Home Theater Lighting
Proper lighting in a home theater room requires a mix of ambient and accent lighting to enhance your viewing, help prevent eyestrain and make the room practical to move around in after the movie.
Lighting Techniques for Home Theater
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For general lighting, recessed fixtures on a dimmer provide soft ambient light that will let you see your popcorn without distracting from the movie. Another option is to install wall sconces or set track lighting to provide a glow along the room's walls.
Photo Credit: Element Lighting
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Track lighting is excellent for its flexibility and can provide ambient, task or accent lighting in a flexible lighting system. You can move, swivel, rotate and aim the individual fixtures in any direction along the track, giving you the versatility to change the lighting scheme when needed. |
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Lighting controls give you the flexibility to design a lighting plan with multiple uses and decorative effects. With the touch of a button, today's sophisticated dimming systems enable you to lower light levels to suit the activity.
With Lutron's cellular shades (right), a single press of a button from a remote control can set multiple shades in motion, making it convenient to open and close hard-to-reach window treatments, all while reducing glare and increasing privacy.
Photo Credit: Lutron Electronics Co.
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