Lighting guide
Wall Grazing, Washing and Backlit Stone
In short
Elevated Integration designs wall grazing, wall washing and backlit stone: light raked across plaster and stone to show its texture, washed evenly over walls to open a room, and set behind onyx, marble and glass with Lucetta CI ARRAY light sheets.
Texture needs a low angle. Light grazing down a limewashed wall or a stone fireplace picks out every ridge; the same wall washed evenly from further out makes a room feel wider and calmer.
Backlighting goes further, turning onyx, quartzite and glass into sources of light themselves. A bar, a vanity or a feature wall becomes the warmest thing in the room.
- Grazing
- Fixtures set tight to the wall, a few inches out, so light skims the surface. Best on plaster, stone, brick and wood.
- Washing
- Fixtures set further from the wall with wall wash optics, for an even, shadowless wall behind art or shelving.
- Backlit stone
- Lucetta CI ARRAY light sheets sit behind translucent stone and glass, in tunable white from 2,700K to 6,500K or full color.
- Planning
- Backlit panels need access for service and a fabricator who knows the light is coming. Depth, driver location and panel joints are settled early.
What we specify
ARRAY light sheets
Lucetta CI
Backlighting for onyx, stone and glass, in tunable white or color.
Grazing profiles
Lucetta CI
Linear channels set tight to the wall for raking light.
Wall wash
USAI
Wall wash versions across the LittleOnes, LittleTwos and Small In One Mini.
Artafex wall wash trims
DMF
Wall wash trims on the Artafex two-inch system.
D2 and D3 wall wash
Ketra
Wall wash in natural white and color.
Recessed linear
PureEdge
Ceiling and wall lines that wash a surface from above.
For designers and architects
Specified with you, from the first drawing
We place fixtures and keypads on your plans, coordinate with the electrician and builder, and set the scenes with you on site. See what is new this season, or how we work with design teams.
Questions
Grazing and backlighting, answered.
- What is the difference between wall grazing and wall washing?
- Grazing places light very close to a wall so it skims the surface and shows texture. Washing places it further away with wide optics for an even, smooth wall.
- Can onyx and stone be backlit?
- Yes. Translucent onyx, some marbles and quartzites, and glass can be backlit with thin LED light sheets such as Lucetta CI ARRAY, set behind the panel with access for service.
- Can backlit stone change color?
- Yes. Lucetta CI ARRAY comes in tunable white, from 2,700K to 6,500K, and in full-color versions, controlled with the rest of the house.
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Elevated Integration designs and installs lighting from Armonk, NY, across Westchester, Fairfield County, New York City and the Hamptons.
212-634-9091 · Photography: Lucetta CI, DMF Lighting.