Statistics show many Americans suffer injuries in their homes each year, and falls are very common. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 8,000 children are treated in emergency rooms each day for fall related injuries, and over one third of adults age 65 and older fall each year. One of the tips the CDC provides for avoiding falls is to improve the lighting in your home. Increasing the light in areas such as the kitchen can also help you avoid other common injuries. There are many simple lighting adjustments you can make to improve the overall safety and comfort in your home.

Check to make sure you have adequate Ceiling Lighting, especially in stairwells. You should also have a light switch installed at the top and bottom of each staircase so the light can be turned on as someone runs up or down the stairs quickly.

Make sure there are adequate night light options in each room of your home, and in hallways, to avoid stumbling in the dark. There are a variety of fixtures that can work as night lights, including Wall Sconces and Table Lamps.

Many accidents occur in the kitchen, so be sure to light countertops and the area around your stove, where cooking takes place. Track Lighting, Under Cabinet Lighting, and FreeJack pendant lights are all options that can help you create a safe cooking environment.

The bathroom can also be a dangerous place without proper lighting. Make sure to include Bathroom Lighting in the areas around your sink and shower, as many falls can occur there.

Don't forget the basement and attic, where there is often minimal light and the clutter of items you do not use everyday. Avoid falls and other injuries while searching through your storage areas by installing Ceiling Lighting or Floor Lamps that can easily light your way.

Many falls and injuries also occur in outdoor areas such as patios and decks, especially after dark. Outdoor Lighting such as Post Lighting, Wall Lighting, Hanging Lights and Landscape Lighting can beautify your property while adding safety around your home.  Fixtures such as step lights can illuminate walkways in your yard, and lanterns can be placed near driveways and other high traffic areas. 

Recessed and track lighting products allow you to express a range of moods throughout every room in your home. Recessed and track lighting solutions fit many designs and performance requirements to bring out those unique characteristics of your home's decor.

There are seven main types of recessed and track lighting, including low voltage recessed lighting, 4" recessed lighting, 5" recessed lighting, 6" recessed lighting, regular track lighting, T-Trak lighting and under cabinet lighting.

Low voltage recessed lighting can accentuate the beauty of painting, sculpture, collectibles, crystal, and architectural features. Low voltage recessed lighting uses less than 30 volts of electricity and is very versatile.

4", 5", and 6" recessed lighting fixtures are integral with the architecture of any home and its decor. Whether it's bold and bright, or soft and subtle, halogen recessed lighting articulates the right mood.

Track lighting creates just the right ambiance for restaurants and residential applications. Track lighting heads and components help establish the right climate for enhancing human interactions, whether you are creating spaciousness or intimacy, facilitating a task or focusing attention on art or architectural details.

T-track lighting is the first-ever hand-bendable, line-voltage track lighting system. The award-winning design features a sleek metal track that can be curved in the field to form practically any shape, while simultaneously providing powerful and versatile illumination options.

Under cabinet lighting fixtures are the lowest profile xenon fixtures available, measuring only 1 1/8" in height. These fixtures often come with a quick connect system, which allows for the lighting to plug together, eliminating a wiring mess under and inside cabinets. These unobtrusive xenon light fixtures provide outstanding illumination for your counter top workspace.

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.