The Washington times., 1923-09-01
FIXTURES
IMPORTANT
IN HOME
Make Electrical Attachments
Produce Harmonious Effect.
House Sells Easier.

Too much attention cannot be paio
to the proper lighting equipment Oh
the home. Lighting is very errec-
tive medium Of making the nome
comfortable and builders should I'M
press this fact on their customers
at every possible turn.
A well-lighted and wired home Is
much easier proposition to sell than
one that is inadequately Wiren.
There is a little more to the subject
than Just mere installing tncandes'
cent lamps and chandeliers. The
builder should direct house owners
attention to the expressiVeness OF
lfeht and to the effect proper light
ing will have upon the mood or ex-
preston of the home.
Too much attention has probably
been paid to the fixtures themselves
rather than to the more important
lighting effect that they produce.
The decorator does not sell paint and
wall paper as articles, but uses them
to secure effects, and so the builder
should do with his chandeliers and
other lighting equipment.
Diffuse the Light.
Fixtures are. of course, primarily
important as they are visible, and
therefore should be OF pleasing ap-
pearance and appropriate to the
architecture of the house. But it Is
even more important that the light
sources should be properly shaded SO
that the light will be sufficiently
diffused so that the householder will
have the full benefit of the charm of
perfect light without glare.
The living room can be lighted
with ceiling fixtures. portable
lamps, or both. Among the CELL
ing fixtures suitable for lighting
the living room are the shower
and the bowl.
The shower should be equipped
with shades Of good diffusing ma.
terial and of sufficient depth to at
ford good eye protection. 1t
should not be less than seventy
five inches from the floor.
Bowls should also be of good
diffusing glass and of sufficient
size to insure low brightness. No
bowl should be set less than sew
enty-five inches above the floor.
Wall brackets should be equipped
with shades or shields when they
are. principally for secondary illu-
mination. OF course, when center
chandeliers are not used, the lights
from side brackets are more in.
tense.
The Dining Room.
In the dining room. the table
should be the more intensely IL
Illuminated. Walls, ceiling and the
faces OF those seated at the table
are to be Illuminated to a lesser
degree. Many fixtures especially
suitable for the dining room are
the dome, low hung shaded shower,
shaded candelabra and the com.
hination shade and shower.
Where a dome is used 1t should
BE- OF such shape 50 there is at
least twenty-four inches clearance
between the bottom of the dome
and the table top. How much
higher Is proper will depend upon
shape Of the dome itself. 4 little
experimenting will determine the
right height. It should be so that
II will conceal the light source
from the eyes of persons seated
at the table.
The low hung shower should he
set at about the same height a.
the dome. There is little in favor
OF wall brackets as ordinarily used
IN dining rooms. It is better to
use torcheres provided with small
lamps so as not to detract from the
main illumination at the table.
Kitchen Treatment.
In the kitchen a diffusine glass
shade over a ceiling outlet is per.
haps one Of the best forms for
kitchen illumination. Do not over.
look the fact Of having lights over
sink. table. range and washtubs
wherever they are located, whether
IN Kitchen or separate laundry.
In the bedrooms. center fixtures
and side brackets can be used 10
advantage. Shaded wall brackets
should be located about six feet
above the floor and it Is we'll to
locate these on either side of tho
dresser spaces. This, of course. is
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