Conservatory Lighting

The principals of lighting for conservatories and orangeries and also garden lighting in general.

Home Improvement - Outdoor Path Lighting

Outdoor path lighting is as important to your outdoors as trimming the lawn, looking after the trees, and other landscaping projects that you might undertake from time to time. Good fixtures for outdoor path lighting can really make a difference to the look of your home after sundown.

Effective Kitchen Lighting

The kitchen is usually the central room of a home. Often it serves many functions other than cooking and eating. Placement and style of lighting can play an important role in the functionality. The best way to achieve this is by having a good design plan from the start.

Motion Lighting Using Solar Power

Motion lighting is very convenient security platform for homes. Solar motion lamps take the benefits to the next level with more efficiency and reduced utility bills.

Saving Sea Turtles From Extinction: Turtle Friendly Outdoor Lighting Solutions

Improper outdoor lighting is one of the greatest issues affecting sea turtles - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Let's face it... light pollution and sea turtles just don't go together. Many species are on the verge of extinction... and improper outdoor lighting is a major cause. Not quite sure how this can be? Let's look into this a little further...

Kitchen Lighting Brings Happiness

Kitchen lighting is usually something that is not well thought out. Lighting can be very theraputic.

Home Lighting Design Ideas For Each Room Of Your Home

Getting the right light fixtures and bulbs for each room of your home can be a challenge, but if you plan it out correctly, they can help you enjoy the time spent at home so much more. Let's take a look at some sample home lighting design ideas for different rooms of a typical home.

What is Energy Star Lighting?

Energy Star products must meet the strict energy conservation guidelines set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Ceiling Fans with Lighting Fixtures are Functional and Fashionable

Ceiling fans can be used year round and are more commonly used in warmer climates but if you have a stuffy room, one of the best ways to circulate the air is by using a ceiling fan. Not only will a ceiling fan improve the circulation in a room, but with adding lighting fixtures, you can do a tremendous amount for your room's decor as well.

Shed Some Light on Energy Savings

Energy saving lighting retrofits are one of the best investments you can make for several reasons.

Floor Lamps for the Home and Office

Most regular torchiere floor lamps use halogen bulbs that burn at temperatures exceeding 1,200 degrees hot enough to fry an egg in 30 seconds!

Light Up Your Life With Feng Shui

Feng Shui (pronounced Foong Shway or Fung Shoy) is the ancient Chinese art of luck management, which works by maximising the flow of energy (known as ‘Chi’) in your environment. Every object, inanim...

What Are Light Fixtures Used For?

Light fixtures are something not many of us think about. But, the way we light a room can cause us to feel a certain way or enhance what we want to accomplish in that room. There are many types of li...

Cutting Common Rafters

Common rafters are, well, the most common rafter when it comes to residential roof framing. Gable roofs are built with all common rafters, as are shed roofs. A hip roof, depending on the length of the building, has at least four common rafters. The rest of the rafters in a hip roof are called hip and jack rafters.