Comments on: Five Dumbest Renovation Fads: Are You Guilty? http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/04/five_dumbest_renovation_fads_are_you_guilty.html Redfin Corporate Blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:09:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Shaun McLane http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/04/five_dumbest_renovation_fads_are_you_guilty.html/comment-page-1#comment-637 Shaun McLane Mon, 07 May 2007 13:54:22 +0000 http://devblog.redfin.com/blog/2007/04/five_dumbest_renovation_fads_are_you_guilty.html#comment-637 In regards to Kristi's comment - One of the best tips I learned was to use rope lighting on top of, or under, cabinets. It's a simple, cheap solution, and adds a very nice touch to a kitchen. In regards to Kristi’s comment – One of the best tips I learned was to use rope lighting on top of, or under, cabinets. It’s a simple, cheap solution, and adds a very nice touch to a kitchen.

]]> By: kristi http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/04/five_dumbest_renovation_fads_are_you_guilty.html/comment-page-1#comment-636 kristi Tue, 01 May 2007 17:44:27 +0000 http://devblog.redfin.com/blog/2007/04/five_dumbest_renovation_fads_are_you_guilty.html#comment-636 i agree with the first 4 renovation mishaps, but their view on built-in lighting seems to be analyzing most "builder-grade" installations and not the ideal "thought out" solution. lighting is one of the most critical things people should address in their home, and without doing the research or talking to a professional, it's easy to do the wrong thing. recessed lighting can be a very effective solution if you select the right fixture (ie. a small aperture or trim that tucks the lamp completely inside the ceiling plane instead of the typical 6" recessed can that looks like an illuminating eye protruding from the ceiling). i do agree with their "solution" that not all light needs to come from the ceiling. you need overall illumination (overhead, ceiling) and task lighting (lamps, sconces) in a space depending on the functions and amount of light needed for those tasks. for instance the kitchen needs a different light level than the den. the easiest thing to help control the light level is to incorporate dimmers on groups of fixtures (the living room cans on a separate switch from the dining room cans, and the the accent lighting separately from the overall illumination fixtures). this way you won't feel like you're at a "convention center" as they mentioned. i agree with the first 4 renovation mishaps, but their view on built-in lighting seems to be analyzing most “builder-grade” installations and not the ideal “thought out” solution. lighting is one of the most critical things people should address in their home, and without doing the research or talking to a professional, it’s easy to do the wrong thing.

recessed lighting can be a very effective solution if you select the right fixture (ie. a small aperture or trim that tucks the lamp completely inside the ceiling plane instead of the typical 6″ recessed can that looks like an illuminating eye protruding from the ceiling).

i do agree with their “solution” that not all light needs to come from the ceiling. you need overall illumination (overhead, ceiling) and task lighting (lamps, sconces) in a space depending on the functions and amount of light needed for those tasks. for instance the kitchen needs a different light level than the den.

the easiest thing to help control the light level is to incorporate dimmers on groups of fixtures (the living room cans on a separate switch from the dining room cans, and the the accent lighting separately from the overall illumination fixtures). this way you won’t feel like you’re at a “convention center” as they mentioned.

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