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The month of October is here! This is the month of candy corn, scary witches, pumpkins, haunted houses, and the festive night of “trick or treat”! And speaking of October, it's time to accommodate your home with all sorts of fun halloween decorations, whether it´s inside or outside, to set just the right ghostly mood for the entire month. And since lighting is the perfect element to capture a particular feeling or mood, lighting would be ideal to set up a scary scene in your front yard or to ent …

There's No Life Without Light: The Evolution of Lighting TechnologyThink of all the ways how we use light – both natural and artificial. How do we benefit from lighting technology? How does light fulfill a purpose in our lives? How did the discovery of light begin in history? How has lighting evolved over time that has provided such a great importance to our world? These are some key questions to consider when looking back on how lighting technology has evolved throughout history. The different …

Picking the best bulb for your barn light, picture light, piano light, or other fixture is a task in itself. Bulbs vary based on wattage, size, illumination and color, features, the amount of heat and UV rays radiated, efficiency, longevity, upfront cost and energy bill costs, and overall quality. (Whew, that was a mouthful.) Before opting for a bulb, strongly consider going the LED (Light-emitting diode) option, and here’s why: 1. They produce minimal UV radi …

It is night. You are about to sleep. You start getting ready, hearing the rain outside in the Southern California storm. The lights are off. You get in bed. You are getting sleepier, but then you hear a noise and your phone lights up. You respond. It takes a while to get the conversation to finish, and you try to sleep again. But it’s harder now. Why? That’s because phones emit something called blue light. It affects your body in a multitude of ways, one of which includes the disruption …