Lighting is one of those construction expenses that can look deceptively simple on a spreadsheet.

Lighting allowance: $2,500.

Done.

Except then you start selecting what the house actually needs.

Suddenly, the lighting allowance needs to account for things like:

• Kitchen island pendants
• A dining-room chandelier
• A great-room fixture
• An entry fixture
• Bathroom vanity lights
• Bedroom fixtures
• Ceiling fans
• Wall sconces
• Exterior fixtures
• Under-cabinet lighting
• Stair or step lighting
• Recessed and architectural lighting
• Bulbs or other light sources
• Dimmers and lighting controls

And that $2,000 or $3,000 allowance can disappear surprisingly quickly.

This is why homeowners building or remodeling in Butte and Southwest Montana should address the lighting budget early:

An adequate lighting budget matters.

A $2,000 or $3,000 lighting allowance may be enough for some smaller or simpler projects. But for a custom-quality whole home, it may not be sufficient, depending on the size of the house, number of fixture locations, scale of the spaces, desired fixture quality and what that allowance is expected to cover.

The solution isn’t automatically to spend more.

The solution is to determine what the home actually needs before deciding what the lighting should cost.

And that’s one of the biggest benefits of involving a lighting consultant early.

A lighting consultant can help you identify a worthy lighting budget based on your needs, your space and your preferences rather than trying to force an entire home into an arbitrary allowance after the fact.

The American Lighting Association (ALA) takes a similar planning-first approach. Its Lighting Planning Guide encourages homeowners who are building or remodeling to assess their spaces, wants and needs and work with a showroom consultant to develop an appropriate lighting solution. The ALA specifically notes that showroom professionals can work with a customer’s budget and design vision.

That’s where we think a successful lighting budget should begin.

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What Is a Worthy Lighting Budget?

We like the idea of a worthy lighting budget because an adequate budget isn’t necessarily the smallest number you can get away with or the largest amount you can spend.

It’s a budget worthy of the home you’re creating and the results you’re expecting.

A worthy lighting budget takes into account:

• The size and architecture of the home
• The number of fixture locations
• Ceiling heights
• The scale of major rooms
• The number of bathrooms and bedrooms
• Kitchen-island dimensions
• Dining-table size
• Exterior lighting requirements
• Ceiling fans
• Sconces
• Under-cabinet lighting
• Stair and step lighting
• Architectural and accent lighting
• Your preferred design style
• Your preferred level of fixture quality
• The types and sizes of fixtures you gravitate toward
• The rooms that matter most to you
• Your overall construction or remodeling budget

For one project, that may result in a relatively modest lighting budget.

For another, it could be substantially higher.

That’s why we’re reluctant to give homeowners a universal rule such as “lighting should be X percent of your construction budget.”

A percentage doesn’t know what you’re building.

Your lighting plan does.

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Is a $2,000 or $3,000 Lighting Budget Enough?

Let’s address this head-on.

For a custom-quality whole home, a $2,000 or $3,000 lighting allowance may not be sufficient.

That isn’t a universal rule. A smaller home with fewer fixture locations and simpler requirements could certainly be different.

But it’s important to understand what a seemingly substantial lighting allowance actually buys when spread across an entire house.

Imagine a hypothetical custom home requiring:

• 3 kitchen pendants
• 1 dining chandelier
• 1 great-room fixture
• 1 entry fixture
• 6 bathroom vanity fixtures
• 4 bedroom fixtures
• 2 ceiling fans
• 4 sconces
• 8 exterior fixtures
• 3 hallway or utility fixtures

That’s 33 fixtures or fans.

A $3,000 fixture allowance divided across those 33 locations averages approximately $91 per location.

And depending on how the builder defines the lighting allowance, that amount may not include:

• Recessed lighting
• Under-cabinet lighting
• Tape lighting
• Stair or step lighting
• Closet lighting
• Landscape lighting
• Bulbs
• Drivers and transformers
• Dimmers
• Smart lighting controls
• Installation

This doesn’t prove that every custom home requires a particular minimum dollar amount.

It demonstrates something much more useful:

You shouldn’t determine the allowance before determining the lighting needs.

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Don’t Pick a Lighting Budget Before You Know What You’re Lighting

One of the biggest mistakes homeowners can make during new construction is accepting a lighting allowance before anyone has seriously evaluated the home’s lighting requirements.

