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Warmer weather will be here any day (we promise!) To get you ready, here are a few simple ideas and products that will help you enjoy your part of the great outdoors in the spring and summer days ahead. Add string party lights to patios and porches. These create soft, warm lighting perfect for relaxing after dark. Stay cool with an outdoor ceiling fan...
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To keep a crystal chandelier shining its brightest, give it a good cleaning once a year or so. Most chandeliers can be handled by the weekend do-it-yourselfer, but if your fixture is hung too high or is just too elaborate, call in a professional cleaning service to handle the job. Many chandeliers are rather complex, so always make note of how your...
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Who out there made a New Year's resolution to reorganize your closet? I bet a few hands just went up. Coincidentally, this morning I came across this post at ParentCenter . The author explained how she topped off her new custom closet with a "sparkly, girlie chandelier". My (messy) closet is illuminated by a single bare bulb. It got me thinking ......
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We recently got a great tip, that's both smart and stylish, from Nora in Los Angeles. Fluorescent fixtures are commonly built into kitchens and bathrooms because they're incredibly energy-efficient and emit comfortable, ambient light. However, fluorescents usually don't offer much in terms in of style and expression. Nora removed her fluorescent fixtures...
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Enjoy spending time with family and friends this holiday season and let LAMPS PLUS help brighten your home safely and stylishly with a few quick and easy tips. 1. Be unconventional. Instead of ordinary holiday lights this season, welcome visitors with colored lanterns, classic faux-fruit wreaths, or outdoor winter wall art—all of which warm up your...
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Sometimes you have a lighting need that doesn't fit with any conventional solution. The most perplexing of problems often need the most flexible solutions so here are some of our most flexible, bendable lights: The Six Foot Rope Light - this can be used for baseboards, under cabinets, to highlight stairs, in holiday decorations. This light is just completely...
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The end of daylight savings time is here, so don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour this Saturday. With the clock change and shorter days, we offer these lighting tips to keep your autumn and winter days glowing without your energy costs growing. Make the switch to low wattage compact fluorescent bulbs . Today’s CFL bulbs are available in a...
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1. Recessed lights are best for task lighting. The concentrated light is perfect over counters, inside closets, and above work surfaces. 2. Supplement crystal chandeliers or other accent fixtures with recessed spot lights. The extra light emphasizes the materials and adds overall brightness. 3. Don't attempt to light a whole room solely with recessed...
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Saturday's Home and Garden feature from the LA Times showcases a couple of our local residents' endeavor to transform their 1960 fixer-upper into a tropical resort. With Bangkok's Sukhothai Hotel as the inspiration they incorporated plenty of lighting and plants into their plan. Take a look at the pictorial . I think they do achieve a lush, relaxed...
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal asked us for tips on how to find the perfect desk lamp, especially for those heading off to college. One of the tips, "Desk lamps should be situated so that hand shadows don't obstruct your reading and work." You can read the entire article online here: Lamps make ideal desk accessory And if you're in the area, be sure to...
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