Choosing the proper lighting for a room involves taking the time to determine your needs. By truly assessing your needs before making any purchases, you will be able to determine what you need while you are at a lighting store. Otherwise, you may choose lighting that ends up being inefficient and find yourself needing to make one or more returns.
Instructions
1. View the light in at various times of day. Be sure to position your blinds or draperies as they will be on the average day at different times in the garage. If you do not have a garage with windows, skip this step.
2. Take note of dark spots in the room that may need to be illuminated. For example, if you work with tools in your garage, be sure that area is well lighted.
3. You will want overhead light to be bright enough so that as many areas as possible are illuminated. Can lighting can often aid with this process.
4. Some people enjoy having a ceiling fan attached to the lighting in their garages. If you live in a temperate or humid climate and work with tools or other objects in your garage, you may enjoy having a ceiling fan for hot and humid days and evenings.
5. Allow as much natural light into the garage as possible. Garages are notoriously dark and often cold, so this is an important step if you have a garage with windows.
6. Task lighting is important in garages. Consider where you perform different tasks in the room and be sure there is bright light over those areas.
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