A new book demonstrates how light affects the way we see other decorative aspects in a room. Designer Alexander Julian painted every surface in the stairwell of his country house a different color, and no single color dominates.
Light is life.
Without light, there would be no trees, no grass, no plants at all. We humans would cease to exist. Only recently has the phenomenon of light deprivation in Northern climes been recognized as a valid reason for a discomfiting psychological disorder that makes people feel depressed and edgy. Light is dependent on the weather, the season, the time of day and geography. Light is also affected by, and affects, the materials it encounters.