Art Lighting
It’s easy to think that “art lighting" is a simple skill—just clamp an elongated tube-style incandescent fixture onto the top of your picture frame and you're done, right? Sadly for some people this might be true in years past but it's not so with today’s technology.
The power hungry short lived bulbs have all been replaced by durable sources using 1/10th power consumption rate or more which last tens
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Electrical Renovations
Electrical Renovations and Remodels
It's important to invest in your home and upgrade the electrical system if it hasn't been looked at for a long time. You may want to consider an electrician that does residential work while you're there, which can improve safety features like lighting or outlets that have become faulty over time. This is also great way to make sure aesthetics are up-to-date with
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Cabinet Lighting for Custom Cabinets
Custom Cabinet Lighting
Lighting your custom cabinets is a challenge for the average builder. Most retail linear light fixtures are designed to be used in standard dimensions that will not always fit into an antiques, antique reproductions or high-end display cases found within large homes. These types of lights rarely provide enough lighting when installed outdoors due to their lack of directional control and
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Landscape Lighting Design
Landscape Lighting
The Fourth of July is just around the corner next month - and so are many other hot days in this summer's heat. We still have plenty more weekends to enjoy at home with our families before fall comes along. From relaxing on Saturday mornings to family gatherings on Sunday afternoons; from picnics under the stars during sunset hours, or even late night parties by firelight: there will be no
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Cove Lighting for Your Home
Cove Lighting
Cove lighting is a smart way to accentuate your home and give it an inviting ambiance. As opposed to direct light, cove lights cast indirect rays throughout the room which can create beautiful shadows as well as highlighting certain features in a subtle manner that other types of artificial lighting cannot achieve on their own.
Cove lighting is often used for indirect illumination. This type of
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Fine Art lighting Experts
Fine Art Lighting
Lighting art is best done with commercial grade fixtures that have been engineered for the specific purpose of illuminating art galleries and lighting private collections. Retail equivalents, even if they claim to be "art" lighting fixtures, tend to feature shorter lamp life, less adjustability and inferior optics when it comes lightening artwork than their specification grades
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Reduce Your Electric Bill This Year
Reduce Your Electric Bill This Year - 6 Simple Steps
It's that time of the year again, when you start to think about how you can reduce your electric bill this year. If you're like most people, you probably have no idea what steps to take in order to lower your electricity costs. Fortunately for you we've got some great tips on how to save money and keep your home cool. Follow these simple steps and see if they
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Electrical Safety Upgrades for Your Home
The Importance of Electrical Safety Upgrades for Your Home
The safety of your family is always a priority and there are many things that you can do to ensure their well-being. Electrical Safety Upgrades for your home may not be top of mind, but they should be because they go a long way in keeping you and those around you safe from harm. In this article, we will cover the importance of electrical safety upgrades for
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Peace of Mind with a Backup Generator
Peace of Mind with a Backup Generator
It's storm season, and your home is in the path of a hurricane. You're worried about what will happen to you if you lose power for an extended period of time. If only there was a way to feel safe during any type of disaster or natural disaster! Well, now there is! The experts at Illuminations lighting can install a whole home backup generator.
The peace of mind from having a
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Surge Protection for Your Home
Surge Protection for Your Home
What's the one thing all homeowners in Houston know? That you can never avoid power surges. They'll happen with suddenness and without warning, just like they did to my home last week when I lost an appliance because of them. It doesn't mean there are benefits though; that would depend on whether or not your appliances have insurance for situations such as these.
If anything has
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