Why You Should Incorporate Lighting Design in Your Home Build or Renovation

What Does A Lighting Designer Do? More Than You Might Expect.  

If you’re looking to build your dream home, you’ll certainly be working with a range of contractors. From the architect to the electrician, it takes a team of qualified professionals to build incredible spaces like in the photo above.

Yet many people don’t realize what often makes interiors so eye-catching is the light. The way you illuminate a room can make or break an ambiance and influence how colors in interior design look at different times of the day. While electricians and interior designers have a hand in lighting, it takes a professional lighting design to achieve the best results.

A lighting designer can transform the experience of living in your Bay Area home. Read on to discover what a lighting design entails! 

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What Is Lighting Design?

Lighting design is more than finding a place for lights and installing them. Lighting design is all about the human experience. It’s the intersection between architecture, art, and technology.

We use many lighting techniques and methods in lighting design. For example, wall washes illuminate a wide surface with a blanket of ambient light, opening up a room. Uplighting adds a layer to lighting and may highlight a particular feature while creating dramatic shadows. Accent lights shine on specific objects, like a work of art, while linear lights create a striking effect along ceilings, walls, staircases, and shelves. We’ll design a unique lighting plan for your home based on your preferences and style.

What Does A Lighting Designer Do?

While an interior designer will know how to scout unique lighting fixtures for your home, a lighting professional brings technical knowledge and creative solutions to a whole-house system. We know how to assess a space and apply tried-and-true techniques to create a welcoming ambiance. 

We can also integrate and program lights into a smart control system that provides ultimate control over color temperatures and brightness. From a phone, tablet, or wall control panel, you can set the mood for different activities with a press of a button. And by installing a smart lighting system, we can eliminate planes of on/off switches and consolidate them into a sleek, sophisticated wall keypad. Tap a button labeled “Morning,” and in an instant, motorized shades will rise while lights shift to your preferred morning light.

When Should I Think About Lighting Design?

You should loop a lighting designer into your build or renovation project as early as possible. Lighting design is a long-term benefit that you’ll want to get right the first time. For instance, up-lighting that illuminates from the floor will need cabling and fittings installed before the flooring is complete. Every contractor in your project will need to be aware of the lighting plans to avoid time-consuming and costly mistakes. If you live in the Bay area, Hermary’s is your local lighting expert that routinely works with home builders, architects, and interior designers.

Are you ready to bring awe-inspiring lighting to your Bay Area home? Don’t wait until the last minute! Contact Hermary’s to learn more about professional lighting design and smart lighting control. We look forward to working with you!