A number gets assigned.

It becomes part of the construction budget.

Everyone moves on.

Months later, the homeowner walks into a lighting showroom and discovers what that number is actually expected to accomplish.

That’s backward.

The American Lighting Association’s planning guidance encourages homeowners to assess their space, consider their wants and needs, familiarize themselves with lighting styles and product types, and then work with a showroom consultant to create a lighting solution.

That process makes sense to us and is our practice when we partner with homeowners and contractors.

Plan the lighting. Understand your preferences. Then establish a realistic budget to accomplish it.

Not the other way around.

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Why Lighting Budgets Can Get Squeezed

Building a house involves an extraordinary number of expenses.

As the project progresses, money is being allocated to things such as:

• Cabinetry
• Countertops
• Flooring
• Appliances
• Plumbing fixtures
• Windows
• Doors
• Hardware
• Tile
• Electrical work
• Landscaping

Lighting selections, mistakenly and frequently, happen later than many of those decisions.

That can make lighting feel like an opportunity to recover money when other categories have gone over budget.

We understand why that happens.

But there’s an important problem with treating lighting as simply a place to save:

Lighting affects how you experience many of the things you already spent money on.

Consider the investments homeowners make in:

• Custom cabinetry
• Stone countertops
• Tile
• Hardwood flooring
• Timber
• Stone fireplaces
• Artwork
• Furniture
• Architectural details

Those materials don’t present themselves in the dark.

Good lighting helps reveal them.

Lighting isn’t necessarily competing with those investments.

Lighting helps you see them.

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Why Meet With a Lighting Consultant Early?

People sometimes assume the lighting consultant’s job begins when it’s time to pick out chandeliers.

Fixture selection is certainly part of what we do.

But on a new construction or major remodeling project, a lighting consultant can be even more valuable before the fixture allowance has been finalized.

At Unique Lighting & Home Decor, an early conversation can help you:

• Review the floor plan from a lighting perspective
• Identify the actual number of fixture locations
• Discuss how different rooms will be used
• Identify areas that may benefit from multiple lighting layers
• Think about fixture scale before electrical locations are finalized
• Identify statement fixtures that may require a larger allowance
• Find locations where simpler fixtures can help control costs
• Consider sconces, task lighting and under-cabinet lighting
• Think through exterior lighting requirements
• Discuss your preferred styles and finishes
• Understand general price ranges for the kinds of fixtures you prefer
• Identify where fixture quality matters most to you
• Prioritize rooms where you want to make a visual statement
• Develop a more informed overall fixture allowance

That leads to one of the most important benefits of working with a lighting consultant early:

We can help you identify a worthy lighting budget based on your needs, your space and your preferences before an arbitrary number limits your choices.

Instead of coming into the showroom late in the project and saying:

“We were given $3,000. How do we make everything fit?”

we’d rather have the conversation early enough to answer:

“Based on the home we’re building and the lighting we want, what should we realistically plan to spend?”

Those are fundamentally different conversations.

ALA’s own planning guide supports the value of working with a showroom professional during this process, specifically noting that lighting-showroom professionals can work with the homeowner’s budget and design vision while developing a lighting solution.

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Lighting Isn’t Just the Jewelry of the Home

You’ve probably heard lighting described as the jewelry of the home.

We understand the comparison. A beautiful chandelier or pair of pendants can absolutely become the finishing touch that brings a room together.

But lighting is more than decoration.

Lighting allows you to:

• Prepare food
• Read
• Work
• Groom
• Navigate stairs
• Enter the home after dark
• Illuminate countertops
• See inside closets
• Highlight artwork
• Reveal architectural materials
• Create atmosphere
• Adapt rooms for different activities

That’s why budgeting only for decorative fixtures can leave important gaps.

The American Lighting Association recommends thinking about lighting in layers. ALA describes layered lighting as a way to create spaces that are both functional and stylish and identifies different applications for ambient, task and accent lighting.

A beautiful fixture is important.

But the bigger question is:

How are we lighting the room?

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Start With a Room-by-Room Lighting Inventory

Before determining your lighting budget, go through the house room by room.

Don’t worry about exact fixture prices yet.

First, identify what you actually need.

