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Why a single ceiling light ruins a bedroom, and the three layers we specify in every suite we design.
By Nikhil Rao · 28 Jul 2026
Most bedrooms are lit like offices. Good bedroom lighting has three layers.
Ambient
Cove or wall-washed light at 2700K, always on a dimmer.
Task
Reading lights with a narrow beam so one person can read while the other sleeps.
Accent
A single low lamp or lit niche for the last half hour before bed.
After 10 pm, nothing in a bedroom should be brighter than a candle.
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