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LIVING ROOM MAKEOVER, AFTER: The original plan was for recessed can lights, but ceiling joists were in all the wrong places. So a low-voltage track system was designed. The transformer hides in closet, controlled by standard wall switches. Tracks are smaller than the usual size. The new lighting sets the displays off beautifully!

LIVING ROOM MAKEOVER, BEFORE: Who would accuse this living room of being dull or drab! But it was dark, and the intense color diminished the apparent size of the room. Note the cased opening between living and dining rooms. We enlarged it slightly to improve flow of people and daylight, and to improve the exterior view.

DINING ROOM LIGHTING: Check out the shape of these monorail tracks! They provide power for the lights. Tracks were drawn with computer-aided design software and printed full size. The printed paper was glued to plywood, and the plywood was cut to provide a template against which the pliable aluminum tracks could be bent.

BEAUTIFUL ART GLASS PENDANTS: The small spots provide a gallery-like atmosphere for display of the artwork. And the cut glass pendants provide table lighting for the dining room. Notice the interesting contrast between the modernist lighting and the primitive relics on the wall. And they compliment the glass sculpture on the side table.

COOL LIGHTING FOR CASUAL READING: The minimalist pendant here provides task lighting for the reading chair beneath it. (or its occupant) The tiny spots wash the walls to direct attention to the art displayed.

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