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  • Bedroom / Sitting Room: Tour of the Newly Lit Rooms
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    From "DIY Lighting Design"
    episode DLTD-102


    In this segment, host Denise Dillon and guest Shane Meder give a tour of the two newly lit rooms.

    Sitting Room

    • The huge mirror in the sitting room was taken down off the wall and now perches on the glass table (figure A) in order to reflect more light from the windows across the room, which gives a nice balance of natural light. A small lamp was added on top of the glass table as well.

    • The floor lamp in the sitting room was removed and replaced with a better "reading" light (figure B), which is lower to the ground and easier for the reader to reach.

    • A new accent lamp was added to the small table by the window, which gives task lighting for the phone.

      Note: With the three new lamps in the sitting room, Meder was able to add a "triangle" of light to the room, which achieves the perfect balance.

    • And the final touch was the ceiling fan with a light and remote control (figure C)!
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    Figure A
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    Figure B
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    Figure C

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    Bedroom

    • With sofa by the windows was reupholstered with a lighter-shade fabric (figure D) in order to allow more natural light from the windows to be distributed into the room.

      Note: Along with the sofa a table was brought in, and the lamp that sits on it adds more light to the room.

    • The homeowners kept the huge mirror in the room, but two tall lamps (figure E) were added to the table below. These lamps are nothing more than accent lighting -- low-voltage, high-end decorative lamps.

    • Mirrors and recessed lighting were added to the wet bar area (figure F), which not only added beauty to the room but ample lighting for that spot. The recessed lights give good task lighting for preparing coffee in the morning and cocktails at night.
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      Figure D
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      Figure E
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      Figure F

    • The mantel had the most visible transformation with the addition of mantel lamps, which have half-shades in order for the lamp to fit right up against the wall, and new art, which comes in tall sections that can be perched against the wall (figure G).

    • The bedside lamps are now at "regulation" height, and they match the decor beautifully (figure H). And now the homeowners will have ample illumination when reading at night. The lamps also have a remote control feature for convenience.

    • And finally, with the addition of a new paint scheme, rope lighting around the molding in the ceiling, a ceiling fan and light and the new lamps on the fireplace mantel, this bedroom now has the perfect blend of practical, whimsical and romance (figure I).
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    Figure G
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    Figure H
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    Figure I


    RESOURCES :

    Lighting Products for Bedroom / Sitting Room

    4" recessed can hole saw
    SKU: 530-814

    Mirrors behind wet bar
    Expo custom mirror walls (clear)
    SKU: 734-041

    Recessed can lights
    Halo 6" 1C remodel housing
    SKU: 797-710
    Halo white baffle trim R-40, 6"
    SKU: 556-236

    250' 14-2 wire
    SKU: 268-550

    Rope lighting
    Hampton Bay rope lighting kit
    12'
    SKU: 363-150

    Hampton Bay mounting clips
    SKU: 405-292

    Single pole slide dimmer
    SKU: 755-709

    Slide switch plate
    SKU: 627-984

    2-Gang toggle switch plate
    SKU: 223-513

    2-Gang cut-in switch box
    SKU: 594-702

    Ceiling fans
    Hampton Bay San Juan fan
    52" bronze ceiling fan
    SKU: 360-396

    24" San Juan antique bronze extension down rod
    SKU: 531-598

    Hunter The Stratford II
    52" ceiling fan
    SKU: 612-946

    36" extension down rod
    SKU: 502-063 (Expo)

    60-watt Max Vibration resistant fan rated bulbs
    SKU: 239-611

    Sitting room reading lamp
    Hampton Bay applewood-finish swing-arm floor lamp
    SKU: 371-482

    Sitting room accent lamp
    Hampton Bay San Juan antique bronze finish table lamp
    (Included with San Juan fan -- SKU: 360-396)
    (Also available separately in gold finish -- SKU: 120-112)

    Sitting room lamp by mirror
    Flare shade uplight lamp with square base
    SKU: 147-349

    Sofa lamp
    Athens 37" green/gold urn table lamp
    SKU: 842-887

    Bedside lamps
    1-light nutmeg table lamp with shade
    SKU: 439-465


    GUESTS :

    Shane Meder
    President and Principal Designer
    Shane Meder & Associates
    Atlanta, GA
    Phone: 404-523-7632
    Website: www.shanemederinteriors.com

    Doug and Zach Maddox
    Maddox Electrical
    Acworth, GA
    Phone: 770-401-1038
    Maddoxelectrical@aol.com

    Brad Alford
    Echols Glass & Mirror
    Norcross, GA
    We apologize no contact information is available.

    Juan Lopez
    J & R Painting
    Norcorss, GA
    We apologize no contact information is available.

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Bedroom / Sitting Room: Accessing the Lighting Flaws
  		• Bedroom / Sitting Room: Installing the Lights
  		• Bedroom / Sitting Room: Tour of the Newly Lit Rooms
  		• Bedroom / Sitting Room: Lighting Tips