Kitchen

Consider:

• General or architectural lighting
• Kitchen-island pendants
• Under-cabinet lighting
• Sink lighting
• Pantry lighting
• Decorative lighting
• Dimmers and controls

Dining Room

Consider:

• Chandelier or pendant
• Supplemental architectural lighting
• Sconces, where appropriate
• Dimmer

Living Room or Great Room

Depending on the architecture, consider:

• Central chandelier or decorative fixture
• Recessed or architectural lighting
• Sconces
• Accent lighting
• Floor lamps
• Table lamps
• Dimming controls

Bedrooms

Consider:

• Central decorative fixture or ceiling fan
• Recessed lighting where appropriate
• Bedside sconces
• Closet lighting
• Dimmers

Bathrooms

Consider:

• Vanity lighting
• General lighting
• Shower-rated lighting
• Decorative lighting
• Low-level nighttime lighting where appropriate

Hallways and Stairs

Consider:

• Ceiling fixtures
• Sconces
• Step lighting
• Low-level nighttime lighting

Exterior Areas

Consider:

• Front entry
• Secondary entrances
• Garage
• Patio
• Deck
• Walkways
• Steps
• Architectural lighting
• Landscape lighting
• Security lighting
• House-number illumination
• Detached buildings

ALA likewise presents residential lighting as a whole-home design problem, with guidance for kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, offices, outdoor spaces and other areas of the home.

Once you have the inventory, you can begin developing a budget based on something tangible.

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Don’t Give Every Fixture the Same Budget

An adequate lighting budget does not mean every fixture needs to be expensive.

Quite the opposite.

Strategic budgeting lets you put more money where it will have the greatest functional or visual impact and spend less where a simpler solution works perfectly well.

High-priority locations might include:

• Great-room chandelier
• Dining-room chandelier
• Kitchen pendants
• Main entry fixture
• Primary bathroom lighting
• Highly visible exterior fixtures

Moderate-priority locations might include:

• Secondary bathroom fixtures
• Bedroom fixtures
• Ceiling fans
• Sconces
• Secondary exterior locations

More function-driven locations might include:

• Laundry rooms
• Pantries
• Closets
• Utility rooms
• Storage areas
• Secondary hallways

Maybe you choose a substantial statement fixture for a vaulted great room because it can be seen from several areas of the house.

The laundry-room fixture doesn’t need to compete with it.

That’s how you control the total lighting budget without making the entire home look like the lighting budget was cut.

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Custom Homes Need Custom Lighting Budgets

This becomes particularly important with custom homes.

A custom home isn’t simply a larger version of a basic house.

It may include:

• Taller ceilings
• Vaulted great rooms
• Oversized kitchen islands
• Long dining tables
• Custom cabinetry
• Timber construction
• Stonework
• Larger covered outdoor spaces
• Multiple bathrooms
• Expansive exterior elevations
• Specialty rooms
• Architectural details intended to become focal points

All of those things can affect lighting.

A fixture that works beautifully under an 8-foot ceiling may disappear visually in a two-story entry.

Small pendants that work over a modest kitchen island may look completely out of proportion over a large custom island.

A great room with timber, stone and a vaulted ceiling may need several layers of light rather than a single fixture hanging in the center.

A custom-quality home deserves a lighting budget based on its actual design not an allowance borrowed from a completely different kind of house.

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Budget for Scale

Scale is one of the easiest things to underestimate when looking at lighting online.

A chandelier can look enormous in a tightly cropped manufacturer photograph and surprisingly small once it’s hanging from a tall ceiling.

Before budgeting for major fixtures, know things such as:

• Ceiling height
• Room dimensions
• Kitchen-island dimensions
• Dining-table dimensions
• Furniture placement
• Sightlines
• Junction-box location
• Desired hanging height

This matters particularly in many Southwest Montana custom homes with:

• Vaulted ceilings
• Two-story entries
• Large great rooms
• Oversized kitchen islands
• Long dining tables
• Large covered patios

Larger spaces may require fixtures with greater visual presence.

That can affect the budget.

It’s much better to understand that before allocating $300 to a fixture location that ultimately requires something very different.

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Recessed Lighting Is Part of the Lighting Plan, Too

Another source of budget confusion is that different builders and electrical contracts categorize lighting differently.

A homeowner may hear “$5,000 lighting allowance” without knowing exactly what that means.

