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Brent Shelly is the principal lighting designer and consultant for iLight Studio, Inc., a company specializing in residential and commercial space. Brent has over 15 years experience...read more
Lighting up the exterior of your home increases safety, welcomes visitors, enhances the appearance of landscaping and makes it easy to enjoy a beautiful night in the comfort of your porch or patio. Installing exterior lights can be done in a relatively short period of time and with minimum fuss, making for a fulfilling home improvement project.
In order to improve your home's exterior appearance, Brent Shelly will show you how to approach concerns of landscaping, manufacturers, outdoor walls and eye adaptation, In this free video, our expert Shelly simplifies home design and puts illuminating outdoor decor within your reach.
"My name is Brent Shelly with Expert Village and we are talking about lighting design today. What I like to do is take your through some common residential spaces and talk about the different visual task and the different considerations that we have for those spaces. Then talk about the different typical layers that you have in those spaces and maybe some different application techniques. Let's start with outdoor lighting. As you approach the house you want to be able to create some street appeal. You want people to look at your house and see for what it is. A piece of art, it is your dream home. There is some definite visual task in consideration when looking at outdoor lighting. First, and foremost is safety. You want to make sure that people are not going to trip over your steps or trip over that garden gnome. Also, security people need to feel safe as they approach your house. That is a definitely a consideration. As I stared earlier is a street appeal or creating that magic. The light in your house and your landscape like it was a piece of art or a sculptural element. "
eHow Article: Exterior Home Lighting Appearance
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