Recipes and Ideas: Lighting: Simple Solutions for the Home (Recipes & Ideas) (Paperback)

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Amazon.com Review

From notable designer Sally Storey comes Recipes & Ideas: Lighting, Simple Solutions for the Home, a book full of innovative ideas for lighting every area around your home. The introduction functions as a mini-course in professional lighting techniques, going far beyond the standard one-overhead-light-per-room and discussing the possibilities of downlighting, wall-washing, and several other important lighting tools. Other chapters are divided into individual rooms, covering general needs (bright lights in the bath, reading lamps in the bedroom) and presenting a variety of unusual solutions.

Most of the ideas involve installation of new lighting fixtures--this is not a book showing you how to make a pretty new lampshade for that old table lamp, but rather one that will show you how to choose among lighting options to achieve very specific effects. One lovely picture, featuring a crystal chandelier, shows tiny recessed spotlights designed to highlight the actual crystals as art, rather than merely a fancy dining room light. Storey obviously has a great understanding of the practical needs for lighting around the home, and her suggestions on task lighting for the office or kitchen are both striking and useful. The last chapter is a practical guide featuring checklists, safety hazards, and explanations of different bulbs and control switches--master this section, and you'll whisk through that maze of light bulbs at the hardware store, knowing exactly which ones you need, and why. --Jill Lightner

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‘A no-nonsense demystification of the potential of this frequently overlooked decorating science’ -- House & Garden

‘Packed full of top lighting tips’ -- Homes & Ideas

‘Packed with clear ideas and pictures’ -- BBC Good Homes --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081182716X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811827164
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #898,559 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for modern-style homes, just okay for others, April 18, 2002

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This book had a good overview of lighting techniques and ideas; however, all the examples and photos were of homes decorated in a very modern style, not applicable to most people. The same principles employed in Craftsman, western, or other home styles would have been useful.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, but no measurements, February 2, 2002

By	Ahmed M. Elnaggar (Dubai, UAE) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is great, very good script, pictures and general ideas, explaining thoroughly the concept of how lighting in a room works: using general, task and feature lighting effectively. It lacks though exact measurements for placing lights at certain distances from walls, only mentioning, for example, that distance from wall depends on height of ceiling.
Summary: good one to have.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple & Practical, May 25, 2001

By	C.S.Chung (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

I bought this book just before moving to my first owned little apartment. This is a beautiful book with many practical solutions for lighting. Well illustrated pictures with great ideas. I've applied some of the ideas to my small apartment. Besides, the beautiful pictures also provide me with some wonderful ideas for interior design. It has only 104 pages, hope there were more pages.