My sister told me about this lighting system and I think it is just the coolest thing since Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! (My favorite candy). How cool would it be to have natural light in your closets? Dark hallways and dark bathrooms? I am always turning off lights to save energy and money on my light bill. So this would be perfect!
Here are some specs about them:
· It provides exceptional lighting. The light output is incredible, providing as much light as you would expect from a skylight many times its size.
· It is cost-effective. Tubular Day lighting Devices cost considerably less than other day lighting options, such as windows and skylights, including both product and installation costs.
· Installing it is fast, clean and easy. They require no structural reframing, tunneling, dry walling or painting. A professional can install the product in less than two hours and most Do-It-Yourselfers can finish the project in one day.
· It can go almost anywhere. The compact and flexible design of TDDs allow them to be installed in just about any room, including rooms without direct roof access and smaller spaces where day lighting would usually not be an option.
· It is “Green.” TDDs allow you to switch off electric lights during the day, which provides savings on energy bills and also reduces environmental pollution.
· It is actually good for you. It has been shown in several prominent studies that increasing daily exposure to natural light can enhance mental and physical well-being, boost concentration and energy levels and a variety of other unexpected perks.
Go check them out.
Here are some quick links for you.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4212741.html
http://www.solatubelondon.ca/faq.htm
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Christi Sealey
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January 21st, 2010
There is nothing more gratifying than a home improvement project that goes well, and nothing more frustrating than one that goes wrong. The key to successfully installing pendant lighting in your home is being prepared before taking on the project.
Go into the room where you have decided to install the pendant lighting. It’s time to look around and make sure this is an appropriate lighting option for the space. First take note of how much light you really need in the room. Will one pendant light do the trick? Or will you need a series of lights to offer the illumination you want.
Next, consider headroom. If you have very high ceilings, this is not a problem. But if you have lower ceilings, you should make sure that the area where you put pendant lighting is not a high-traffic area, or those lights could become a battering ram when you have a tall friend to your house. Take measurements so you know how long the lights can be to do the job, but not be a head-bumping hazard.
Now it’s time to make some style decisions. Look at the décor style you have chosen for this room. What type of pendant lights will fit in? Thanks to the advent of online catalogs, this part of the process is much easier. In many cases you can take your computer in to the room where the lights are to go and click through the pendant lighting options on the market. This allows you to picture the light with the room’s décor. You want pendant lighting that goes with the room, not stands out as something that doesn’t fit the rest of the space.
If you are having a tough time finding good pendant lighting to go with your space, you should contact a lighting store to find out of there are any custom options available to create a light that will better suit your needs.
Once you have selected your pendant lighting, it’s time to install. This is a pretty easy process and you can usually do this with a set of insulated wire cutters, insulated pliers, a screwdriver and a ladder. The first thing to always remember when putting up a new light is to make sure the power is shut off to the area you will be working on. It’s best to do this from the circuit breaker.
Next take your pendant lighting out of its box. Look at the wires coming out of the light. They should have at least ½ inch of wire sticking out from under the colored plastic insulation. If not, you should remove that amount, so the light wires can be attached to the house wires.
If you already have a light in the space where your pendant lighting is to go, it needs to be removed. As you take it apart, you will see there are wires from the light and from the house twisted together inside the ceiling. These need to be untwisted so you can remove the old light and put in the new.
Now you need to take your pendant lighting bracket and screw it in place in the ceiling. You now will attach the wires from the light to your house wires. Match the wires by color. There should have been wire screw tops on the house wires before you started, put these back on to the newly attached pieces of wire.
Push all the wiring up into the ceiling and attach the rest of the pendant lighting to the ceiling. Make sure you have put a light bulb in the light, and then turn the power to the room back on, and test it to make sure it works.
By: Pam Tice
Attractive And Energy-Efficient Home Lighting Options
December 20th, 2009
The art of creating elegant,applicable and sustainable lighting options for the home is a very interesting as well as a thought-provoking process. Lighting is an important element in home décor, because not only does it highlight your surroundings, it also enables you to perceive color and texture.
When you have spent some time choosing which fixture to purchase, what colors and accessories to blend, it’s now time to use these lighting options to help maximize their impact in your home. There are a lot of guidelines in creating lighting schemes, and the ides noted on this article will hopefully help add to your own ideas for creating attractive home lighting patterns and options.
Home Lighting Should Complement With A Home’s Existing Furnishings
The colors,as well as the other furnishing present in your living room and other rooms, should effectively complement each other perfectly. Once you’ve arranged the accessories to suit your preferences, and the furniture is deemed comfortable and attractive, what else is there to arrange or fix?
When you feel that the room still lacks the inviting atmosphere you imagined, think of the aspects that you failed to consider. According to home lighting experts, attractive, well-lit rooms most often combine the four types of lighting:
- Natural lighting includes sunlight, candlelight and fireplace light. The quality of natural light however varies, depending on the time of day, weather, season and the room’s location.
- Ambient or general lighting helps provide a safe and comfortable level of light.
- Task lighting supplies the intense directed light needed for detailed work.
- Accent lighting helps highlight interesting features in your home’s decor.
What To Take Note when Planning About Home Lighting
Here are some helpful hints to take into consideration as you plan the lighting throughout your home. Whenever your deciding on the lighting options for a room, consider these concerns like, What kind of mood should they create?, what type of activities take place in the room?, and what decorative elements do you want to attract attention?
Generally, to create an inviting atmosphere, the experts suggest using three to five light sources in every room. To simplify your decorating options, there are home lighting designs and items available with the same finish and style for chandeliers, wall-mounted sconces, pendants, floor and table lamps. Using the lighting fixtures from the same collection within a single room will help to create a more unified look.
To make your rooms look more interesting, vary the height of the light sources in the room. The differing height patterns will help to add depth and glow, by creating separate areas of light and shade. Usually in most rooms, you need to allow for varying intensities of light. You could do this by adding dimmer switches or three-way bulbs in lamps. It’s also good to have alternate switching patterns between general lighting, task lights, lamps and accent lighting.
For instance, while you are preparing for a dinner party, you’ll need task lighting instead of accent lighting, However, when your guests arrive, you’ll probably want to be able to switch off the task lights and turn on the accent lights. You should also remember that since darker colors absorb light, you’ll probably need to use more lighting in rooms decorated with dark colors than rooms with light colors.
Green, Eco-Friendly Lighting Options
In todays eco-conscious and earth-friendly lighting markets, as the focus on living “greener” has become the popular ideal, more consumers are demanding, and receiving, lighting options that are energy efficient for home interiors.
From energy-saving light bulbs to lighting materials produced with the least amount of negative environmental impact possible, many manufacturers and designers are responding with earth-friendly fixtures for ecology-conscious consumers.However, there need not be a compromise on style, either, as some of the most elegant and desirable lighting fixtures are the most visually appealing as well.
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