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...did you have a professional install the lighting?
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Yes, I hired an electrician. He suggested the amount of lighting that I'd need for my room size...and I doubled it. I have three switches so I can turn on all or some of the lights. Mostly, though, I use them all.
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...but I have always been a bad judge when it comes to recognizing the right values, so how can you tell if you have the optimum lighting installed?
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I am sure that someone more knowlegeable can give you and answer to this, but I simply got what I needed in order to "see" well. Most rooms that I enter in aren't lit well enough for me to paint in, but are perfectly adequate otherwise. This is why I doubled the recommendation for my room size even though everyone disagreed with me. But I am verrrry glad that I did it.
Also, I should mention that I really like to paint at night and oftentimes in the wee hours when it is quiet. This makes artificial lighting very important to me as I prefer to paint when I wish to and not just when natural light dictates the opportunity.