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Backlit mirrors throw light at the wall, not your face. Which type to buy, mounting height, anti-fog, colour temperature, and when a...

Desk light should come from the side, never behind your screen, and the surface needs about 500 lux. The positioning, colour temperature...

A garden gains depth from lit trees, walls and textures, not from more path lights. Uplighting distances, grazing, silhouetting, 10-15ft path spacing...

Mount outdoor wall lights with the fixture centre at 66-72 inches and size them at one-quarter to one-third of your door height....

An entry needs one fixture with presence, not three small ones, and hallway fixtures go every 8 to 10 feet. Clearance heights,...

The dining fixture is centred on the table, never on the room. How to correct an off-centre ceiling box, match fixture shape...

The bottom of the shade should sit at eye level when you are seated beside it: roughly 26 to 30 inches of...

A living room needs at least five light sources at three different heights, and the ceiling fixture should be the one you...

Watts measure energy, lumens measure light, and since LEDs arrived watts tell you nothing about brightness. The conversion table, room-by-room lumen targets,...

2700K for living rooms and bedrooms, 3000K for kitchens and bathrooms, 4000K only for garages. A room-by-room guide to Kelvin, why the...

The one rule that separates a patio you sit on from one you look at: keep every light below eye level. Heights,...

One ceiling light is why your bedroom doesn't feel restful. The three layers every bedroom needs, exact bedside heights, and seven pieces...