Still Sitting in the Dark?
Contemporary Patio by Troy Interior Designers & Decorators Colorworks Studio We were at a friend's home on Super Bowl Sunday outfitted with a great outdoor living space with a television to view the game. It was fabulous to be outside watching the game and having the kids running around outside. However, we were quickly shrouded in darkness once the sun set and could really
Lighting Trends for 2016
Happy New Year! We hope you had a relaxing holiday season and are ready to jump into the new year. So what can you expect in lighting trends this year? Lets take a look at the top trends. While it isn't a NEW trend, LED lighting continues to be the hot topic in the lighting world. Currently, LED fixtures comprise of 30% of the market but
Come out of the Dark
As we have posted about recently, we are currently experiencing the time of the year with the shortest period of daylight. Last week we experienced the earliest sunset around 5:30pm and in a few weeks we will have a day with the shortest amount of daylight for the year with only ~10 hours of daylight. But all that darkness doesn't mean you have to hibernate
How to get more hours of your day (light)
Warm LED down lighting Now that daylight savings time has ended, it is getting darker earlier in the evening. And we haven't even gotten to our darkest days which happen during the winter solstice. Winter Solstice is December 22nd and it will be our darkest day with only 10 hours of daylight. Compare that to summer solstice in June where we have 14 hours
