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The most common source of ambient or general lighting in the United States comes from ceiling fixtures. Ceiling fixtures are typically small, simple, single-bulb fixtures that are used to illuminate an entire room. Many other kinds of lighting can be used as ambient lighting too, of course. In this article we’ll talk about how all those types of light sources come together and what other kinds of light can be used to optimally illuminate your space.In addition to ceiling fixtures, which can be f

We’ve talked about different bulbs and what each of the various sizes and bases mean and how things are classified. But we didn’t talk too much about practical applications of this knowledge around your home. Here is a quick guide to which bulbs are both the most common household bulbs and how they can easily be replaced with LED equivalents. Ceiling fans and fixturesDepending upon the fixture, ceiling fans with integrated lights are typically outfitted with either E12 (candelabra) or E26 (mediu

You’ve made the decision to upgrade to LEDs, but it doesn’t end there. In fact, in many ways that’s just the beginning. There is a sea of LED products to wade through. How do you know which are the best for you and your specific needs? Should you just buy new LED bulbs to use with your old fixtures? Will they work with your old fixtures? Is upgrading to new LED fixtures the better option? It’s hard to know what to do.In this article we’ll discuss the pros and cons of both and go over some of the

Spring cleaning is about more than getting those dust bunnies out from under the beds and behind the bookcases. It’s about renewing our spaces, opening those windows, and airing out our homes that have been closed up for months. More daylight gives us more time to work on making our homes feel brand new. Whether just cleaning out those dust bunnies or doing a small renovation project like repainting a room or two, don’t forget to pay attention to your light fixtures. Dirty, old, and dingy fixtur

It’s hard to overstate the versatility of LED lighting. There are fixtures that literally couldn’t have existed a decade or two ago without the advances in LED lighting technology. Not only have LEDs evolved to be able to replace nearly every kind of incandescent and fluorescent lamp known to man, they’ve created an entirely new way to approach lighting that was unthinkable in the recent past. In fact, just about the only kind of light LEDs may not be able to fully replace is the appliance bulb