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Lighting

Nothing sets the mood quite like the right lighting. Quite often, people who are redecorating their homes overlook the lighting in each room, taking it for granted that if the overhead light works, that's good enough. The truth is, there's a staggering variety of lighting types and fixtures on the market, and the ones you choose in your home can have an amazing impact on the feeling of the space.

Too many bathrooms are equipped with sterile, unfriendly florescent lighting. Although the energy-saving properties of florescent bulbs are great for those on a budget, nowadays there are many soft diffusing fixtures on the market that can make the light much more user-friendly. Consider installing dimmer switches in living rooms, dens, and bedrooms. Dimmer switches allow you to adjust the lighting to the perfect level when reading, watching television, or gathering for conversation.

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Lighting Tips & Facts

Contrary to junior high history books, Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb. Instead, Edison bought the patent from a German inventor and improved it.

A light bulb's wattage is a measurement of its electricity usage, not its light output.

Only about 10% of the electricity used by an incandescent light bulb produces light. The remaining 90% creates heat.

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Lamps

Just as the rooms in your home can be multi-functional'for entertaining, napping, reading, or just hanging out'so, too, can your lighting. Lamps, in all their varieties, provide additional or alternative lighting options for every room in the house.

Ceiling Fans

Ceiling fans have been thousands of years in the making. Since ancient Egyptians utilized palm fronds to create cooling breezes, fans have become a hallmark of both luxury and pure practicality.

Landscape Lighting

Whether you want to lead your friends and neighbors down the right path to your nighttime garden party or just want to spotlight the best features of your yard's face, landscape lighting provides a fabulous way to brighten your home from the outside in.

Wall Sconces

Wall spaces too small for art or in your home's entryways don't have to be forgotten'brighten them up with a decorative wall sconce. Available in styles to fit every design scheme, wall sconces are welcoming accent lights.

Solar Lights

America's current social climate, for all its fast food tendencies, is becoming increasingly health conscious, and environmental concerns are part and parcel. Outfitting your home with a solar lighting system is a first step toward conserving power and preserving natural resources for future generations.

Track Lighting

Whether you want to spotlight the latest addition to your collection of fine art or just want to illuminate different areas of a room at the same time, track lighting offers a contemporary and practical way to brighten your space.

Recessed Lighting

When you want direct lighting options but don't want to interrupt the flow of your home's design scheme, recessed lighting is the way to go. With an unobtrusive construction and, in some cases, moveable bulbs, recessed lights brighten spaces without being an eyesore.

Emergency Lights

We know your family's safety is of utmost importance. So, when you're assembling home emergency preparedness kits'for power outages, severe weather hazards, or just in case'don't forget emergency lights.

Outdoor Decorative Lighting

Your home's exterior is the first thing visitors see, and with all the outdoor decorative lighting options available on today's market, you can make sure the sight is a beautiful one.

Fluorescent Lighting

While you may not always want to see yourself - and, consequently, what you really look like - in fluorescent light, you might want to make a compromise. Extremely efficient, that bright light will certainly help you find all your blemishes before your next big date.

Kitchen Island Lighting

The kitchen has long been regarded the beloved heart of any home, and not without reason; there, we commune, celebrate, and perhaps best of all, eat. When your kitchen is properly lit, your family won't miss a bit of the action.

Security Lighting

While we teach our little ones not to approach unlit houses, burglars and other predatory intruders seek out the darkest territories. Protect your home and all those in it with adequate security lighting.

Dimmer Switch

Ah, an evening in. The table's set, the wine's poured, the music's on - and you're fresh out of candles. But if you're in the know when it comes to lighting schemes, you've already installed an easy, affordable solution to this conundrum: a dimmer switch.

Work Lights

Your everyday tasks may be induce headaches, but your workspace light doesn't have to as well. Choosing the right fixtures and installation methods for your work areas is a surefire first step toward making work, if not always enjoyable, more than bearable.