Wall Washing

#1. Wall Washing

Wall Washing

Wall Washing is a gorgeous result that can be legitimately achieved with recess lighting. Wall washing is just that, it bathes the wall in a soft light, to feature the area, but not be overly bold about it. Where accent light tends to be more exact to a painting or sculpture, wall washing is softer.

Wall Washing

For instance, in an office, there might be behind the desk varied diplomas and certificates on the wall. Well placed recess lighting can wash the wall in a soft light, that brings attention to those items, but not in a glaring way. Or maybe, on a side wall, there is a bookshelf, loaded with amazing tidbits of information. Washing that in light provides a gorgeous affect while legitimately helping one to read the spines.

For a more straightforward example think of a hallway, lighting the walls to improve the path. Significantly a separate look, than that one overhead light, enthralling as it is, that doesn't quite reach both ends of the hall. Or just bathing a wall in the living room might help to make a smaller room look a puny larger. Maybe you have painted an accent wall in your bedroom, and want to bring a puny attention to that. Give the room it's own mood, creating a exact atmosphere.

And what if that accent wall is textured?!

By placing the lights a puny closer to the wall and a puny closer together, you can create shadow, enhancing the textures already present. So an accent wall done in stucco, will stand out even more that it did before. You might reconsider doing this over your fireplace to improve the craftsman ship of the brickwork or any number of textured vertical surfaces.

Don't think of walls as just a indispensable means to hold up the roof. Let recess lighting help you to use them to make the room stand out.

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