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Selecting Light Fixtures for the Remodeled Victorian
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" AG parent -- here from. Bellacor dot com right yes."
" And you've helped to select lighting fixtures which I think is one of the toughest things that anybody can do and remodel yes usually with a flat had to do is go for landing so -- and show all over town to friends and what they're looking for. And now with the Internet has been great this is -- gallon make selections care what they want and then they're done yet and is due criteria what does it look for."
" But how does it like my world yes and functionality an ounce of this accepted back alleys looking far exactly let's talk first about some of these exterior things that we're putting it."
" This is a fun right that's kind of a brushed copper connects the ceiling. The roof outside a hot senate house of caps on the back. Listen nice finished it's not going to be glaring black or white which you don't wanna start on houses holed up in the weather. Some very nice and sometimes even think it's a little -- up next he looks better -- some of the contracts comes through a little bit more okay this is glance sign a house for some floodlights. And then we also had a companion piece the idea here's the -- Leslie Newman the eliminate the general area as you approach the garage is for the back door and so we're safety musings for pat refining and all -- and things and in the beginning placed underneath the deck. There's going to be a light bulb underneath act and so when they need to go under the deck. To get access into the basement -- Kathleen lining OK so this is mounted on an outside wall correct. -- and again it's the same copper is actually copper now except copper ten finish but it's some -- it to look historically accurate right well this is my. Favorite I'm not sure what you call this test fixture this exit seaside outdoor -- and what's really unique about this picture access actually dark sky compliant. And what dark sky is it's trying to get all the light out of the picture going down to the ground being what energy efficient. What you're trying to do is now like sky and I am trying to light the -- what -- can't find your key exactly get into this is."
" Also good from the point of view wildlife and friend living under this. Serbs and seeing stars everything else. All right then in the kitchen we've got an open plan now kitchen and dining area so you've got a combination of different. Requirements is."
" As well as books right yes and probably in the -- in -- to -- in the kitchen is to balance the work area. And this is where all the tasks ever going to be done and cutting their reading homework and sell it wasn't hard pressed kind of picture that looked historically accurate but also worked with. And in here we have a -- pendant. With its marble glass. And it has eight brushed nickel finish sentence is very well its clients says yes. And so it it blends nicely into the environment that yet still looks tradition is there a rule of -- about how high off the countertop you should mount it cherry yet. Generally only one and about two and half feet to three feet. And apparently -- of people on hard times rather short so sometimes it's Vila bit. Lower free -- you want to avoid glare right in years you do not want to be looking at -- yeah exactly. And what's this this looks antique well this is mostly going to be picture for the -- And what's great about it is that it has this adjustable arm. It kind of has a reminiscence kind of a retro look to let that you know for women in the bath and the irreverent look at they're facing get -- made."
" it right -- So this is again as wall mounted over the lavatory mirror. Gotcha and this next round."
" Now this looks like a very basic lie that what's nice about it in this tech environment is half some traditional features because of the -- and that -- tenants to OK and nice. Marble plaster at the cover. But yet it's you don't want to really attract people to submit these pictures of me in the linen -- in environments. But anyway. It's an -- things that -- going."
" So this goes in certain ceiling areas on --"
" On the ceiling at the ceiling not fixture and where will we use -- this -- in -- right to the bathroom so you can see it from the kitchen so it matches very nicely with -- we have over that I. How much wattage and you goodness usually can do it anywhere from a 106. To 6800. Pounds and then that's when you -- 240 -- him forties okay thanks."
" All right then it."
" The the big deal is the chandelier in the dining area and here we've got Bob. A nice sized dining room I mean is there's plenty of space to have a dozen people crowding your for Thanksgiving meal this got some heft to it."
" In the next thing about the us. Chandelier is it's not too overbearing and it's gonna be hung right here in this manner and it also hands with a delicate leaves -- nature coming in that's in the wonderful environment outside. But really how you want to lighted table is by the recessed -- on the signs that this isn't on the ambiance of the lighting."
" But this yes it's it's kind of like a work of art part of the decorative stuff in the room. They're they're made of copper -- got the."
" at hand rubbed finish and it's got a that's a different metals from an antique look -- looks like it's been weathered it looks like it's been here for awhile and that helps with the -- name that's."
" And how should you figure out whether to hang it right over the table are way up high -- which is there. Kind of school of thought about that generates about three feet from the tent up again from the tabletop yes."
" you it you know with these tech analyst you don't necessarily again want to be looking right at the clubs but you want them -- still. You know be out of each other's way when you're sitting there at the table you know what channeling -- that makes the process can use something like this and haulers of this we've gotten taller ceiling you -- and needs to be usually about eight to nine feet off the floor at an -- tonight yes OK."
" We'll listen to god you know latter enemy unit with the -- Yonkers and hasn't shown up yet saying all right."