How to Use Lighting Design to Transform your Home

Learn How to Use Lighting in your Interior Design Like a Pro

What you'll learn
Use 3 layers of light to create a cohesive and dramatic lighting scheme in any room of their home.
Calculate exactly how much artificial light each of their rooms need.
Effectively utilize and control both natural and artificial light in their home.
Select light fixtures appropriate to the type of room.
Place lighting fixtures appropriately throughout their room.
Hide unsightly electrical cords from table and floor lamps.
Create a simplified professional lighting plan.
Use artificial light to alter the intensity of colors in their room.
Use artificial light to make a room appear larger or smaller than it is.
Use artificial light to create a focal point in their room.

Requirements
Students should have some paper and a pen or pencil ready for the activities.
Students should have access to a printer so they can print out the resources related to the class activities.
Students should come ready to engage themselves fully in a comprehensive training on lighting design.

Description
Have you ever wondered how much light a room really needs?
Have you struggled with determining the right size light fixtures for the various spaces in your home?
Have you ever wondered how interior designers make a room look so much more dramatic through the use of lighting?
If you've ever asked yourself any of these questions, then I encourage you to check out this class! "Lighting Design to Transform your home" is a course focused exclusively on residential lighting design. More specifically, in this class we will cover the following main topics:
3 great lighting tricks!
Why is lighting so important?
How to calculate the correct lumens for your rooms, including rooms with high ceilings or dark walls
How to effectively use and control both artificial and natural light in your home
How to use 3 layers of light to elevate your lighting design
How to choose the right type of light fixtures based on the function of your room
How to choose the right size light fixtures
How to install your light fixtures appropriately in your home
How to hide unsightly table and floor lamp cords
Use lighting to alter the intensity of colors in your room
Use lighting to make your room appear larger or smaller than it is
Use lighting to create a focal point in your room
There are also some fantastic, practical activities in this course:
By participating in activities throughout this course, I will walk you through how to build your own customized lighting design scheme for any room in your home.
To complement the work you will be doing on your lighting scheme, I will also teach you how to create a simplified professional lighting plan.
At the end of this course, you will put your newfound knowledge to work when you are given a hands-on opportunity to improve the lighting in 2 case studies.
This is a great course for all levels of individuals who are interested in learning more about how to effectively build their own residential lighting plan. This could also be a great class for interior design students or professionals who are new to the field.

Who this course is for:
This is a great course for anyone interested in taking their home's lighting design to the next level.
This course could also be a great supplemental educational course for interior design students or those new to the interior design field.