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You know you’ve heard about it all over the home channels and design shows, but what is cove lighting? Cove lights are a form of indirect lighting that illuminates from valances, ledges or horizontal recesses on ceilings & upper walls of a room. It almost looks as if the lights are coming from inside the walls and ceiling.
The ambiance cove lights omit in any room is that of a warm & cozy feeling, a place where one can relax and unwind. Very popular amongst day spas and resorts of relaxation, these lights are just part of the de-stressing experience as the cove lights evenly reflect off the walls resulting in a pleasant feeling when entering a room.
Incandescent, fluorescent and low voltage xenon is the type of light fixtures used with cove lighting. Depending on your style, preference and needs will depend on how much light can be omitted. Variances from bright, medium and dim are all possible with cove fixture lighting and can even come in a variety of colors like blue, pink and yellow for color therapy. You can also choose to have a dimmer switch installed to adjust the lighting, depending on your mood.
If you’re looking to add style to your home but are not sure where to place cove lights I’d suggest looking in design magazines and visit home shows as cove lighting has been placed in bedrooms, bathrooms, dining rooms, foyers, living rooms and more. Important tips to remember about any type of cove lights is that it should be located 10-14 inches away from the ceiling and properly placed so that the light evenly spreads across the walls.
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