Light Emitting Diodes (LED) now have an additional 25% tariff on Chinese manufactured products. More than 85 percent of LED lighting products are manufactured and assembled in China. The lighting businesses in China has great advantages in overall cost compared to other areas and has therefore become the global center to produce lighting products. As a result, it will be difficult for the consumers in
The upgrade to LED is a simple for most, but the real question is what type of fixture is right for you: LED ready or integrated LED Fixture? A fully integrated LED fixture is a complete outdoor light fixture assembly including the LED array built in. Unlike LED ready fixtures, the diodes in this type of fixture is designed with a specific color temperature and
As LED has become the most popular choice when it comes to choosing a lamp, there is a wide variety of brands and type now available. But are all LED lamps the same? No! Like just about everything else in life, there is a big variance between quality LED lamps and LED lamps that are poorly made. One of the first things to look for
A dark stairway is dangerous. Every year, over a million people are either injured, hospitalized or killed due to stair trip and fall issues. Proper stairway lighting can help prevent accidents and provide guidance as you and your guests as you traverse the stairs. Don’t underestimate the importance of illuminating your exterior stairways! You may be wondering whether or not you can add lighting to
Landscape lighting should be easy for the homeowner. Once your landscape lighting is installed, owning and enjoying a lighting system should be effortless. Yet, not everyone has the same experience with their "professionally installed" landscape lighting. The inexpensively thrown together system, with low quality fixtures and bad lighting designs will fail. But more importantly than that is the fact that not just anybody can
To make it easier to envision how outdoor lighting can transform your home, we are going to periodically showcase a project we have completed. Our project porfolio starts with this Inwood home had a spectacular pool and waterfall but you couldn’t see them at night. We highlighted the Waterfall with warm LED. We used LED moon lighting in the trees to cast shadows around the
Spring has finally arrived and it is time to get your outdoor living area spruced up! With so many new lighting options available these days, there is absolutely no reason to be sitting in the dark! We love these landscape sculpture lights from Attraction Lights. Not only are they heave duty lights but they are also landscape sculpture and yard art. Also, the lighting is
Vintage Light Fixture with Mixed Metals in the room If there's one thing that can make your home look dated, its lighting. Old fixtures and out of date technology can make you overdue for an update. The good news is that changing out or adding new fixtures can be an easy fix that makes your home some shine! In many cases, your light
The winter months are a perfect time to focus on indoor lighting. Consider updating and upgrading inside lighting to be more modern and efficient. The Guru installs new interior lighting as well as retrofitting current fixtures. Sometimes all it takes to upgrade a room is to switch from a hanging light fixture to recessed lighting (often referred to as can lighting). Recessed lighting has become
Daylight saving time ends this Sunday so remember fall back by setting your clocks back an hour. Enjoy your extra hour of sleep this weekend! With daylight saving time ending, it will get darker earlier in the evening. We recommend checking the timer on your landscape lighting system as it is getting darker earlier now and many systems are set for our long summer days. And we haven't
