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Wash the stone. Leave the glass dark.

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A stone commercial building at night with a warm wash on the facade and low path lights along the drive.
Kichler · office landscapeGrazing light on stone and shrubs; the glass stays dark.Photo: Kichler Lighting

In a Kichler photograph of an office building it names the Monarch Centre, a low, warm graze makes the stone readable while the windows stay a dark mirror.

From the project

For a smaller building, the same ratio works: one path, one entry, and a graze only on the material people should notice.

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Kichler landscape lighting: WholeHomeAsset Dusk AllLightsOn Wide 1920x700
Kichler · whole-home viewA stepping-stone path carries the light to a porch; the garden around it stays dark. Kichler marketing image; it appears to be a computer rendering, not a photograph of a real house.Image: Kichler Lighting
Kichler landscape lighting: Landscape Aimed Bollard 16263BKT30 Overall Night AllOn 1920x1080
Kichler · front walkAimed bollards along a front walk: the light falls on the path and the planting edge, not into the sky. Kichler marketing image; it appears to be a computer rendering, not a photograph of a real house.Image: Kichler Lighting

Sources

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  1. Kichler LightingKichler — Landscape lightingUndated page · checked 2026-09-28
Next · p.32A railway bridge, lit like a landmarkFrom squares to water, where the reflection does half the work.

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Leave some dark.

This story is from the October 2026 Toronto issue of Dazzle Digest, a free monthly magazine about lighting and life after dark.

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