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Front Porches
It's the first thing you see when entering a home.
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Introduction
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Glow over glare
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Safe over slip
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Wonder over Waste
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Quiz: Candle or Cylinder Light
The Perfect Porch Light
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LC Solution: The perfect porch light
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Dining Rooms
Gathering place for eating and meeting. Set the right mood for every meal.
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The lighting hug
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Light the corners
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Light the walls
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Hug effects Quiz
Light your Sky (not outside…that’s light pollution)
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LumenCache: Chandeliers
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LC Solution: Lighting the walls
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Bedrooms
Light may not be important while sleeping, but bedrooms are used for far more than just lights-out time.
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LC Solution: Table Lamps and Floor Lamps
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Baths
Baths are both functional and rejuvenating. Let the light be a part of the solution.
Kitchens
More than just work surfaces, kitchens are multi-purpose spaces, so the lighting should be just as versatile.
Living Rooms
Time to relay, meet, or have family activities. The living room is multi-purpose.
LumenCache Lighting Design with inspiration from David Warfel: New Builds Course

Perhaps it is time for that to change.

Perhaps it is time for us to put lights on our porch that consider first what we need and only then what our ancestors used (and not the other way around). If I can only choose one hard-wired lighting solution for a front porch, I would choose a porch light that delivers glow over glare, safety over slipping, and wonder over waste.

Glow over Glare

When a candle flame softly illuminates the face of a loved one, the dim level of light could be considered a glow. When a car headlight shines into your eyes, the bright blinding light could be called glare. Guess which light many of us choose to welcome us home, to invite friends to our front door?

Most porch lanterns direct most of their light straight out and into your eyes. When that light is significantly brighter than everything else around, it becomes glare. A soft glow is preferred, something that communicates welcome without blinding light. The originators of the lantern did not have this problem – our electric candles burn far brighter than the wax and wick versions of yesterday.

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