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✴ Choose the character of light you want in various areas of your home: — Wall sconces provide soft, indirect mood lighting. — Track lighting focuses directly downward—great for showcasing artwork or any area you want to spotlight. — Table lamps are ideal for task lighting, and their plug-in mobility is convenient. — Cove lighting adds indirect light behind a molding around the ceiling of a room.
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Keep light fixtures in sync with your home’s style and décor. Consider other fixtures and light sources in the room, including windows and skylights.
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Install dimmer switches; nothing lets you alter the mood in a room more quickly or inexpensively.
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Choose light bulbs that create the quality and color of light you want. Energy-wise fluorescent bulbs produce cool, diffuse light. Halogens provide strong, direct illumination that’s closer to natural daylight. Miniature halogen bulbs are popular as art and accent lighting.
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