Almost Anything is Possible
The word genius is far too overused for us to consider it here. Our installers are engineers who are stunningly creative, inventive, intelligent, possess a truly incredible amount of experience, and can solve virtually any problem.
These folks are so skilled that it is not too far removed from having modern day versions of Leonardo da Vinci working in your home… All right, perhaps we’
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LED Lighting
Cabinet Lighting
Updating, Repairs, and Maintenance
There is a lot to be said for the brave artist who first puts a brush to canvas. Defiling that pristine blank area with any color seems like hubris of the highest order.
Once s/he has made that incursion, however, it's too late to turn back, so continuing is the only choice. Making that first mark doesn’t merely give permission, but instead requires that one proves that there w
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Led Lighting Upgrades and Conversions
Once upon a time, there were dozens of scientists around the world, all seeking to make an electrically sourced form of illumination. Some of the earliest were arc lights, of the sort that produce those powerful beams you see sweeping across the sky to attract attention to a car dealership having a sale.
A couple of decades ago they were used to announce the premiere of a new movie so that people could find the
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Neatness Counts
No mess… and we vacuum, too!
Back in your school days, on top of the requirements for a test or quiz, your teachers would often add “…and Neatness Counts”. At the time we might have regarded that as unfair since knowing the answers might have seemed hard enough. The teachers, however, were preparing us for Real Life, because neatness really does count.
Just like Home
It’s true that we know all our fixtures intima
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Seen in the Right Light
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Ars Gratia Artis
We genuinely understand why the film company MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) chose the above Latinized expression to represent their company. Except for the occasional amazingly talented elephant, Art, for its own sake, is unknown in the animal kingdom, except for humans.
Yes, you might make a good case for the Bowerbird or the Pufferfish as artists, or stunningly competent architects. You might be
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Halogen, Mercury, Sodium — Oh My!
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Those energy-eaters must go!
We’ve talked before about the beautiful antebellum homes of Texas, originally lit by candles, gaslight, or oil lamps. The masterful details of tall columns, plenty of windows, orchards, or huge, ancient trees still exist here and there, but mostly we live in smaller, more energy efficient, and much lower maintenance style homes nowadays.
Yet we haven’t left behind the idea of beauty; o
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Licensed Electricians
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Installing safely, beautifully, and up to code!
North America is weird in that we unnecessarily use the most dangerous lightbulb sockets in the world. When lightbulbs were first invented they had two wires sticking out the bottom that were connected to screw terminals. This was necessary to provide the electricity they needed to work, but it was also very inconvenient when it came time to change the lightbulb—and t
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“I see the light…”
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…and it is beautiful!
Your home is unique and deserves individual attention to showcase your personality and taste. Even in a row of identical houses, once you enter, each space is different.
One home might possess a Spartan look to minimize distractions; another could be chock-full of overstuffed furniture and wing-backed armchairs. It may have dark burgundy walls with expensive oil paintings hung in gilded f
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Interior vs Exterior LEDs
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Making the right choice
LED lights give you full brightness as soon as you turn them on, just like the familiar filament, or incandescent bulb, that we have had since the late 1800s. The same cannot be said for CFL (Compact Fluorescent) bulbs, which in some cases can take more than one minute to warm up and provide full brightness.
Bulb filaments are actually weakened by thermal expansion and contraction when you
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Retrofitting
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Be afraid…be very afraid
There is a whole collection of unscrupulous pseudo-lighting “experts” out there in the world that would love to take your money. Most of the electrician-folks that you meet have the best of intentions; they’ve often been in business for years; they have a legitimate business address; their desire is to provide top-rated service that is fully-compliant with the Electrical Code. Some of our bes
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