Before evaluating whether an allowance is sufficient, determine whether it includes:

• Decorative fixtures
• Recessed fixtures
• LED disk lights
• Under-cabinet lighting
• Tape lighting
• Drivers
• Transformers
• Bulbs
• Ceiling fans
• Exterior fixtures
• Landscape lighting
• Dimmers
• Smart controls
• Installation

A $5,000 allowance exclusively for decorative fixtures is very different from a $5,000 allowance expected to cover nearly every source of light in the house.

Define the allowance before deciding whether it’s adequate.

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Don’t Let Recessed Lighting Become the Answer to Every Room

Recessed lighting absolutely has a place.

We use it.

We recommend it.

But we generally view recessed lighting as a supporting actor, not automatically the star of every room.

Depending on the space, recessed lighting may work alongside:

• Chandeliers
• Pendants
• Sconces
• Under-cabinet lighting
• Task lighting
• Accent lighting
• Floor lamps
• Table lamps

ALA’s fixture guidance similarly describes a wide variety of fixture types for delivering ambient, task and accent lighting, including chandeliers, pendants, ceiling-mounted fixtures, wall-mounted fixtures, bath and vanity lighting, portable lamps and track lighting.

A ceiling filled with recessed fixtures isn’t necessarily the same thing as a thoughtfully lit room.

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Remember the Lighting You Don’t Immediately See

When budgets get tight, some of the less decorative lighting can be easy to overlook.

But these applications can make a major difference in everyday use.

Don’t forget:

• Under-cabinet lighting
• Closet lighting
• Stair and step lighting
• Toe-kick or low-level lighting
• Cabinet lighting
• Picture lighting
• Architectural accent lighting
• Exterior pathway lighting

You may not photograph these fixtures for social media.

But they’re often among the lighting features homeowners appreciate once they actually live in the house.

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Don’t Forget Dimmers and Controls

A layered lighting plan becomes much more useful when the different layers can be controlled.

Consider dimming and controls in spaces such as:

• Kitchen
• Dining room
• Great room
• Primary bedroom
• Bathrooms
• Exterior living areas

ALA treats dimmers and lighting controls as one of its core residential lighting-planning categories alongside fixture selection and layered lighting.

Think about how differently you use a kitchen throughout the day.

The lighting you want while preparing food or cleaning isn’t necessarily the lighting you want when friends are sitting around the island in the evening.

Controls allow the same lighting system to respond to different situations.

And if smart lighting is part of your plan, that’s another conversation worth having early rather than adding it after the electrical plan has been finalized.

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Don’t Forget the Bulbs

If the fixtures you’re selecting use replaceable lamps, bulbs belong in the budget too.

Consider:

• Number of bulbs
• Bulb shape
• Base type
• Light output
• Color temperature
• Color rendering
• Dimming compatibility

One bulb isn’t a significant expense.

A house full of fixtures requiring multiple bulbs is different.

A chandelier requiring 12 lamps multiplied by other decorative fixtures throughout the home can turn bulbs into a legitimate budget category.

And the bulb affects how the fixture—and the room—actually looks.

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Should You Cut the Lighting Budget When Construction Costs Rise?

This deserves a direct answer.

Be careful.

Construction budgets change.

Something costs more than expected, and the money has to come from somewhere.

But before removing thousands of dollars from the lighting allowance, understand what that reduction actually changes.

It could affect:

• Fixture quality
• Fixture scale
• Decorative lighting
• Number of lighting layers
• Under-cabinet lighting
• Exterior lighting
• Controls
• Overall design consistency

There may absolutely be ways to reduce a lighting budget.

We would rather make those reductions strategically.

For example, we might:

• Preserve the properly scaled great-room chandelier
• Find a more economical secondary-bedroom fixture
• Protect the kitchen pendants while simplifying hallway lighting
• Compare similar styles from different manufacturers
• Reduce spending in utility areas
• Prioritize the most visible exterior fixtures
• Protect task lighting that affects daily functionality
• Adjust decorative selections without abandoning the overall design direction

A blanket reduction simply says:

“Spend less.”

A lighting consultant can help answer the more useful question:

“Where can we spend less without compromising the things that matter most?”

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What If Your Lighting Budget Is Tight?

Tell us.

A budget isn’t something you need to hide when you walk into a lighting showroom.

It’s information we need to do our job well.

