Lighting for Unobstructed Views

To keep the ocean in full view no matter where residents and their guests may be sitting, the designer opted to use mud-in linear lighting fixtures in tandem with recessed downlights.

The gorgeous views of the water and boats on Mission Beach in San Diego are complemented by indirect lighting inside this recent renovation of a 1980s beach house. Dianne Sheridan, owner of lighting design and specifier firm Dianne Sheridan Designs, was brought into the project after being contacted by the resident.

“The homeowner contacted me and said he’d like to have ‘really cool lighting.’ After seeing the home’s contemporary design and really clean lines, I knew that I could use linear fixtures to achieve his goal. Additionally, the homeowner said, ‘Go wild,’ and I thought, okay, let’s do that,” Sheridan explained.

Lighting for a Modern Setting

After seeing the island in the center of the kitchen, Sheridan knew recessed linear lighting would be an ideal solution. She turned to PureEdge Lighting for its patented TruQuad™ product, which is a mud-in linear lighting system designed for integration into 5/8″ drywall where it can create bold geometric patterns along a surface. Sheridan created a similar setup in the adjacent living area to complement the kitchen and provide design continuity.

“It’s really cool at night, the way that the light shines through the glass table and projects these prisms on the ceiling, giving off even more interesting textures and vibes,” Sheridan noted.

The home’s entryway features Verge ceiling channel, which is a mud-in 24VDC lighting system recessed into 5/8″ drywall with no framing modifications required. The result is a design interplay between light, architecture, and interior design that emits a soft, ambient glow.

Along the staircases, Reveal cove and pathway fixtures were chosen to deliver floor-to-ceiling illumination. These, too, are recessed within 5/8″ drywall without requiring joist modifications. This low-voltage system offers LED light sources in 95+ CRI for color accuracy and uniform brightness to best illuminate artwork, textures, and finishes.

“I like the versatility and cohesiveness of the PureEdge systems,” Sheridan noted, adding, “I can always count on them to provide drawings or set of building materials based on my drawings and specs.”

Unconventional approaches welcome

While not specifying decorative fixtures in a home is not common for a lighting designer, there are projects – such as this one – where the client and the designer choose a different approach to ambient illumination.  

At Lighting News Now, we enjoy exploring the various lighting solutions that showrooms, manufacturers, and designers tell us about. If you know of a unique lighting application for a home – or even just one room – that you’d like to share with your peers, please email Editor-in-Chief Linda Longo images and details of the project.