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How a Lighting Designer Uses Natural Light

25 September 2024

Combining Advanced LED Lighting Systems and the Sun

When you walk into a home, you can almost immediately tell if a lighting designer had a hand in the interior design. The subtle illumination, the shimmering natural light, and the defining fixtures all play a part in the final masterpiece. As Aaron Rose, the artist, writer, and film director, said, "In the right light, everything is extraordinary." 

Today's full-spectrum, high-performance LED lighting has transformed what's possible in lighting design. Homes in Malvern, PA, are no longer limited to one hue and intensity that remains constant throughout their days and evenings. Instead, they can set the tone and mood for life's varied occasions with one touch or voice command. In today's homes, light is indeed extraordinary.

Let's explore the possibilities.

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Natural Illumination

As our lives transitioned from living outdoors to spending over 90% of our time indoors, our internal clocks, set to the rise and fall of the sun, faltered. The hormones that coursed through our blood when early morning sunlight entered our eyes or when darkness descended stagnated. In the process, our bodies became confused, resulting in decreased energy and enthusiasm during the day and restless, interrupted sleep in the evening. 

Natural light changes that. 

Our lighting design experts at Hi Solutions view a home as a canvas and lighting as the paint. Natural light brings the dappled sunlight that sparkles across the water. Everything it touches becomes more—more colorful, more textured, more beautiful. 

To bring in the beauty of the world's light while protecting your home's interior, we integrate automated shades. These window coverings adjust automatically throughout the day, letting in the diffuse early morning light and lowering when the sun's direct rays can cause damage. Your home becomes infused with the gift of the sun while reducing glare and harmful ultraviolet radiation.

Natural LED Lighting

At Hi Solutions, we partner with Lutron, the global leader in lighting control and the parent company to Ketra, one of the world's most advanced LED lighting systems. By integrating their natural light technology, your home's internal lights reflect the sun's light. This lighting mirrors the light outside your windows, transforming as the colors of daylight transition from a dawn's golden-blue glow to the amber-violet hue of an incredible sunset. 

Lighting Reflecting Moods and Activities

This same lighting system offers limitless colors, hues, and intensities. Once dialed into perfection, we'll program scenes that call up the same illumination every time. For instance, pressing the 'Entertainment' button may highlight each artwork in unique colors or utilize vibrancy, a feature that shows paintings in their best light. 

It adds golden candlelight to the dining area and splashes of indigo and arctic blue throughout your home. In the mood to relax? Let the colors of the Caribbean wash over you while listening to "Weightless" by Marconi Union.

Today's lighting design is limited only by one's imagination, and we've only scratched the surface. Are you ready to give this powerful element that brings your home to life the place it deserves? To learn more about our lighting designers or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact Hi Solutions today.