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Because ambient light flattens everything, accent light is needed to highlight shapes and textures. You can pick out architectural features, like an alcove or a fireplace or objects such as pictures or treasured ornaments. The only exception would be furniture: lighting a chair will draw unwanted attention to a recumbent family member, while on a table or work surface it becomes task lighting. Accent lighting is valuable in most rooms, but it is particularly beneficial in reception rooms.

Spotlights, table lamps and picture lights can all be used as accent lighting, depending on how you want a feature to be displayed. Note that these can amount to a significant energy loss if you employ tungsten-halogen spots! At last, however, we can use something that will generate light that is just as pure and white, but consume a fraction of the power – LEDs. They are the perfect accent lights.