Practical Lighting Design

If you’d like to get up to speed on interior lighting but haven’t found the time, The Lighting Pattern Book for Homes, by Russell Leslie and Kathryn Conway, is a good place to start. It lays out this complex subject in clear, systematic form, with chapters on lighting techniques, design, economics, lamps, luminaires, and controls. The heart of the book is 75 pages of sample room designs, with suggested lighting “patterns,” a few of which are featured here. Based on extensive review of plans and actual homes, these designs represent the main spaces commonly found in homes: living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, office, entry, stairway, and hall. For each