When it comes time for a home designer, decorator or even a homeowner to put together a lighting plan, low voltage lighting products gives them flexibility and power. By permitting the designer to simply move setups around and make an easy, tailored layout, most low voltage lighting units give the designers more freedom.
Inefficiency, bad design and weight were the obstacles bringing track lighting down when it was first introduced over thirty years ago. They were far too hard to adapt, and way too bright for anyone to look at. Today’s track lighting is very different, based largely on the initiation of low voltage lighting products.
It is easy to tailor the lighting in your home without being concerned about troublesome installation or wiring by using low voltage lighting products. Using low voltage lights are cheap, and can be moved on the track to establish the type of lighting you prefer. By using a set number of preset places where the light units may be attached, fixed track lighting give the designer a substantial degree of freedom. Free track lighting is even more adaptable, permitting the designer to move the lights on the track at any given point.
In terms of adaptability, free track lighting is truly the best while fixed track lighting is actually more cost-effective. For those designers who would prefer a free form look in their layout, putting out some effort to locate curved track sections that are able to be connected will work very well. But, they have to be prepared to shell out a little more money, too.
With the inception of “bare wire” low voltage light products, some new developments have been seen. Using only a 12V power supply, the bare wire system is absolutely safe, and permits the lighting units to be moved around easily. It allows more freedom in the design of the system, and the lights can go wherever you want them.
Remote controls can be used in some bare wire systems, telling specific lighting units to move along the wire. Business and homes are finding more use for the bare wire systems, although they are the most popular in museums. When picking out products for home design, affordability is a major concern. Happily, track lighting just so happens to be rather reasonable, even in its, free for selection.
Based on the easy construction, and given its use of low voltage lighting, bare wire light is also fairly cheap. Contributing both flexibility and affordability, low voltage lighting products are the best solution for home design. With no need to hie costly contractors, and safe enough to install low voltage lighting products are the answer that so many home decorators and designers have been hunting for.
By: Nick M Grant
Posts Tagged ‘Track Lighting’
Flex Track Lighting and the Key to Domestic Tranquility
March 17th, 2010
Through a little bit of luck and a long love of art we decided to invest in some art work just before the market took it’s nose dive. We were on an Alaskan cruise and not only got a good deal on the pictures but got some ideas on how to display them. The auctioneer had installed track lighting in both the area where the pictures were sold and in the onboard gallery. When the lights were adjusted to focus on the pictures we were interested in you could see what a difference the right lighting had on each picture.
FedEx delivered our pictures and when we took them out of the box my wife declared they were not the ones we purchased. The brilliant colors had somehow faded from what she remembered on the ship to what was now in front of her in our living room. Not having flex track lighting in our home I had to make do and direct one of my photography lights on the pictures. She immediately noticed the difference and moved flex track lighting to the top of her “honey do” list.
We do not have an electrical outlet store in our county and I had no idea where to find or how to install flex track lighting I turned to the Internet. Much to my relief I was able to find not only lighting outlets but written instructions on how to install it myself.
The track, as the name implies, is completely flexible and can be formed to fit the pattern that best handles your lighting needs. I followed the instructions and carefully drew a diagram of where I wanted the lights to be mounted and how many I would need at each location. We knew where the pictures were to be hung so it was a matter of determining where the lights should be mounted. We had to have several consultations until we decided which finish and shade colors best matched the room and location. But at last we were in agreement and were ready to place our order for flex track lighting.
Because of the length of track involved and the number of lights we were going to need we were not able to order a flex track lighting kit. Instead we ordered the parts individually and now have our own happy marriage and a well lite miniature art gallery.
By: Simon Harris
Installing Monorail Track Lighting is Easy
March 7th, 2010
We got this house that had been passed down from my parent’s to my husband and we started renovating it a year later. As we dove into the project we had lots of choices to make. Many we didn’t even realize we had to make. Having choices to make is a good thing if you have the right information. Style and color were the biggest problems we had. Not that we didn’t have a style in mind but that when we chose one style or color we ultimately changed our minds a few times before we were finished the project. Renovating and upgrading a cabin into a home is a huge undertaking to say the least.
When it comes to lighting we didn’t make good choices. After reading up on monorail track lighting and seeing how easy it is to install them, I am thinking about adding them now. There are several areas of my living room/kitchen area that could definitely use the monorail track lighting system to accent the dark areas and corners of the room. Those hanging lamps are as colorful as you want and they give off a softer light then do ordinary table lamps. The tracks are so easy. They are bendable so that we can put them anywhere we want. We can use them to accent special areas and brighten up a plant or two and to allow for more light over the shelves that we have books and nick knacks on. We can even put one over the roll top desk.
Oh and I can just imagine what a track light would do for the picture of our first daughter’s wedding. Wouldn’t it be nice to have one showcase the new fireplace we have. A soft light would just bring out the many colors that are in the stone and the glitter in the stone would actually show up. That would look awesome. I really think we are going to be dong this type of lighting in our home in the near future. When you are renovating your home don’t forget to look into the styles of lighting and remember to look into monorail track lighting as your choice of lighting. They are so versatile and can bring out the best things your have and showcase them.
By: Simon Harris
