Ambient Lighting: Acts as the base layer, ensuring overall illumination. Ceiling-mounted fixtures, chandeliers, and recessed lights typically serve this purpose. Adding dimmers enhances flexibility, allowing you to adjust brightness based on mood and time of day.
Accent Lighting: Adds drama and depth by drawing attention to architectural details, artworks, or focal points. Wall sconces, track lighting, and picture lights work well for this, creating a visually interesting space.
Task Lighting: Provides focused light for specific activities like reading, cooking, or working. Desk lamps, pendant lights over kitchen islands, and under-cabinet lighting in kitchens help improve functionality.
By layering these three lighting types, you create a balanced, inviting space that adapts to different needs throughout the day.
Pete Farrelly - Lighting Designer at UBERCOOL
Pictured - The MUMU Black wall light