When you shop for a new sofa or another piece

of furniture, it’s not hard to envision how it

might look in your living room. And if you’re

considering a new wall color, you can test pretty

simply with swatches.

But shopping for lighting can be

more complicated.

It’s easy fall in love with the design of a light

fixture or lamp, notes interior designer Maggie

Griffin, but how will it illuminate your space?

How will it work with the lighting you already

have? And which variety of light bulb will

provide the kind of light you need?

Here, three interior design experts — Griffin,

founder of the Atlanta-based Maggie Griffin

Design; Jennifer Bunsa of Bunsa Studio Interiors

and co-founder of WorkRoom Miami; and Caitlin

Murray, founder of L.A.’s Black Lacquer design

— offer advice on choosing the best lighting for

any room, and on navigating the range of new

lightbulbs and LED technology.

5 WAYS THE

RIGHT LIGHTING

CAN ELEVATE

YOUR HOME