The Lighting Resource

  Wall Lighting/Grazing Wall lighting is the effect of lighting a wall to enhance the texture or look.  Often this is used to highlight brick or stone.  Lighting walls often can make a room feel larger. Fixtures should be mounted 6-12” from the wall, either pointing up, or down, to highlight the wall.   Wall [...]

Vari-flex Flywheel The rubber wheel that holds the blades together on a ceiling fan.   Veneer A thin sheet of material that is attached to a stronger and less expensive material.  Veneers are generally made of wood or plastic.   Victorian Style Victorian-style fixtures take their inspiration from the decorative arts in the later half [...]

Undercabinet Fixtures Undercabinet fixtures are used to provide task lighting in areas like kitchens and laundry rooms.  Often times, undercabinet fixtures can be used in display cabinets to highlight objects.  These fixtures are used because they are slim in shape, and provide ample light.  UL Underwriters Laboratory, more commonly referred to as “UL”, is an [...]

Transformer A transformer is used to step up or down the voltage to a fixture.  These transformers are usually hidden in a wall or closet, but can also be surface mounted to the fixture.  There are magnetic transformers, and electronic.  The magnetic are good for longer runs because voltage drop (loss of full power to [...]

  Tilt The angle at which a light source is pointed from a horizontal position.    Timer   A device that turns a fixture on and off at a designated time.  Timers are often used as a safety precaution to keep lights on even when people are not home, and turning them off automatically. Tinted [...]