Changes

* Task

* Utility

Ambient lighting provides a soft general level of light in a room. Accent lighting focuses directional light on architecture, artwork or reading. Task lighting illuminates a work area like the galley or a tool bench. Usually it is directed directly on to a work surface. Utility lighting is used to flood an area with light, e.g., in the engine room.

In each type of application, you should not be aware of the lamp, in the same way you are not aware of the stud wall in a house. The purpose is to make you aware of the objects the lamp illuminates. If you must go there, ensure the lamp is designed in its own right as an object d’art.

For general ambient lighting throughout, ceiling mounted, dimmable, low-voltage tri-phosphor or cold-cathode fluorescents will give the best results. Select tri-phosphor or cold-cathode depending on how you feel about natural colour. Put dimmer switches everywhere except in companionways and the engine room.

=== Accent Lighting ===