If you have a defined amount available, we can help you:

• Count the actual fixture locations
• Clarify what the allowance includes
• Identify high-priority fixtures
• Find areas where simpler fixtures make sense
• Compare appropriate options at different price points
• Account for frequently forgotten lighting
• Protect important functional lighting
• Develop a cohesive overall fixture plan

ALA describes its member showrooms as offering professionally trained personnel with expertise in helping consumers find appropriate lighting solutions and styles. Its Lighting Magazine also describes ALA-member showrooms as offering in-house design expertise, accredited lighting professionals and quality products across price points.

The goal isn’t to make the lighting budget bigger simply for the sake of spending more.

The goal is to determine whether the budget is adequate while you still have time to do something about it.

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Budgeting Early Doesn’t Mean Buying Everything Early

This is an important distinction.

You don’t necessarily need to have every fixture ordered before construction begins.

You do want to understand the scope of the lighting plan and approximate investment early.

For example, you may already know:

• You want a substantial chandelier in the great room
• You prefer higher-quality decorative fixtures
• You want three large pendants over the kitchen island
• You want sconces in several rooms
• You want under-cabinet lighting
• You want thoughtfully selected exterior fixtures
• You want ceiling fans in specific spaces
• You want dimming or smart controls

We don’t necessarily need a final model number for every location to recognize that this lighting plan probably shouldn’t be assigned an arbitrary minimal allowance.

Early planning lets you budget for the home you actually intend to build.

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When Should You Establish Your Lighting Budget?

Earlier than many homeowners expect.

For new construction, start the lighting conversation before electrical rough-in.

By that point, you ideally want to have considered:

• Furniture placement
• Kitchen-island dimensions
• Dining-table location
• Bathroom mirrors
• Bed locations
• Bedside lighting
• Artwork
• Cabinetry
• Stair lighting
• Exterior approaches
• Ceiling fans
• Sconces
• Under-cabinet lighting
• Major decorative fixtures
• Dimmers and controls

Lighting decisions can affect:

• Junction-box locations
• Electrical support
• Switch locations
• Wiring
• Sconce heights
• Pendant placement
• Dining-fixture alignment
• Cabinetry coordination
• Under-cabinet wiring
• Smart-control planning

Moving something on a floor plan is relatively easy.

Moving it after drywall, texture and paint is considerably less convenient.

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Remodeling? Your Lighting Budget Works a Little Differently

Existing homes add another question:

Does the existing electrical infrastructure support the lighting you want?

This can be particularly relevant in older Butte homes.

You may want:

• A chandelier where there isn’t currently a junction box
• Sconces where there isn’t existing wiring
• Ceiling lighting in a living room that doesn’t have it
• Under-cabinet lighting in an older kitchen
• Better bathroom vanity lighting
• Additional exterior lighting

In those situations, the budget may need to account separately for:

• The lighting fixture or system
• The electrical work required to support it

This is another reason to identify the lighting solution before electrical work begins.

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How to Build a Realistic Lighting Budget

Rather than beginning with “We have $3,000 for lighting,” build the number from the project itself.

Use this process:

• Inventory every fixture location. Go through the floor plan room by room and determine what the home actually requires.
• Clarify what’s included. Determine whether recessed lighting, bulbs, ceiling fans, controls, under-cabinet lighting and exterior lighting are inside or outside the allowance.
• Identify your priorities. Decide which fixtures have the greatest functional or visual importance.
• Discuss your preferences. The styles, manufacturers, materials, sizes and quality levels you prefer influence the budget.
• Consider scale. Large architectural spaces may require substantially different fixtures from smaller rooms.
• Budget by priority. Allocate more to high-impact locations and less where straightforward functional fixtures make sense.
• Include frequently forgotten lighting. Account for stairs, cabinetry, closets, task lighting and exterior areas.
• Think in layers. Make sure you’re developing ambient, task, accent and decorative solutions where appropriate rather than merely filling electrical boxes.
• Include controls and light sources. Don’t discover at the end that they weren’t part of the allowance.
• Leave some flexibility. Products, plans and priorities can change during construction.
• Review the plan with a lighting consultant. Do this while you still have the flexibility to adjust the plan and the budget.

Then total it.

Now you have a lighting budget based on your house rather than a guess.

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The Most Expensive Lighting Mistake Isn’t Necessarily an Expensive Fixture

Sometimes the expensive mistake is buying something twice.

Or discovering too late that you wish you’d planned for something else.

