be the one. Red Velvet […]
The Starry Night Theory I’m not a historian, so I have no idea how long humans existed with the sun, moon, and stars as our only sources of light before someone figured out how to keep a flame. I do know that it was a long time, and we got used to living our lives […]
In the introductory post, we discovered a new way to talk about light. Why am I so confident in this approach to lighting your home? Because it has been tested for thousands of years by billions of people, every time the sun comes out. I call it the Sunny Day Theory, and pair it with […]
Professional lighting designers have a secret language. We use our coded language to streamline our conversations with other insiders, and like a secret handshake that lets us identify other members of our inner circle. Outside of that circle, the language is utter nonsense. “I would love to find an LED with a 3000K-1600K variable CCT […]