Recessed and Track Lighting is important for circulation and functionality, and it allows you to express a range of moods throughout every room in your home.

Each type of lighting helps achieve a different look.  There are several types of Recessed and Track Lighting to choose from.

Down Lighting

• Uniform Down-Lighting
  Uniform illumination provides a layer of ambient light typically used to provide general lighting on horizontal surfaces. It is important to note that, while useful, uniform illumination typically has the least visual impact on a space.

• Non-Uniform Down-Lighting
  Non-uniform down lighting provides the appearance of pools of light and can provide a more interesting visual appearance. Non-Uniform Illumination is generally accomplished with par or MR16 lamps spaced far enough apart so their beams do not overlap. Spacing is a function of the chosen lamp's beam spread and desired effect.

• Recessed Task Lighting
  Placement of recessed down-lights to facilitate tasks is critical. For counter or work surface tasks, recessed fixtures should be placed between the cabinet face and the front edge of the counter. This position avoids casting of shadows and minimizes veiling reflections.
  
  

When lighting paper tasks, down-lights should be placed on each side of the task to minimize glare and veiling reflections.

• Decorative Pendants Task Lighting
  Decorative pendants provide both functional task lighting and add a visual interest and aesthetic character into a space. Pendants can be used singularly to light over small tables such as in an intimate restaurant or in multiples to light elongated surfaces such as residential kitchen island counters or retail cash wraps or feature displays. For tables, the bottom edge of the pendants should be mounted 30" to 36" above the counter top.

• Accent Lighting on flat artwork
  Flat art is usually illuminated by a source striking its surface at a 30-degree angle. This eliminates glare from bouncing into a viewer's eye, and prevents the casting of a shadow of the viewer onto the artwork.
  
  

• Accent Lighting of three dimensional objects
  "Key and Fill" is an effective technique for accentuating the three dimensional character of an object. This technique entails the use of key and fill lighting from two sides of the object. Key lighting is a hard accent light used to create shadows and to highlight an object's form and texture. Fill light is a softer light thrown from the opposite side of the object to soften the shadows, making the object appear more natural. Other techniques can also be applied to further accentuate the unique character of an object, such as silhouetting and object from behind.