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Art That Shines Without Reflected Glare. High-end custom lighting design to make the most of your art collection. Includes tips for lighting artwork.

An Interior Landscape With a Glow Built In. A Vancouver apartment that uses back-lit onyx to illuminate an interior space.


In a Town Known for Light, a House With Very Little. An Italian home renovated to bring in more light. The designer used a combination of fake skylights and lots of diffused fluorescent lighting that is mounted below ledges, shelves and table surfaces.

Filling the Void of a Vanished Window With Plants and Assorted Scenery. A great solution for the many blocked windows in New York City apartments.

Chasing the Darkness With Sleight of Hand. Using various lighting fixtures to compensate for a lack of natural light in a bedroom.

Floating Floors on Bright Ribbons. Using light to create the illusion of floating objects.

First the Dimming, Now for the Movie. A gorgeous home theater inspired by the lit arches of Radio City Music Hall.

(Pics: Bonny Makarewicz, Fred R. Conrad, Salvatore Gozzo, David Kulick, Peter Margonelli, Suzanne DeChillo, Peter Mauss)