Lights

As you can see from the drawing above, the five layers of light are as follows: Light for “doing” helps you read magazines and play games. Light for “knowing” helps you carry on conversations and move through the space. Light for “feeling” makes it easier to relax after a long day at work. Light for “changing” helps you adjust to the time of day and the task at hand. And light to help “tell your story” highlights your personal style and the items you cherish most.

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According to Phillip Finkelstein, vice president of Illuminations, a specialty lighting company in Rockville Center, N.Y., light trained onto the ceiling will be diffused throughout the room, giving a lofty aspect to any space.

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BD: You meticulously light the rooms in your home, and flip one switch and all the lights come on at the perfect level. Give us a little lesson. How many sources does one room need, and how do you know when you need one type of lighting versus another? MR: It’s decorator magic! Those details come when someone has thought and obsessed about everything. My rule of thumb is to use at least 10-15 sources of light. They should come from 20-60 watt bulbs. I add picture lights, task lamps like my Deco Floor Lamp, and also uplights. You want a room to glow like a jack-o-lantern, and my favorite way to achieve that is through many different sources with low wattage bulbs.

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The firm designed all the light fixtures and had them made by local artisans. The chandelier over the dining room table is composed of oil lamps. It can be lowered and raised via an electronic pulley. The only electric light in the room comes from the sconces.

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"Suspend bedside lights. The designer of this bedroom, Max McMurdo, came up with a great solution for maximizing space on the micro shelves flanking the bed in his converted shipping container home."

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