Beautiful and Functional Kitchen Lighting
Today’s kitchens are more than just places to prepare meals. In addition to its primary food function, this room ranks as the heart of the home and center of family activity. Read the best recipes for good kitchen lighting.
Ceiling fans that cool the air in style
Want to stir things up around the house? Add a ceiling fan.
It's true – stirring up the air will make you feel immediately cooler. But ceiling fans do more than just bring about breezes. Designed with the latest home decor trends in mind, these overhead fans move in fashionable circles. Read about the new designs and technology now available.
Landscape lighting design ideas to showcase your home
Outdoor lighting used to be simple. A wall lantern by the front and back doors, and maybe a post light by the driveway. Not anymore. When it comes to the great outdoors, homeowners have seen the light. "Today, the biggest excitement in outdoor lighting is the whole artistic aspect," says Dan Blitzer, education consultant for the American Lighting Association.
Sanctuary for Slumber…and more: Bedroom Lighting
Whether you retire to a small alcove or grand master suite, you probably use your bedroom for more than simply slumber. Dark bedrooms are great for sleeping, but too little light hinders other activities. Bedrooms have become a favorite place for reading, watching TV and even working – learn how to use lighting to make your own bedroom a truly relaxing space.
When It's Time to Upgrade Your Bathroom Lighting
Proper lighting is essential to the look and function of the room where you get ready to face the world every day. So why do so many people put up with uneven shadows and having to strain to see their faces in the mirror every morning?
Whether it's cost or simply a lack of know-how that's holding you back from updating your lighting, you've just run out of excuses. Here are some simple, cost-effective solutions from the experts at the American Lighting Association that will help you solve the most common bathroom lighting problems.
Are you ready for the switch?
It’s inevitable: all American households will eventually be switching from traditional incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent lamps (or CFLs). Congress has passed an energy bill mandating bulb efficiencies that simply cannot be achieved by incandescent bulbs.
Many people have already seen the benefits and made the change. Compact fluorescents use 75 to 80% less energy than incandescents, which means your electric bill will go down. How much? Click here to find out. |
