Many home features are optional — wall-to-wall carpeting, molding, a kitchen island — but one isn’t: lighting. While there are many personal choices you can make about what style of lights you want and where to place them, there are some choices that designers consider a mistake and you should avoid.
We spoke to several designers to find out what they hope will have us all rethinking lighting choices in 2025.
meet the expert
- Adam Dunn is Senior Vice President of Design at Four Hands, a furniture company based in Austin, TX.
- Kanika Bakshi-Khurana Kanika is the founder and lead designer of Design with over 15 years of experience.
- jamie gasparovic Founder and lead designer of his boutique full-service interior design firm, Studio Gaspo.
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