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What are Barn Lights?
In recent years, barn lights have emerged as a hot lighting trend. Their sustained popularity suggests that they’re here to stay. What is a barn light, and why might you choose it for your home or business? Broadly defined, a barn light is a downward-facing light fixture with a wide, simple shade. Typically, when people […]
Design Ideas for Hanging Pendant Lights over a Kitchen Island
A kitchen island often serves as the heart of the home, and pendant lights over the kitchen island add extra illumination to this important spot. Once you’ve decided to hang pendant lights for your kitchen island, how do you make sure they look their best? Here are some stylish design tips for kitchen island pendant lights….
Light Bulb Color Temperature: Incandescent, Fluorescent & More
As we move away from incandescent light bulbs and toward energy-efficient options like fluorescent and LED, light temperature is getting a lot more attention. Not how hot or cold the bulb feels to your fingers, but how warm or cool it looks to your eyes. Warm and Cool Light When people talk about colors, they…
What is a Compact Fluorescent Ballast?
As efficient lighting design continues to evolve, more and more projects use alternatives to traditional incandescent lamps. The easiest and most common option is the compact fluorescent lamp, or CFL. Along with a transition to CFLs comes a need for a fluorescent light ballast to control the current of electricity. To understand what a compact…