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Benefits Of Replacing Halogen With LED Retrofits

Benefits Of Replacing Halogen With LED Retrofits

Keeping up with modern lighting trends is not always something that families do as often as they should.  For decades, halogen lights were the thing to have for low voltage outdoor lighting schemes.   These days however LEDs have just about replaced them for the reason […]

Versatile Garden Lighting Brings It To Life

Versatile Garden Lighting Brings It To Life

One of the most important aspects of having a garden is to be able to see it all year round.  Until fairly recently the idea of having lighting anywhere outside, apart from guiding one from the back door to the bins or the front door […]

Modern Bulbs Bring Warmer Looking Light

Modern Bulbs Bring Warmer Looking Light

Ah the end of the long winter nights . . . .  Spring has almost sprung, we have had some very fine bright days with lovely long breeze free evenings.  With all these changing weather conditions, the need for lighting comes into play.  My sitting room room is fairly dark as it has only one bay window, and the house points in the wrong direction to attract much direct sunlight.  This is a definite benefit in a very hot sunny summer as we experienced last year.  That room was an unlit, almost cool haven.  In the winter, I have a very stylishly ornate table lamp operated on a timer switch – set for 3.30 in the afternoon, it brings a welcome ray of pretend sunlight.  The two modern 3 point chandeliers are far too harsh for everyday use, except when you need to actually see anything.  My utilities supplier insisted on changing every single bulb in my house the other year – to ultra modern economy ones.  Some are pretty bright, but very cheap to run, so that’s ok!