Why It Pays to Work with a Lighting Designer

Good lighting is an essential part of life. Simply put, the functional aspect of light allows you to see what you’re doing, whether preparing a meal in the kitchen, getting ready for the day in your bathroom, or traversing your hallway. That’s the “what.” But the “how” makes a big difference in your life, creating a mood or atmosphere, adding an aesthetic dimension, and making everyday activities more enjoyable.

Some people leave lighting to homebuilders or interior designers. While many of them understand lighting well, others do not. Lighting designers are a specialized trade, and it can pay to work with one to get a customized lighting plan that works for your lifestyle and sense of style. Keep reading below for four reasons you might want to work with a professional lighting designer for your Atlanta, GA, home project.

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Form and Function

Lighting designers understand and implement layered lighting approaches for every room. We’ve talked about ambient, accent, and task lighting before, and lighting designers understand and use these concepts in every space they touch. They understand the technical aspects of light to get the right amount of light in a given space, as well as the aesthetic approaches to add beauty to a space.

Modern Lighting Technologies

On these pages, we’ve also discussed many ways that LED technology has revolutionized lighting design. LED technology has allowed for greater creativity in light fixtures and bulbs that weren’t possible with incandescent and fluorescent technology. Dynamic color temperature, such as what is available with Ketra tunable lighting, offers lighting designers new toolsets to design artistic lightscapes in modern homes. Lighting designers also understand the details of color rendering and dimming capabilities of different LED light sources to incorporate the right light in every space.

Lighting Control

Controlling light is just as important in lighting plans. With multiple lighting layer sources, you need precise control to set the scene for the activity and the time of day. Modern lighting control systems like Lutron allow for this control, and designers understand which lights pair best with which control systems. In addition, there’s an aesthetic component to control, as regular light switches get replaced by elegant, programmable, and multifunctional wall keypads.

Personalization

Lighting designers will focus lighting plans on what’s important to you. Whether it’s amazing lighting for an extensive closet, a spa-like bath, or a cooking and entertaining kitchen for the gourmet cook, they can make those spaces exceptional with customized illumination. And like anything else, everyone has a budget, however large or small; a great lighting designer will use it where it counts for you. 

Want to learn more about elevating your residence with great lighting design? GHT Group has invested heavily in offering the best home lighting technology and solutions, from DMF LED lighting to tunable Ketra lights and Lutron lighting control. Call us at (770) 955-8909, contact us here, or use the chat box below to connect with us right away. We look forward to working with you!