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What Is Lighting Design?

A home’s atmosphere isn’t determined by color palettes and furniture alone—lighting also plays a significant role. Proper lighting highlights architectural features, showcases high-end furnishings, and makes colors in your home pop. Lighting also has a profound impact on your mood and ability to navigate different tasks. Hiring a professional lighting designer like Chelsea Audio Video in Portland, OR, leads to only a luxurious home and lifestyle.

What Does a Lighting Designer Do?

Hiring a lighting designer might seem unusual for homeowners accustomed to relying on electrical engineers and interior designers for their lighting needs. However, treating lighting as a secondary task often results in it becoming an afterthought. A dedicated lighting designer expertly blends technical, scientific, and stylistic elements to create functional and aesthetically pleasing results.

Explore Lighting Temperatures

Stay updated with the latest lighting technology through ongoing training.
Transform invisible light into dynamic architectural features.
Receive specialized training in physics, optics, electricity, codes, and environmental impact.
Reduce equipment costs through competitive bids and manufacturer partnerships.
Conduct initial cost analysis to minimize equipment and labor expenses.
Craft innovative designs tailored to your home and lifestyle needs.

How Color Temperature Control Influences Daily Life

1,700 K

Vibrantly warm light creates a calming evening effect.

2,700 - 3,300 K

Add warmth to your interiors and wood finishes with soft, golden white lighting.

4,100 - 4,150 K

Opt for cool, white lighting to stay focused in kitchens or workspaces.

5,500 - 6,000 K

Boost your mood and décor in the afternoon with vertical daylight hues.

6,500 K

Brighten main living areas with light that resembles an overcast sky.

15,000 - 27,000 K

Select clear blue lighting for activities that need high energy and concentration.

1,850 K

Create a date night atmosphere with lighting reminiscent of candlelight or sunsets.

3,000 K

Use neutral white lighting to promote relaxation while reading in the family room.

5,000 K

Highlight artwork and improve security with crisp-white daylight lighting.

6,200 K

Achieve bright, energizing light that mimics natural sunlight.

6,500 - 10,500 K

Select blue light for intense focus in primary work areas.

1,700 K

Match flames & low-pressure sodium lamps

2,700 - 3,300 K

Incandescent lamps & soft-white flourescent lamps

4,100 - 4,150 K

Moonlight; cool-white lamps

5,500 - 6,000 K

Vertical daylight

6,500 K

Daylight; overcast fluorescent lamps

15,000 - 27,000 K

Daylight; overcast fluorescent lamps

1,850 K

Candle Flame, sunrise, sunset

3,000 K

Warm-white fluorescent lamos

5,000 K

Horizon daylight

6,200 K

Xenon short-arc lamp

6,500 - 10,500 K

LCD or CRT Screen

Layers: The Key to Great Lighting Design

Are you still relying on a single light at the center of the ceiling? Add depth, intrigue, and possibilities to your space with a layered lighting design.

Ambient Light

Fill the entire room with gentle illumination using natural sunlight, recessed ceiling lights, or pendant fixtures.

Task Lighting

Whether you’re writing or cooking, bright, targeted lights help you see clearly. Opt for pendant, desk, or under-cabinet lights.

Accent Lighting

Enhance artwork, photos, and architectural features with lighting that is three times brighter than your general room lighting.

Daytime

Stay on track with your workday schedule using the "Daytime" lighting scene, which automatically activates at 9 am each day. As you enter your home office, bright white-blue ambient and desk lights greet you, promoting optimal focus and concentration.
Bedtime

Wind down for the night with the "Bedtime" lighting scene, which you can activate from a bedside remote or tablet. The lights gradually dim and shift to a warm, golden hue, creating a relaxing atmosphere for restful sleep.
Entertaining

Host in style with the "Party" lighting scene, which energizes your kitchen and living room with vibrant colors. This setting keeps guests lively throughout the night and includes landscape lighting to draw attention to your beautiful outdoor spaces.
Movie Night

Create the ideal movie-watching experience with the "Movie Night" lighting scene. Use your handheld remote or touchpad to dim recessed lights and decorative sconces while activating floor track lighting, ensuring safe movement during the film.

Architectural Fixtures

Achieve a successful layered lighting design by incorporating a variety of fixtures throughout your space instead of relying only on ceiling lights. By combining high-end pendants, downlights, and track lights, our designers create even, layered lighting that adds depth and elegance to your home while supporting all your daily activities. Discover how each fixture type contributes to enhancing your overall space.

Linear LED Lighting

ULTRA-MODERN

Upgrade your home with striking linear LED lighting. Ideal for accentuating architectural features or providing task lighting, linear LEDs are both stylish and efficient. This modern, eco-friendly option enhances your space with both beauty and practical illumination.

