Peter Stutchbury Architects Lighthouse. Photo Michael Nicholson Just as poor lighting can really drag a room down, good lighting can make a room GREAT. Walking into a room with the perfect lighting is total joy to the senses but if it is doing its job correctly then you probably won't even know why the room feels so good, it just does. I'll never forget being told about a family friend who has a beautiful home in England who would disappear for 10 minutes upon returning hom