Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-21
LIGHT FIXTURES
LEND DIGNITY TO
SIMPLEST HOME
By the Architects Small House
Service Bureau OF the United
States, Inc.

The lamps and the light fixture.
chosen tor the average small Aonl.
are perhaps poorer in design anC
workmanship than anything else ",
put into them. And why: Prob
ably because most OF US have not :
very clear idea OF what well designed
light fixtures and lamps are. AuG
probably, too. because no. 50 long
ago it was imposs bic 10 get good
looking lamps and fixtures at 4 mod
est price. And another reason IS
that even yet most of Us do not
have a very clear idea OF how much
Lighting fixtures should cost.
When We have no idea Of values
we think anything Is 100 much. and
that is about our state OF mind in
selecting lighting devices. Most
tuilders and owners co not allow
enough in their budgets for fixtures.
they are chosen at the last moment
on the basis OF price only. SO what
can we expect?
Direct Light in the Kitchen
Fortunately today we are awaken
ing 10 the beauty and distinction OF
good design and year by year better
designed fixtures are creeping into
the lower priced goods. With these
al our command there is no reason
why the simplest little house may
not take on real dignity and distinc-
lion in its Lighting. Fine things are
more quiet and restrained than the
saudieT things. so unless We are care
.ul We may miss them in our quest
ine.N
II may be we'll TO consider this
matter OF planning our lighting. In
office and public buildings indirect
lighting has proved very satisfactory.
II gives a diffused light that reaches
INTO sNery direction. II would seem
that il might be the solution OF home
lighting and Yet il is not for q very
definite reason. Indirect lighting
gives no shadows. Every corner Is
ilumined as much as any other.
That is fine for the kitchen. Ii prob
ably saves many a good spoon from
tie garbage can. But we don want
.t.in otner rooms of the house. There
We want less evenly distributed il.
ium.natiop. ge want some shadows
and little relief from the uninter-
estin. svanness OF the other. So We
VIII -. soly in the kitchen and the
paa&rv o. indirect method OF light
inG
W. have for our sources OF light
val fixtures, ceiling fixtures. and
lamps. II is for US 10 determine
which We want TO stress. Let Us re-
member when buying fixtures that
We are buying more than light, We
are bringing decoration and beauty
INTO our homes. Let Us think OF our
wall fixtures as well as ceiling fix
lures. The placing OF wAA fixtures
as not as easy as IL would seem.
Plan the Wall Spaces
A light fixture in the middle of
wall space means that that space Is
useless for 8 picture. mirror. high
piece OF furniture. or anything that
one might wish TO hang there. With
q narrow space The fixture itself con
stilutss decoration, but with any
space over three feet wide a pair or
f1t..-sS should be used, leaving 4
srar NJ the middle for any other
pury~.
!acing of the main pieces OF
furn-.Ife mould be worked out with
the placing Of the fixtures in mind.
In the dining room wall fixtures
should moi be placed directly behind
chairs. where people are likely TO 81
at the table. How many times snaVe
you sat in complete shadow a. din
ner because you We're in front or
wall fixture?-copyrigh 1928 The
Archuec.s' STnaA House Service Bu-
ran al he United States. Inc.
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