Deck and patio lights, path and spread lights are decorative, but the point of accent and in-ground landscape lighting is the light. You shouldn’t really notice the fixtures at all, just the effect they create. Have you seen the lighting at Disney World at night? Look at how they do it. A combination of accent…
There are three ways to make the most of any water feature you have; reflecting, highlighting or underwater lighting. Reflecting with Landscape Lighting If you have still water, a pool or a pond, use lighting to create a reflection on the water. Reflecting or mirroring can be really dramatic. Use the accent spots and spreads…
Farmhouse Style means different things to different people. There are a lot of variations on Farmhouse Style. Modern Farmhouse Style incorporates comfortable Farmhouse pieces into a Classic Modern interior. Cozy Rustic Farmhouse has the appeal of a log cabin with perhaps farm elements like chicken wire. French Farmhouse or Farm Cottage styles have colors and…
Cable lighting is really pretty simple. It is just two lengths of metal braided wires attached to the walls or the ceiling. A transformer connects to both wires to provide low voltage power. Lights attach to both wires and light up. That’s it. You can add various standoffs to change direction or supports to run…
There is a huge variety in lights available for cable systems. They come in different widths, for cable separations from 2″ to 36″. You can also adapt lights for other systems to work on cable using a Freejack connector from Tech Lighting or a uni-plug adapter from Bruck Lighting. Because the cable is the same…
Lightweight pendants can be suspended from cable. Some pendants come with the connecting components already part of the pendant. Any of the Tech Lighting pendants that have a product number starting with 700K can be used on cable without an adapter. You can also adapt lights for other systems to work on cable using a…
The March issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine is the Trend Issue with a trend report on “What’s next in Home, Garden and Food”. Every year we see a parade of exciting trends in products, colors, and decorating ideas. We’ve narrowed our favorites to the 22 ideas that are making us especially happy right…
This month is the Trend Issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine. It has about a dozen pages about “What’s next in Home, Garden and Food”. Effervescent Iridescence We’ve always been drawn to the bright and shiny. The rainbow-esque look of iridescence improves everyday items and our mood. After the warm, serene rose gold trend,…
The January issue of Better Homes & Gardens starts with the article Fresh: Obsessed with Scalloped Edges We’ve seen their swooping symmetry in architecture, furniture, and hemlines for decades, even centuries. What’s new is the way scallop’s structure has been loosened, scaled up, and repeated graphically in a way that’s bolder, curvier, and a bit…
Don’t you love the lighting at Pollo Tropical?! It is from the Hinkley Plantation Pineapple Outdoor Collection. Hinkley Plantation Outdoor Lighting Collection > There are actually two Plantation Outdoor Collections from Hinkley Lighting. The other is solid brass with Copper Bronze finish and Clear optic Glass. The Plantation Collection Pollo Tropical uses on all of…
