Wall Art & Home Lighting Tips

Video Transcript

"My name is Brent Shelly with Expert Village and we are talking about lighting design today. When lighting wall art, the best source to use is a MR16. There are twenty different beam spreads and wattages that you can choose from using the MR16. It is also a very small lamp two inches in diameter so the whole ceiling is going to be very small. You can find track fixtures using the MR16 or adjustable recess cans that use the MR16. When lighting wall art assuming that the wall art is at eye level which is typically five foot three to five foot five. What you want to do and I get this question all the time is how far out does my light need to be in the ceiling to light this art. The magic is to have it a thirty degree angle. This does two things. Number one it reflects the light away from the eyes of the person trying to view the art. Number two it creates the right pattern of light on your artwork so that you don't get a cigar shaped pattern of light. You don't get a wash down the wall but you get a spot on that art and it really pops out. "