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DIY – Lighting – Lighting the Home Entertainment Area
More and more homes today have a separate area or even an entire room of the house dedicated to home entertainment. Extensive stereos and home theater systems have become common. Lighting the areas where they reside presents interesting challenges. Read More →
What are Xenon Lamps?
Xenon Lamps are primarily classified into two categories. These two categories are the Xenon Arc Lamp and the Xenon Flash Lamp. In this article we shall discuss some of the characteristics and the functioning of these two categories of Xenon lamps. First...
Decorating Your Home With Table Lamps
Table Lamps Table Lamps have been in use since time immemorial. In the ancient times, they were used with candles, with pretty overheads so that your walls were lit up with beautiful shapes. Since the invention of the bulb, lamps have become so...
Read More Posts From This CategoryLighting Up Your Home Inside
DIY – Lighting – Lighting Your Home
You buy a bulb at the store, put it into a fixture and flip the switch. On comes a light. What could be simpler? True, many home lighting situations are as easy as that. But if you want to get the most out of your budget, and also to design a more pleasing...
DIY – Lighting – Bedroom Lighting Guidelines
Good bedroom lighting considers a careful mixture of practical and psychological factors. The average bedroom has so many different uses – relaxation, intimacy, study, morning preparation – that covering them all can be tricky. Read More →
Learn all about Studio Lighting
Studio lighting has emerged as in important and indispensable concept. The significance of studio lighting can be understood in the context of its various uses and numerous functions. Read More →
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DIY – Lighting – Track Lighting
For a time, track lighting was a fairly cheesy choice. But that was never inherent in the design. Any form of lighting can look poor when the lighting scheme and fixture design are weak. It’s also true that overuse of any one style will get old when it becomes overwhelmingly common. But new styles have brought track lighting back to a well-deserved... [Read more of this review]
DIY – Lighting – Exterior Lighting Ideas
The three aspects of lighting – ambient, task and accent – apply to exterior lighting just as they do for interior illumination. But the way they’re implemented will be very different. Where an interior room angle is, say, 90 degrees the outside corner is also thought of as 90 degrees. But, measured the same way, it’s actually... [Read more of this review]
DIY – Lighting – Solar Lawn Lights
Edison’s invention is about 100 years old. It’s about time we thought about using something a little more up to date. Actually Edison didn’t invent the light bulb. He improved it, devising one in 1879 that burned for 40 hours, achieving 1,220 hours a year later (a number a little better than modern incandescent bulbs, 750-1,000 hours).... [Read more of this review]
DIY – Lighting – Illuminate the Garage
Garage lighting often gets little attention. An incandescent bulb or two, maybe a fluorescent fixture and it’s considered finished. But a garage can have many uses and lighting is often poorly designed for most of them. [Read more of this review] Read More →
DIY – Lighting – Lighting Your Decks
Don’t limit your deck lighting scheme to a paltry porch light. Deck lighting should encompass more than just a little bit of necessary illumination. It should make your deck shine! [Read more of this review] Read More →
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