Lighting Design
Enlighten your space with our expert guidance, ensuring your space is well-lit, aesthetically pleasing, and energy-efficient with fixtures and controls that suit your style and needs
Lighting Design
Enlighten your space! We’ll ensure your space is well-lit, aesthetically pleasing, and energy-efficient with fixtures and controls that suit your style and needs
“Lighting design is the art and methodology of creating an optimal lighting plan for a space, focusing on fixture placement, light quality, and controls to enhance functionality, aesthetics, and ambiance”
"Lighting design is the art and methodology of creating an optimal lighting plan for a space, focusing on fixture placement, light quality, and controls to enhance functionality, aesthetics, and ambiance."
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Benefits of Lighting Design
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Proper lighting design can highlight architectural features, artwork, and decorative elements, adding depth and visual interest to a room. It helps create a cohesive look by illuminating the right areas.
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A well-designed lighting plan ensures that each space has the appropriate type and level of lighting for its intended use, whether it's task lighting for a kitchen, ambient lighting for a living room, or accent lighting for a gallery wall.
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Lighting design allows you to create different moods and atmospheres by adjusting lighting intensity, color temperature, and placement. This flexibility can transform a space from bright and energetic to warm and cozy, depending on the occasion.
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A thoughtful lighting design can incorporate energy-efficient technologies such as LED lighting and smart controls, reducing energy consumption and lowering utility bills. This contributes to a more sustainable and eco-friendly approach to interior design.
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A well-executed lighting design can increase the appeal and value of a property by enhancing its aesthetics and functionality. This can be a key selling point for real estate or rental properties.
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Modern lighting design often includes smart lighting systems, allowing you to control lighting with remote devices, timers, or voice commands. This adds convenience and flexibility to the lighting experience.
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Proper lighting design can highlight architectural features, artwork, and decorative elements, adding depth and visual interest to a room. It helps create a cohesive look by illuminating the right areas.
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A well-executed lighting design can increase the appeal and value of a property by enhancing its aesthetics and functionality. This can be a key selling point for real estate or rental properties.
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A well-designed lighting plan ensures that each space has the appropriate type and level of lighting for its intended use, whether it's task lighting for a kitchen, ambient lighting for a living room, or accent lighting for a gallery wall.
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Lighting design allows you to create different moods and atmospheres by adjusting lighting intensity, color temperature, and placement. This flexibility can transform a space from bright and energetic to warm and cozy, depending on the occasion.
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A thoughtful lighting design can incorporate energy-efficient technologies such as LED lighting and smart controls, reducing energy consumption and lowering utility bills. This contributes to a more sustainable and eco-friendly approach to interior design.
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Modern lighting design often includes smart lighting systems, allowing you to control lighting with remote devices, timers, or voice commands. This adds convenience and flexibility to the lighting experience.
Benefits of Lighting Design
What’s Included.
This is also our design approach and what you’ll experience with this service.
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We start by meeting with you to understand your lighting needs, preferences, and the purpose of each space. This step helps us align the lighting design with your vision and requirements.
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Our team conducts a thorough analysis of your space, noting existing lighting sources, room layout, architectural features, and natural light. This analysis guides us in creating a custom lighting plan.
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Based on your input and our analysis, we create a lighting concept that defines the overall style, type of lighting (ambient, task, accent), and desired atmosphere for each area of your space.
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We guide you through the selection of lighting fixtures, such as ceiling lights, lamps, sconces, and pendants. We consider factors like style, size, light output, and energy efficiency to choose the best options.
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We design the optimal placement for lighting fixtures, ensuring even illumination and proper coverage. This step includes deciding where to place lights for specific tasks, general lighting, and decorative accents.
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We explore various control options, such as dimmers, smart lighting systems, and automated controls, to add flexibility and convenience to your lighting design. We make recommendations based on your lifestyle and needs.
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Once the concept is refined, we create a detailed lighting plan that includes fixture placement, wiring diagrams, and installation instructions. This plan is used to guide the installation process.
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We present the lighting plan to you for review and feedback. This is your opportunity to make adjustments and ensure that the design meets your expectations.
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We work with electricians and contractors to ensure the lighting fixtures are installed according to the plan. We handle the logistics, making sure everything is in place and ready for use.
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After installation, we conduct a final inspection to ensure the lighting design is functioning correctly and meets your expectations. We address any last-minute adjustments or issues.
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We offer follow-up support to address any questions or concerns you may have after the installation. We're here to ensure your lighting design continues to meet your needs.
Design Approach
What’s Included.
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We start by meeting with you to understand your lighting needs, preferences, and the purpose of each space. This step helps us align the lighting design with your vision and requirements.
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Our team conducts a thorough analysis of your space, noting existing lighting sources, room layout, architectural features, and natural light. This analysis guides us in creating a custom lighting plan.
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Based on your input and our analysis, we create a lighting concept that defines the overall style, type of lighting (ambient, task, accent), and desired atmosphere for each area of your space.
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We guide you through the selection of lighting fixtures, such as ceiling lights, lamps, sconces, and pendants. We consider factors like style, size, light output, and energy efficiency to choose the best options.
