How to do Home Lighting

Preparation and Planning

• 1

  Decide which rooms are to be re-lit and calculate a budget for each room.

• 2

  As you walk through the room, write down the primary type of lighting the room needs. For example, if you're in the kitchen you'll need task lighting and ambient lighting.

• 3

  Use the tape measure and step ladder to see how much room you have for fixtures that you will want to place on ceilings, walls or under cabinets.

• 4

  For table lamp choices, measure the distance from the table to your eye level. Table lamps should have the bulb at or near eye level.

• 5

  For a floor lamp, consider how it will be used and then measure for the optimum height. A lamp that will be used to light a corner will usually be taller than one that will be next to a reading chair.

• 6

  Calculate the number of each type of lamp you will use and go shopping.