Tips for your Showroom Visit to Create your Unique Home Design

So you are enthusiastically shopping for lighting and you enter your local specialty lighting retailer (you know, the ones with all of the expertise). Your expectation is that you will walk out with your new lighting on order... and then the helpful lighting expert starts asking you all of these relevant questions... unfortunately, you are not prepared for them and these are questions you just can't answer. Well, now you can arrive at your destination with the knowledge needed to create your tailored home design plan. Read on for a list of questions that you may be asked. Print this out, and have your answers prepared in advance. This will assist the process tremendously and expedite your unique plan.

For inside lighting:

What is the size of the room?
What is the décor of the room?
What color is the wall covering used in the room?
What other colors are used in the room?
Are the furnishings light or dark?
What kinds of furnishings are in the room?
How will the room be used?
What are you trying to create with the lighting?
What decorative items do you want to emphasize or de-emphasize in the room?

What is the height of your ceiling? {Editors Note: Added 6/16/08}

For outside lighting:

What is the house like?
What style is the house?
Is it a Ranch, Colonial, or perhaps a Cape Cod?
How big is the house?
What is needed for safety and security?
What is the layout of the landscaping?
What do you want to emphasize or de-emphasize?

There may be other questions of course, but these will cover the basics and allow the design expert to start a plan that is designed to fit your individual needs. If you need assistance, the lighting design experts at Lighting One showrooms are a terrific source. Lighting is what they know best. To locate a showroom in your area, visit http://www.lighting-one.com/ and you are off to a new design for your home.

Item shown is 8015-CM and available at Lighting One showrooms.