Subeed Jinn Arts Blog

As the operator of a web site devoted to Art Lights for the last several years, I have encountered questions on just about every aspect of artwork lighting and the methods used to provide it.   I have listed the most common questions and the responses that our team of professionals has given to them over that time.  The good news about waiting until now to publish a document such as this one is that the answers have been time proven to be effective.

Probably the most common question that we receive, almost daily, is that of addressing the visibility of the cord on Art Lighting.  The question is always the same and people ask it as a way of determining whether or not they will purchase a picture light.  The question of eliminating the cord can be answered best by sharing the multiple ways we have discovered to eliminate the need or to hide the cord leading from the electric outlet up to the picture light.

One of the first and best ways of addressing the cord involves hiding it from sight.  By installing a recessed outlet, many times called a clock outlet, directly behind the actual Picture Light , the entire cord and circuit can be hidden from sight.  Our customers typically take this one step further and then cut the cord to the proper, smaller length and then use a device called a snap on plug to allow for a convenient way to attach an electrical plug to the cord.  We then will recommend that the customer install a simmer switch on the circuit.