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We design the optimal placement for lighting fixtures, ensuring even illumination and proper coverage. This step includes deciding where to place lights for specific tasks, general lighting, and decorative accents.
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We explore various control options, such as dimmers, smart lighting systems, and automated controls, to add flexibility and convenience to your lighting design. We make recommendations based on your lifestyle and needs.
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Once the concept is refined, we create a detailed lighting plan that includes fixture placement, wiring diagrams, and installation instructions. This plan is used to guide the installation process.
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We present the lighting plan to you for review and feedback. This is your opportunity to make adjustments and ensure that the design meets your expectations.
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We work with electricians and contractors to ensure the lighting fixtures are installed according to the plan. We handle the logistics, making sure everything is in place and ready for use.
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After installation, we conduct a final inspection to ensure the lighting design is functioning correctly and meets your expectations. We address any last-minute adjustments or issues.
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We offer follow-up support to address any questions or concerns you may have after the installation. We're here to ensure your lighting design continues to meet your needs.
Pricing
$2 Per Square Foot for Individual Services
Our transparent per-square-foot pricing model is a client-focused approach that ensures you receive accurate and transparent pricing tailored to your unique design project and allows us to be the best designers possible.
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The Full Service offers all of the individual services at a great price. It’s made for those who want the complete interior design experience.
The individual services offers stand-alone options for those who are looking for specific interior design help.
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The In-Person option involves onsite visits, measuring, photographing, videoing, and analyzing done by us. Additionally, we take care of the project management and quality check. Lastly, you’ll get face-to-face consultations. This option is tailored for those in or around Los Angeles
The Virtual option allows those living outside of Los Angeles to take advantage of our design services. The measuring, photographing, videoing must done by you and given to us for analysis. Additionally, you’ll have to take care of the in-person project management and quality check. Lastly, you’ll get remote consultations over Zoom.
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The per square footage pricing model calculates your price based on the total square footage of the area being designed. This can be a single room or your whole home. The price is calculated by multiplying $8 or $2 by your total area. To calculate your total area you multiplying the width and length of your space. This will give you your estimate, the final square footage and measuring will be confirmed by us.
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Proportional to project size.
Simplifies Budget Estimation
Offers Fairness and Transparency
Encourages Efficient Use of Space
Allows Us to Get Additional Staff for Larger Projects
As opposed to charging hourly, charing per-square-footage allows us to spend as much time as we need to make your design the best possible without incurring you additional unexpected chargeable hours.
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Step 1. Find the Square Footage of your space by multiplying it’s length and width in feet.
Step 2. Multiply your square footage by $8 or $2 to get your unique price.
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The total cost of our complete design service is $8 per square foot. This amount reflects our overhead, design expertise, and extensive experience. It covers all eight of our core offerings: Concept Development, Space Planning, 3D Previews, Furniture & Decor Selection, Color and Material Selection, Lighting Design, Sourcing, and Project Management.
The cost of individual services is $3 per square foot, also factoring in our overhead, design expertise, and experience. The key difference is that, at this price point, you receive one specific service instead of the full package.
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No additional design fees! This is the beauty of charging per square footage. You have one set price and we will work with you until we deliver the agreed-upon scope of your work!
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No minimums.
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You are allowed a set number of revisions. Additional revisions or major changes during a project will be charged at standard $8 per square footage and new timelines will be set.
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Depending on the project but typically they are. Hallways and stairs affect the design aesthetic of adjacent areas.
FAQ’s
Meet the Principle Designer
Hello, I'm Edgar Urrutia, I am glad you’re here!
I'm an Interior Designer with a degree from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and two years of professional experience. I’ve worked for a luxury hotel interior design firm and as an assistant to a luxury residential designer based in Los Angeles. My work is all about creating beautiful and functional spaces that tell a story, reflecting my clients' unique personalities and lifestyles. This website marks the start of my life-long journey to build my own residential interior design studio, where I aim to provide comprehensive services that are tailored to individual needs, and to one day launch my own furniture and decor brand.
I'm excited to help bring your design vision to life!
Hello, I'm Edgar Urrutia, I am glad you’re here!
I'm an Interior Designer with a degree from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and two years of professional experience. I’ve worked for a luxury hotel interior design firm and as an assistant to a luxury residential designer based in Los Angeles. My work is all about creating beautiful and functional spaces that tell a story, reflecting my clients' unique personalities and lifestyles. This website marks the start of my life-long journey to build my own residential interior design studio, where I aim to provide comprehensive services that are tailored to individual needs, and to one day launch my own furniture and decor brand.
I'm excited to help bring your design vision to life!
Meet the Principle Designer
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, you can choose specific fixtures or brands. We offer guidance to ensure your selections align with the overall design and meet technical requirements. If you have preferences, we'll work them into the design.
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Yes, we offer smart lighting options and automated controls. We can integrate these technologies into your lighting design to provide flexibility and convenience. You can control lighting with apps, timers, or voice commands.
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We encourage client feedback and flexibility. You can request changes during the design process to ensure the final lighting plan meets your expectations. We'll work with you to make the necessary adjustments.
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