http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2008/04/25/adventures-in-lighting-part-two/ Musings on Quilts and Quilting Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2008/04/25/adventures-in-lighting-part-two/#comment-2320 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:00:44 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2008/04/25/adventures-in-lighting-part-two/#comment-2320 [...] I’ve opted for task lighting instead. Lots of it. I have the light on the ceiling (175w total), which is not even really adequate as ambient light for a room this large, a stand lamp by the desk (75w), and a task lamp over the cutting table and one over my hand sewing area (two 60w equivalent full-spectrum bulbs). So far so good, but still not enough light when the clouds are not cooperating or I’m burning the midnight oil. [...] […] I’ve opted for task lighting instead. Lots of it. I have the light on the ceiling (175w total), which is not even really adequate as ambient light for a room this large, a stand lamp by the desk (75w), and a task lamp over the cutting table and one over my hand sewing area (two 60w equivalent full-spectrum bulbs). So far so good, but still not enough light when the clouds are not cooperating or I’m burning the midnight oil. […]

]]> http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2008/04/25/adventures-in-lighting-part-two/#comment-2291 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:11:18 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2008/04/25/adventures-in-lighting-part-two/#comment-2291 [...] I’m still working with the lighting in the new studio, trying to get enough of it where I need it. I’ve come to the conclusion that halogen spot lighting is essentially useless, at least it has been for me for everything I’ve tried to use it for. It’s dim and yellowed, and casts shadows in all the wrong places. In other words, while the light that I bought for the studio looks good hanging up there on the ceiling, it’s not much good to actually light up this large room. I actually Googled to try to figure out how many watts I should have in here based on the space, and came up with 900 watts. Heh, 900 watts is a really long way from what I have now, I must say. No wonder I feel like I’m in a cave at night or if it’s cloudy! Back to the hardware store we go… [...] […] I’m still working with the lighting in the new studio, trying to get enough of it where I need it. I’ve come to the conclusion that halogen spot lighting is essentially useless, at least it has been for me for everything I’ve tried to use it for. It’s dim and yellowed, and casts shadows in all the wrong places. In other words, while the light that I bought for the studio looks good hanging up there on the ceiling, it’s not much good to actually light up this large room. I actually Googled to try to figure out how many watts I should have in here based on the space, and came up with 900 watts. Heh, 900 watts is a really long way from what I have now, I must say. No wonder I feel like I’m in a cave at night or if it’s cloudy! Back to the hardware store we go… […]

]]> http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2008/04/25/adventures-in-lighting-part-two/#comment-2136 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:08:31 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2008/04/25/adventures-in-lighting-part-two/#comment-2136 Pretty cool, baby! I dig that pendant. The Europeans really go in for very modern lighting and plumbing, don't they. Oh, and electronics, too. I saw my first wall-mounted flat screen TV in an old stone building in France. Pretty cool, baby! I dig that pendant. The Europeans really go in for very modern lighting and plumbing, don’t they. Oh, and electronics, too. I saw my first wall-mounted flat screen TV in an old stone building in France.

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