Tuesday, September 24, 2013

UL Approved Lighting For Our Lighting Needs


Everybody uses and needs lighting fixtures. It is one of the basic parts inside or outside a home, offices or any building infrastructures. Without any form of light, how can you move around without getting yourself hurt especially at night unless you are born with the ability to see through the dark or night vision. It would be a total disaster if your homes or offices were not built with any lighting. In this present day and age, where our homes are built with four walls, doors, windows and a roof, it is just not possible to take advantage of the lighting which comes from the stars and the moon. Gone is the time when we are all dependent to natural lighting.


Over the years, lighting designers and manufacturers have made it possible to create artificial lighting fixtures that are not only use to brighten up dark spaces but are also pleasing to the eyes. They have continued to innovate our lighting fixtures which are also useful in the medical treatment, marketing, security, navigation and safety. They see to it that while they are trying to create lighting fixtures to suit our lighting needs, the safety of the users are still their number one priority.


Manufacturers have the responsibility to produce products which do not only meet our needs but are also safe to use. Decorative wall lights and other theme inspired wall lights such as the southwestern lighting are not only intricately manufactured but are UL listed as well. This means that these lighting fixtures have passed the thorough testing and inspection of Underwriters Laboratories, one of the safety consulting and certification company approved to conduct safety testing by OSHA or Occupational Safety and Health Administration, based on the safety standards set for lighting before they are out in the market.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Decorative Lights To Enhance Your Home

 

People in general, most especially women, love dressing up. Basically, we wear clothes for our comfort and protection. But some people dress up to feel and look good. While others dress up to look pleasing to others. but regardless of our reasons, Dressing up is similar to decorating our homes. We make sure that our home looks inviting and homey. We decorate our homes with accessories such as curtains, paintings, vases and plants, to make it look more cozy and welcoming. However, we will not be able to appreciate the beauty of our home without the presence of light. It is one of the reasons why our homes have windows and decorative lights in all parts of our homes. 


In addition, we add decorative lights not only to enhance the beauty of our homes during night time but also to avoid bumping into objects. Lighting fixtures is not merely a decoration but a necessity and is a part of every homes, hotel and other building infrastructures. How are you going to move around without a speck of light to serve as your guide? Besides, I cannot imagine a home without any lighting fixtures because even the haunted houses from our favorite movie flicks has lighting fixtures no matter how creepy they are. 


Lighting fixtures may come in different forms and sizes to fit our lighting needs. Each decorative lights are meant to complement and provide proper lighting every part of your house, building establishments and hotels like Park Central New York Hotel. For example, vanity lights are specifically designed for our vanity rooms or powder rooms. While designer pendant lighting will look perfect in our dining area and kitchen. As for the exterior of our homes, apartment building, there are also specially designed exterior lights that will properly light our patio or backyard. Surely, there are a huge collection of lighting fixtures and accessories that we could choose to dress up our homes. And while we adorn our homes with wonderful decorations also remember what Tad Williams said. According to him and I quote, “Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it - memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.”

Home Ceramic Table Light Perfect Accent For Miniature Gardening

Sometimes we tend to portray our dreams in every way we can to make them real somehow. We usually bring these dreams to any activities we have as well as to our own hobbies. Just a touch of a little inspiration we could make our dreams tangible. When I was a child I literally dreamed something about fairyland maybe because I always watched Disney animation. And I always find a nice place to cheer me up somewhere that could somehow relate to my dreams. However, it is so hard to find that place that could really fit to the things we see in our dreams. Thus many gardeners and landscape designers always consider miniature gardening. This is to somehow making your dreamland come true.

Image from gardeningcentertv.ning.com

If you want to start your own miniature garden you need to have basic materials needed for the project. Usually this mini garden can be made using available materials around us. Below are the things you may need:




a. Flower Pot

Round planters or square or rectangular containers will do as long as it cater all the plants, small toys and figurines to make your mini garden.

b. Bonsai Plants, Grasses and Herbs

It would be nice if you have bonsai plants for your miniature tree and a mini yard with green grasses. After all this will make your mini garden more realistic.

c. Miniature House, Benches and Tables, Pebbles and Sticks.

