Interior Lighting, Simplified

Arguably one of the most important aspects of an interior space, lighting should be part of the design process from the very beginning.  As a design professional, I know that lighting can make or break a space because both function and form fail without proper lighting.  And like colour (which doesn't exist without light), the quality of light also has both psychological AND physiological effects on human beings.  For these reasons alone, I often tell clients never to go cheap on lighting - with some exceptions which I will address later on.

As you might already know, besides choosing light fixtures to reflect both a space's function and overall look, it's almost mandatory nowadays to incorporate energy efficiency into the lighting scheme.