Proven Lighting Design tips for your space

At Del Mar Designs we are dedicated to providing our customers with the latest lighting design tips. These lighting design tips are gathered by our lighting designers in the field in certain applications to provide the perfect mood and light for each individual project. Del Mar Designs also uses valuable resources that provide lighting design education and facts. Our lighting resources are listed below. We will begin by an introduction to light fundamentals, energy conscious lighting and then move into your lighting needs for a specific space.

What is light?

Light is viewed as visually experienced energy. Light is produced in different ways the most common are incandescence and arc discharge. Read more about what is light.

What different types of light sources exist?

There are two main types of light sources that exist in residential applications, Incandescent lamps and fluorescent tubes or compact fluorescent lamps. Read more about different types of light sources.

How to convert to energy efficient lighting?

With a suffering economy everyone is looking to make their homes more efficient to save on energy costs and energy consumption. As well, our Earth's ecosystem is suffering because of the way humans have abused our energy sources. This problem has grown out of control and converting your lighting to Energy Star rated lighting will reduce energy consumption and inefficient lamp waste. Click here to read more on how to Convert your lighting to Energy Star rated lighting fixtures.

Ceiling Fan Installation

We can explain exactly how to install a ceiling fan from the beginning to the end. Click here for How to install a ceiling fan.

Size recommendations for ceiling fans

Choosing the right size ceiling fan can sometimes be difficult. Del Mar Designs is here to help. Click here for ceiling fan size recommendations.

Recessed Lighting layout guide

Recessed lighting fixtures are light fixtures that are installed with in the ceiling to provide task, accent, ambient and wall washing lighting effects. Read more about recessed lights, how to install recessed lighting and how to create unique lighting effects with recessed lighting.