LIGHTING 309

Kitchen Lights. The kitchen should be particularly well
lighted. It is better to have wall or ceiling lights over the work-
ing places than to have one central ceiling light that throws the
worker's shadow over the sink or stove. Indirect lighting in a
groove around the room at the top of the walls shoulci be installed
when building a new house. Recessed lights behind flat ground-
glass panels are excellent for special places. Some of the new pre-
fabricated units of sink, work table, cabinet, and refrigerator have
concealed lights that illuminate the sink, the table, and the inside
of the refrigerator. See page 175.

Bedroom Lights. Bedroom lights should usually be local lights,
in the places where they are needed. Lights attached to either
side of the mirror are satisfactory if they are not too close together.
A light is often placed at the top of the mirror. An excellent
dressing-table light is one that hangs over the table not far above
the head of the seated person. The important point in placing
the mirror light is to be sure that the light falls on the person
rather than on the mirror.

Most women think it necessary to have a strong central ceil-
ing light in a bedroom, possibly in connection with a ceiling fan.
The lamp for reading in bed should be whatever kind one prefers-,
it must be adjustable so that the light will shine on the book and
not on the face of the reader. A desk should have its own lamp.
In at least one bedroom there should be a special master switch
to light the whole house, in case of an emergency.

Bathroom Lights. Bathrooms usually have a ceiling fixture
and a mirror light. Narrow rods of light enclosing the mirror
are utilitarian as well as decorative. See page 313. Built-in panels
of frosted glass on both sides of the mirror provide pleasing light-
ing. Overhead panels, as on page 174, excel in appearance and
functionalism.

Outdoor Lights. Strong lights over the front and rear en-
trances are necessary. A light back of the house number and
another near the ground beside the steps are desirable. Outlets
should be provided for the Christmas tree and for some garden
spotlights, which are better than an overall floodlight. The garage
light should turn on as one approaches it. Page 26 illustrates a
combination of indoor and outdoor lighting.