In this segment, host Denise Dillon takes a tour of Dr. Kyle McCausland's loft in Atlanta, Georgia, and discovers some bright lighting ideas.The first loft Dillon visits in this final episode of DIY Lighting Design was once a furniture store, and over the years it has served many purposes from a pawn shop to a piano storage. This is a unique building that still has the old ropes and pulleys from the original elevator. And the good doctor has highlighted the space with some wonderful lighting ideas.
- In one of the hallways, the art and collectibles on the wall are illuminated (figure A) by tract lighting so the canned lights can move back and forth according to where the object that McCausland wants to showcase.
- In the living room, one of the lamps (figure B) was made from a cast-iron post from an old staircase in New York. "I found it at a local antique shop where a couple had turned it into a lamp, and I just really loved it and knew it would fit in here because it tells a story like everything does in this building," McCausland says.
- The eye-catching chandelier (figure C) is actually older than the building. It was originally a gas light from Willmington, Delaware. Each light had a globe originally, and a key was used to control the amount of gas. Dillon loved the crystals especially. "Very little light was produced in those days -- particularly by gas light -- so the crystal reflects the light so you could get a lot more power to your money so to speak," McCausland tells Dillon.
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