Linear Pendants

MAKE A STATEMENT

Pendant lights come in a variety of colors and finishes, adding a stylish touch to your décor for both ambient and task lighting. Elevate your interior design with elegant fixtures suspended from the ceiling or integrated into a track light system.

Downlights

CLEAN, CLUTTER-FREE ILLUMINATION

Primarily used for ambient lighting, downlights can also serve as task or accent lighting in certain settings. These lights, recessed or flush-mounted in the ceiling, are available in round or square trims to complement your décor.

Retrofit Downlights

REVIVE YOUR HOME’S LIGHTING

Update outdated fixtures with retrofit downlights featuring low-profile designs that fit most standard recessed housings. Choose from our collection of high-end, tunable LED fixtures available in round or square trims.

Track lighting

SPOTLIGHT WHAT MATTERS

Track lighting provides a versatile solution for accent and task lighting. Adjustable spotlights on a track or rail system highlight artwork on the walls or illuminate cabinets. Expand your design options with straight, round, or curved track models.

Lighting Control

Effortless control is vital for unleashing the true potential of your lighting design. Easily manage the diverse fixtures in your home to develop beautiful layering while maintaining a uniform feel throughout with a lighting control system. Take advantage of a centralized approach to your lighting that not only yields intuitive, tailor-made control from your devices of choice but also results in a streamlined installation for a beautiful, clutter-free space.

Lighting Control Interfaces

Experience high-end lighting control with custom interfaces from Lutron and Control4. Easily navigate graphic menus and control options on your tablet or smartphone app to adjust lighting in any room. Change the intensity, color, and temperature of lights individually or in groups, save your preferred settings, and access them instantly with a tap. Enjoy seamless and personalized control over your lighting automation system.

Processor

The processor is the conductor of your smart home automation system, creating seamless communication between control devices and LED lights. A high-quality processor guarantees clear and instant communication, eliminating lag. This means every command you input receives an immediate and precise response. During the design phase, our lighting experts select the ideal processor model based on its bandwidth and processing capabilities to best meet your needs.

Dimming Panels

A standout feature of professional lighting control systems is their centralized control via dimmer panels. These remote panels, installed discreetly in an equipment room or utility closet, handle all dimming and control functions. By routing capabilities through these panels, you reduce wall clutter in individual rooms, streamline the wiring infrastructure, enable more complex programming, and minimize the need for power boosters. Additionally, dimmer panels can manage fans and motors, enhancing the overall functionality of your system.

Smart Dimmers/Switches

Enhance your home’s aesthetics with smart dimmers and switches that reduce wall clutter and integrate complex commands and scenes. These luxury keypads replace multiple switches and dimmers, streamlining your décor. Enjoy the convenience of keypads that provide instant access to various scenes, allow you to control lights throughout the house, and combine dimmer and switch functions in a single unit. Customize your keypads with matte, metal, or glass finishes, and a wide range of colors to match any interior design.

Why Motorized Shades and Blinds?

Motorized window treatments enhance your daily routines, offering improved climate management, lighting control, security, and privacy. These automated systems elevate your home life, providing effortless control through timers and scenes. With a wide selection of elegant fabrics and styles, you can choose window treatments that perfectly match your décor. Enjoy the convenience and luxury of automated roller shades and drapes, transforming your space with a touch of a button.

Integrate smart shades with your existing smart home system to synchronize shading and natural light for the perfect ambiance.
Automate your home by creating specific zones tailored to various lighting needs throughout your living spaces.
Experience precise control as your window coverings rise and lower in unison, quietly and on schedule.
Enjoy the straightforward operation, allowing everyone in your home to easily control motorized shades.

Surprising Benefits of Motorized Window Shades

Conserve Energy

When it’s hot, sensors tell motorized blinds to lower to keep rooms cool. Alternatively, in winter insulated shades keep your Pacific Northwest house cozy and warm.

Boost Security

Use timers to automatically raise and lower your shades, giving the impression that you're home even when you're away.

Enhance Aesthetics

Choose from hundreds of fabrics and materials to complement your interior and exterior décor perfectly.

Automate Privacy

Achieve instant privacy by lowering automated window shades with a single button press and setting them to adjust automatically during high-traffic times.

Prevent Furniture from Fading

Prevent UV damage to artwork, furniture, flooring, and rugs by programming shades to lower during the brightest part of the day.

Roller Shades

Solar Shades

blue honeycomb shades on a window overlooking the ocean

Cellular Shades

Woven Roman Shades

Blackout Shades

Horizontal Sheer Blinds

Roman Shades

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