Examples include:

• Buying an undersized chandelier and replacing it later
• Installing a junction box in the wrong location
• Finishing the kitchen before realizing you wanted under-cabinet lighting
• Discovering after drywall that you wanted sconces
• Filling the ceiling with recessed lights and realizing the finished room still lacks atmosphere
• Selecting fixtures independently and discovering they don’t relate to one another
• Under-budgeting a major statement fixture and settling for something you never really wanted
• Forgetting exterior fixtures until the end of the project

A good lighting budget isn’t simply about controlling fixture prices. It’s also about preventing expensive compromises and do-overs.

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An Adequate Lighting Budget Is Not an Unlimited Budget

This distinction is important.

We’re not suggesting every homeowner needs the most expensive fixture available.

We’re not suggesting every electrical box needs a statement piece.

And we’re certainly not suggesting that spending more automatically produces better lighting.

An adequate budget allows you to make appropriate choices.

It should give you enough flexibility to:

• Select fixtures that are appropriately scaled
• Achieve the lighting layers the home requires
• Invest in the locations that matter most
• Choose simpler fixtures where they make sense
• Maintain a reasonable level of quality
• Accommodate your design preferences
• Avoid eliminating useful lighting simply because it wasn’t considered early enough

Sometimes we’ll show you the spectacular fixture.

Sometimes the less expensive option genuinely makes more sense.

That’s what thoughtful budgeting is supposed to accomplish.

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Bring Us Your Plans Before Someone Decides What Lighting Should Cost

If you’re building a custom home or planning a major remodel in Butte or Southwest Montana, you don’t have to wait until someone tells you:

“It’s time to pick out the lights.”

We’d rather talk to you earlier.

Bring us:

• Your floor plans
• Your electrical plans, if available
• Ceiling heights
• Room dimensions
• Kitchen-island dimensions
• Cabinet and finish selections
• Inspiration photos
• Ideas about your preferred style
• Information about how you plan to use the rooms
• Any preliminary lighting allowance you’ve been given

We’ll help you begin identifying:

• What the house actually needs
• Which lighting layers should be considered
• What scale of fixtures fits the architecture
• What types of fixtures fit your preferences
• Where you may want to invest more
• Where you may be able to spend less
• What frequently overlooked lighting should be considered
• What a worthy lighting budget for your particular project may look like

That’s one of the biggest advantages of involving a lighting consultant early.

You don’t have to know what your lighting budget should be before you come see us. Helping you identify a realistic, worthy budget based on your needs, space and preferences can be part of the process.

The American Lighting Association similarly encourages homeowners to work with lighting-showroom professionals during the planning process. ALA says its member showrooms provide trained expertise and lighting solutions, while its planning guide specifically encourages homeowners to work with a showroom consultant when creating a lighting plan.

At Unique Lighting & Home Decor, we’ve been helping homeowners throughout Southwest Montana with lighting since 2007.

You don’t need an unlimited lighting budget.

You need one that’s appropriate for your home, your needs, your preferences and the quality you’re trying to achieve.

Don’t build the house first and figure out what you can afford to light it with later. Build a worthy lighting budget into the plan from the beginning.

Unique Lighting & Home Decor
926 S. Arizona St.
Butte, MT 59701
406.565.4037
ButteLighting.com

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References

American Lighting Association. (2017). Lighting planning guide. The guide recommends evaluating a home’s spaces, needs and lighting options and working with a showroom consultant to develop the lighting solution.
ALA Lighting Planning Guide

American Lighting Association. (n.d.). About ALA. ALA describes member showrooms as providing quality lighting, ceiling-fan and control products along with professionally trained personnel who can help consumers identify lighting solutions and styles.
About the American Lighting Association

American Lighting Association. (n.d.). Lighting in layers. ALA recommends incorporating layers of light to develop rooms that are functional as well as visually successful.
ALA Lighting in Layers

American Lighting Association. (n.d.). Fixture types. ALA identifies a range of fixture categories used to provide ambient, task and accent lighting, including chandeliers, pendants, ceiling-mounted, wall-mounted, bath and vanity, portable and track lighting.
ALA Fixture Types

American Lighting Association. (n.d.). Lighting Magazine. ALA describes its member showrooms as resources for in-house design expertise, accredited lighting professionals and quality products across price points.
ALA Lighting Magazine