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Lighting by Design (Decor Best-Sellers)

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Authors: Sally Storey, Luke White
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 3 reviews
Sales Rank: 412210

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 9.9 x 0.9

ISBN: 0823025144
Dewey Decimal Number: 729
EAN: 9780823025145
ASIN: 0823025144

Publication Date: November 1, 2002
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Condition: Unread book in like new condition. Ships next business day. Has ink mark on exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear from storage, if any. In House Upgrade to Expedited shipping for items valued at or totaling $40.00 or more!

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
While it may be easy to visualize fabrics from swatches and large samples, lighting is much more complex. One cannot touch or feel it, yet it is all around and responsible for what we see. Lighting by Design takes an imaginative and creative look at the potential of creating and using light both inside and outside the home. Since skillful lighting is the balance between light and shade, the book begins with a discussion on the nature of light and the interplay of light and shadow on buildings inside and out. It demonstrates unique ways to become creative with light within the home to achieve varying effects from calm softness to theatrical drama. Lighting by Design also offers a comprehensive overview on outdoor lighting; entrances and exits; roof terraces and decks; and even special topics, such as topiaries, swimming pools, and statues. What's more, it also includes timeless advice for using colored light, patterns, and focus, and demonstrates ways to use lighting to blend garden and interior dimensions into a unified whole. Magnificent full-color photography specially commissioned for this extraordinary reference details amazing before-and-after effects and creative ways of using daylight and artificial light to create new moods. Also included are scores of inspirational photos that feature the interiors of such well-known designers as Jonathan Reed, Mary Fox Linton, Nina Campbell, and Tricia Guild. Packed with elegant ideas, superb examples, and imaginative suggestions for creating a dramatic and changing environment, Lighting by Design offers a brand- new and innovative perspective on outdoor and indoor decor!


Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The ONLY lighting book to buy.   March 6, 2008
James M. Landreth
I am a trained architect and have read through most of the books on lighting design available. This is the book to buy. In fact it is the ONLY book worth buying. There is a great need for this type of information. Sally Storey knows her topic and delivers words and images to give structure to thought. Be forewarned there are no formulas here. Just good sound advice on how to map your own course into the enigmatic topic of lighting design.


5 out of 5 stars An impressive and inspiring variety of lighting effects   March 10, 2003
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

Informatively written by architecture-trained interior designer Sally Storey, Lighting By Design is a beautifully illustrated presentation filled with full-color photography by Luke White showcasing the impressive and inspiring variety of lighting effects that can be used to add a special touch to an interior design. From using light to create mood, to the skillful use of colored lights, to making patterns with lights, as well as selecting and positioning outdoor lights suitable for gardens and roof terraces, Lighting By Design is admirable in its imagery and practical in its techniques.


2 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere for useful lighting techniques   December 17, 2002
Amy Hilliard (VA, United States)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful

This book should be titled Lighting for Luxury Homes. It would be diffficult to translate the ideas presented here into lighting technques the average reader would find useful. Although the cover looks modern, the interior decoration style represented in most of the pictures is a combination of Traditional and Classic. The photos are nice, but not particularly inspiring. Storey's other book titled Lighting is more informative than this one. I don't think this would even make a good coffee table book.

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