Outdoor deck lighting can transform even the smallest of decks and gazebos areas into a world of garden illumination and outdoor nightlife. Home entertainment during the spring and summer months tends to see a great deal of outside activity centered around the pool and on the deck. Contemporary outdoor lights in these areas help create […]
Effective restaurant bar lighting and hospitality lighting design requires focus on a number of key elements to create an effective, appropriate sensibility for this special place within your establishment. Fixtures used in restaurant bar lighting must be energy efficient and avoid filling the room with too much light. A number of practical concerns must also […]
Residential art design serves to make a home into a work of art itself. It offers the power to create a lifestyle space within the living space. Introducing an intentional design to residential art brings a deliberate expression to bear upon aesthetics as both a personal and collective phenomenon. A residential art design will thematically […]
As more homeowners redirect their entertainment budgets away from nightlife and invest increasingly larger sums of money in decorating their homes for entertainment, art wall decoration captures more and more of the design market. Wall art lighting equipment must remain unobtrusive at all times and still provide adequate illumination to showcase the artwork itself. Wall […]
Lighting a picture safely and effectively is just as much a work of art as a painting itself. It requires a professional understanding of the many nuances that characterizes specific artistic genres. Choosing the correct method and intensity of lighting appropriate to the work constitutes the line of demarcation between amateur art lighting designers and […]
“Modern art” is a term that was used a bit too much in the seventies and requires some reevaluation and redefinition if we are to use it intelligently in a professional dialogue. From an etymologically purist perspective, the term literally means art that represents the challenges, values, and responses of the soul to modern life. […]
Fine art carries with it a timeless element that demands preservation. Certain types of light, such as standard incandescents and uv-radiant fluorescents can have many damaging affects on paintings and print. Recessed art lights o that minimize the risk of light damage to colors, oils, and canvases themselves. Recessed art lights offer greater control […]
In the state of Texas, low cost auto insurance is everywhere you look—that is, if you believe everything that television and print media advertising tells you. The truth of the matter is auto insurance rates in Texas are higher now than they have ever been. Without extensive experience in the industry, and without access to […]
Because Texas law requires all drivers to carry minimum of 25/50/25 coverage liability coverage, many people on tight budgets assume that the cheapest option required by law is the best route to go. It is understandable for them to do so. Today’s society requires all of us to seek the most cost effective solutions in […]
To treat Art lighting as art in and of itself requires first an understanding of the scientific and aesthetic qualities of light. Light is a universal constant, because the speed of light is the fastest velocity in physical reality, and it can neither be altered nor exceeded. Light always travels in a straight line, […]