Accent lighting can be used to set a mood with lighting controls or some cove
lighting to bring out a beautiful crown molding. Under cabinet lighting while
considered task lighting can also serve as accent lighting to highlight a nice tile
backslash or granite top. Another example of accent lighting is light directed at
an object such as a painting or another art object. Some light fixtures used for
accent lighting are track lights, recessed cans, low voltage linear systems and
mono points. When it comes to lighting an object, low voltage halogens make
an excellent choice. They can be very precise using a narrow beam bulb.
It doesn't have to end there. Accent lighting can be in the form of small
recessed cans in a dining room to supplement the light from a chandelier.
Placing the cans about 30" off the corners will accomplish this nicely. Perhaps
there is a serving area in the dining room. Two or three small low voltage cans
with MR 16 spot light bulbs can really highlight that area.
Bookshelves in a study can be illuminated with low voltage xenon pucks or
linear lights adding a touch of class. This is also the case with glass front
cabinets, providing there are glass shelves so the light can shine down through
the glass to all levels.
MR-11 or MR 16 narrow spot lights are an excellent choice for directing a
narrow intense beam of light on a particular object. Fixtures that use these
bulbs come in many for such as track lighting, recessed mini cans, mono points
and more.
Monorail track lighting can itself become part of the style and decor, and at the
same time provide different accent lighting on the same track. In the picture
below a monorail over an island uses 2 pendants as well as a MR-16 spot light
to highlight the sink.
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