Posted on February 8th, 2010 by admin
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Choose lighting for safety. You should be able to see your way clearly from the garden entrance to your front door. If there are any steps that are difficult to navigate safely in the dark, good lighting will greatly reduce the risk of accidents. However, do not install intense, isolated lights, such as spotlights, [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2010 by admin
Light-emitting diode (LED) LEDs are essentially tiny light bulbs that fit into an electrical circuit, but they are lit solely by the movement of electrons in a semi-conducting material. LED lighting consumes 50 percent less energy than traditional sources. It is four times more energy efficient than regular light bulbs because more of the energy [...]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by admin
Going green with your home can be easy if you look at your house as a system. You save money and improve performance when you take cost-effective measures that reduce building loads, and then install systems and appliances that are the right size to meet the reduced loads. In general, over-sizing worsens performance and increases [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by admin
Are you setting up a business at home? You’re going to need a proper home office. Why? Simply because you’re going to be spending a lot of your day there and it’s really important to plan your working environment and design a home office that works for you and with you. You probably had to [...]
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Posted on January 29th, 2010 by admin
The lighting you choose for rooms in your home set the mood for the types of activities that will take place in those spaces. Here are some examples of two types of lights and one room … see the difference the lighting selection makes?
The Foyer
The Arachnia Pendant will be easy to blend in this room [...]
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Posted on January 27th, 2010 by admin
Enjoy having dinner parties? Make the moment memorable with beautiful table settings, personalized table mats and a glowing room complete with a beautiful chandelier or pendant light. What things should you look for in dinning room lighting?
The American Lighting Association offers the following tips for lighting a delightful dining room.
FIRST STEP: A chandelier in the [...]
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Posted on January 26th, 2010 by admin
If you don’t already know this season’s color is turquoise, last season yellow and before that it was green. Why am I telling you this? Obviously color is in for decorating your apartment. When you live in an apartment many people do not put any color on the walls, do not hang any pictures and [...]
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Posted on January 25th, 2010 by admin
What’s hot and what’s not in lighting for 2010? Check out some of the trends in interior design lighting for this year:
Recessed lighting is out – love the look of the lighting itself but the pockmarked ceiling itself is obtrusive, homeowners and designers alike are [...]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by admin
What is the easiest way to dress up your master suite? Why not add a beautiful chandelier? The master suite is often the only place within your home that is your private haven. Chandeliers can be added in your master bedroom area or bathroom if they are attached and open to each other. Here are [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2010 by admin
Why You Need a Kitchen Overhaul?
Getting a tax refund soon? Maybe its time to tackle that kitchen renovation you have been waiting to do. In most homes the kitchen is where your family gathers when they come home; eating, cooking, entertaining, doing homework, the home office and any else you can imagine. Being that it [...]
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