Lighting Kitchens and Baths

Never before has so much attention been paid to kitchens & baths. Lighting them is hard. This how-to book fills the lighting-information gap to permit readers to get effective lighting. It is for design professionals, installers, & homeowners. It contains easy-to-use directions about electric lighting & daylighting. Owners & renters will discover solutions for remodeling & new construction with style choices for kitchens from country to contemporary & for baths with antique-furniture or built-in cabinets. Likewise, typical questions about lighting are answered: * How should the bathroom mirror be lighted? * When is it OK to mix incandescent & fluorescent in kitchens? * What color of light should be used for makeup? * How can a leaded-glass window be lighted? * What type of countertop lighting is good? * What kind of fixtures can be used on sloped ceilings? * What safety features should be in electrical outlets located near water? The recessed, custom-built, & decorative-fixture glossaries are useful for definitions now & reference later. The 220 line drawings augment the text. The index is comprehensive. The Rule of Thumb & Sample Electric Cost help decision making. Lighting from functional to elaborate is covered in this book. The author is chair of the Residential Lighting Committee for Illuminating Engineering Society & a continuing education administrator at Florida State University. To order: Durwood Publishers P.O. Box 37474, Tallahassee, FL 32315-7474.Jane Grosslight is the author of 'Lighting Kitchens and Baths', published 1993 under ISBN 9780927412025 and ISBN 0927412020.