Lighting

How to Select the Proper Lighting for Reading

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Choosing the right light for reading and studying can eliminate eyestrain, reduce headaches and make reading a pleasurable experience. Follow these steps... more »

How to Select the Proper Track Lighting Components

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Track lighting is an easy way to change the look of any room. It is also easy to install – once you have the right components... more »

How to Select the Right Incandescent Light for a Bedroom

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

The bedroom is the room where you read, watch TV and dress. Incandescent bulbs imitate the feeling of natural sunlight, creating a warm and attractive ambiance. They also offer the choice of high-intensity light for reading and journaling. ... more »

How to Select the Right Track Lighting for a Bathroom

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Adding track lighting is an easy way to change the look of any room. Here's how to use it in your bathroom... more »

How to Select Wall-Mounted Lighting for a Bedroom

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Your bedroom is more than the place where you sleep, and the lighting that you choose should reflect that. Adding wall-mounted lighting can provide task, mood and accent lighting to the ambient lighting provided by your overhead ceiling fixture... more »

How to Use a Motion Detector to Control Lights in Your Yard

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

You can attach a motion detector to a floodlight in your yard, giving you extra security as well as a extra illumination. Follow these steps to control your lights with a motion detector... more »

How to Accent Trees With Outdoor Lighting

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

If you have a beautiful garden or landscaping that can't be appreciated at night, you might want to try to accent trees with outdoor lighting. Creating shadows and making certain trees stand out when it's dark can really make your yard a place of ... more »

How to Accent Your Rooms With Light

By pmezop

0 comments

The perfect lighting can add much atmosphere and warmth to a room and they are an inexpensive way to change the look of a room. Ambiance is important, no matter the setting. Just as you wouldn't want a fluorescent light in the bedroom, you also ... more »

How to Add a Brace for Installing a Crystal Chandelier

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Most chandeliers require a brace for support. Ceiling fan braces can hold up to 150 pounds and will get the job done. Follow these steps to install the brace... more »

How to Add a Brace for Installing a Crystal Chandelier

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Because crystal chandeliers are heavy objects, you will need to install a brace before installing the crystal chandelier. Ceiling fan braces hold up to 150 pounds and are generally used to brace chandeliers as well. Follow these steps to ... more »

How to Add Some Light To Your Life With Candles

By johnd2141

0 comments

Candles first served as the main source of light for early civilization. They have made many changes through the years. The candles of today are not the same candles from hundreds of years ago. Before the introduction of wicks, early Egyptians ... more »

How to Be Electrically Safe This Holiday Season

By Dave Donovan

0 comments

It is that time of year again! Up in the attic we go, digging out boxes and bags of holiday ornaments and lights, many of which you probably have had for decades. Yep, it is time to decorate for the holidays! It is a time of year when the heart ... more »

How to Brighten Your Path By Installing Decorative Landscape Lighting

By johnd2141

0 comments

Landscape lighting can add a beautiful quality to any home. There are many choices available to someone who is considering it. Landscape lighting, and any outdoor lighting, can help protect a home as well as keep people from stumbling in the ... more »

How to Build a Sun Jar

By Jonathan F.

0 comments

Sun jars can be a wonderful addition to your home, kitchen or garden. Far more appealing than your store-bought solar garden light, a solar jar can add a level of environmentally sustainable charm to any living space. And even better, sun jars ... more »

How to Build an Arts & Crafts Desk Lamp

By EliazarPlatt

0 comments

Here's a quick and easy project you can do with you kids. And it looks good enough to have a permanent place on you desk or table... more »

How to Buy a Ceiling Medallion

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Ceiling medallions are an inexpensive way to dress up a room. However, you can spend lavish money on them if you want to raise the resale value of your home. Here is how to buy a ceiling medallion... more »

How to Buy a Crystal Chandelier

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

While a chandelier is technically any light that hangs from the ceiling, most people think of crystal chandeliers when they hear the word. The refractive beauty of crystals bring light to life in a way that few other materials can. And while most ... more »

How to buy a Desk Lamp

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Desk lamps bring in color and light to your room or workspace. The type of desk lamp you choose to purchase depends upon how the desk lamp and the light it emits will be used in your daily life... more »

How to Buy a Hanging Light for a Dining Room

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Hanging lights are en vogue. You'll often find a hanging light in the dining room over a table. Small pendant lights hung over a buffet also add light and brighten the occasion. Follow these steps to choose the hanging light that is best for you... more »

How to Buy a Hanging Light for a Family Room

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

In the living room, you can hang lights over an open space such as a seating arrangement or over a small table in the corner of the room. The illumination can create interesting shadows or highlight a prized piece of furniture. Follow these ... more »

How to Buy a Light Bulb

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

A necessary item in everyone's household is the light bulb, which we often overlook—-unless it's not working. With today's push to save energy and go green, buying a light bulb is not as easy as it once was. Here are a few tips on how to buy one... more »

How to Buy a Mini Chandelier

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Mini chandeliers, like their larger cousins, typically consist of a frame and two or more light sources shaped into rustic, traditional, classic or post-modern styles. Mini chandeliers may be handmade or mass produced and their cost depends ... more »

How to Buy a Pre-Assembled Track Lighting System for a Family Room

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

The family room is the one room in the home where everyone should feel comfortable. Providing the right lighting for everything from board games to watching movies can be a challenge though. Pre-assembled lighting systems can help make it all a ... more »

How to Buy a Pre-Assembled Track Lighting System for the Living Room

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Today’s track lighting is well-designed and stylish. There’s no need for bulky, ugly conductor boxes or heavy ceiling tracks to carry wires. Wall and ceiling mounted track lights can add ambient light, accent light or task lighting to your living ... more »

How to Buy a Wireless Lighting System

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

0 comments

Running wires for a lighting system in your home or business can be a nightmare. Typically you have to tear up walls or run unsightly wires along the floor or wall. Most people just spend the exorbitant rates of an electrician because the work is ... more »

Check Out All Categories

Articles in Lighting