These are the best accent for your miniature garden. These serves as your main attraction, most of us really make investments on these items because when they were perfectly positioned in your mini garden, it will look very nice. I recently saw a 13" Home Sweet Home Ceramic Table Light online from Fabby.com which is really cool and can be used as a miniature house. Since it has lamp inside this will add a spectacular effect during night time. You can put your mini garden inside your room and enjoy the scenery especially at night. 



Once you put all these things together you would definitely enjoy the project. Just make sure you know how to take care of your bonsai plants and you are good to go.

Remember that you can always make your dreams come true. You only need a little inspiration and an artistic skill to come up with unique designs.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Simple Living


We have made used of the lighting fixtures in more ways than one. Over the years we have used these different lighting such as gooseneck lighting and other lighting fixtures for advertising, navigation, media,building infrastructures and interior and exterior decorations. In addition, we use these lighting fixtures in our day to day living. However while we enjoy the benefits of our lighting system, in some parts of the world, lighting fixtures such as ceramic bedside lamps which illuminate with a simple flick of a finger is considered a luxury and a dream. That is due to the fact that they are living the most simple way of life. Which means they do not have any access to most of the things which we are currently enjoying such as the internet, computers, tablets, television, electricity, water system, etc. They do not have electricity. They do not have any water system.


While most of us consider going back to the basic, some parts of the world are probably thinking about moving forward. An exchange probably? We can probably survive a day or two without any access to the benefits of modern technology. But a lifetime without it? Well, we might survive fetching water on our backs or cooking our food with wood but that means a lot of stress before we can adjust to this way of living. Just thinking about going back to the basic, reminds of the one of my favorite reality TV show-Survivor. It is not probably not that basic but similar because they have to fetch water to drink.


I also experienced living without the benefits of electricity when I went on a vacation in my uncle's homestead. The only solar panel and electric generator which ran the house needs to be replaced and repaired, so we did not have electricity. We all have depended to the kerosene lamp to light the house in the evening. They also cooked our food with wood. The only entertainment we had during those nights and days was the transistor radio. We also have to walk about 500 meters to fetch water to wash the dishware, silverware and cookware. I cannot remember how I survived what was suppose to be a fun vacation. But because of that experience, I learned how to appreciate the things which I often disregard. If there was one or two things which I enjoyed about that vacation, those were catching fireflies and stargazing with my cousins.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Bonding Time


There are several ways to bond with your family members, relatives, friends, and colleagues. But it should be something which everyone can enjoy such as eating, drinking coffee, going on a vacation or going to mall, window shopping or playing a game. Moreover, it should be an activity or activities which everyone should agree of doing. If not, then at least everyone should compromise. 


There are several ways to bond with your family members, relatives, friends, and colleagues. But it should be something which everyone can enjoy such as eating, drinking coffee, going on a vacation or going to mall, window shopping or playing a game. Moreover, it should be an activity or activities which everyone should agree of doing. If not, then everyone must learn how compromise just like what my friends and I do every time we have different ideas such as places to go. But we all love and enjoy eating in the same restaurant in Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad known as Tip Top Meats


Tip Top Meats is founded and owned by John Haedrich who is also famously called Big John. We never get the chance to know him. But that's okay. We love dining in this restaurant in spite of the fact that we have to wait in line. But the food is worth the wait. We always help ourselves with the Sausage Plate and the Chicken Cordon Bleu. I am thankful that Nanny does not how how to use Facebook. I don't want her to feel bad if in case she founds out that I ate chicken condon bleu besides hers. Chicken condon bleu is her favorite recipe. She would cook for us her favorite recipe whenever my friends would come by which most of the time happens in the evening. And then we would eat and talk in our backyard until nighttime with nothing but the Lumi style - two lamp medium post lantern fixture, the moon and the stars that serves us our light.