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PRO Tips

How to Light Artwork Like a PRO

Knowing how to light artwork properly can make a major difference in how paintings, photographs, and other pieces look in your home or gallery. LED lighting is a popular choice for art lighting because it offers excellent control, high-quality color rendering, and significantly less radiant heat than traditional incandescent or halogen sources.

Configuring the best lighting for your art is a matter of choosing the right fixtures, lamps, light levels, and angles to showcase the piece while minimizing unnecessary light exposure.

Brands

Fire Rated Downlights: When Code Requires Them and 4 Brands to Know

PROLIGHTING carries fire rated downlights from several manufacturers for contractors working in rated assemblies. But first, why fire rated at all? While typical IC rated fixtures are designed and tested for direct contact with insulation, they’re actually poor flame barriers. Most IC fixtures are light sheet metal or aluminum that breaks down rapidly in direct contact with fire. Every time you cut a hole in a ceiling to install a recessed light, you create a free passage for fire and smoke. IC rated fixtures are built to avoid starting a fire. Fire rated downlights act as a barrier once one has already started.

Brands

Lotus Brand Helps Make It Right on HGTV’s ‘Holmes Family Rescue’

Anyone familiar with HGTV programming has probably heard of Mike Holmes—the Canadian builder/contractor who first gave us Holmes on Homes—a show that featured the expert Holmes swooping in to save homeowners from renovations gone wrong. Now, with more than eight reality series to his name and over 100 episodes of different projects, Holmes is back with another new home improvement show, Holmes Family Rescue.

Lighting Applications

How to Choose LED Recessed Lighting: Complete Guide

Learning how to choose LED recessed lighting starts with understanding the different fixture types, installation options, and applications available. Recessed lighting, also known as downlighting or can lights, is designed to sit flush with the ceiling for a clean, low-profile look. These versatile fixtures can be used in practically any room and are one of the easiest ways to update a residential or commercial space. Today, LED recessed lighting is commonly used in both new construction and LED retrofit applications, with options available for a wide range of ceiling types, layouts, and lighting needs.