Illuminate Your Home with Sparkle and Shine Buying new lights is an easy way to enhance your home’s ambiance and style, but it’s just as important to take care of those lights so they keep on looking their best. Imagine walking into a room where every light fixture sparkles as brilliantly as the day...
There’s one thing you can count on every fall: as the days get shorter, you’ll start using your lights more often. This includes your outdoor light fixtures. These crucial lights brighten up the exterior of your home and help it feel inviting. They guide folks to your entryway, walkways, patio and other spots around...
There’s nothing quite like kicking back on the patio on a summer evening. You’ve got a cold drink in your hand and you’re ready to start the weekend. Maybe you’ve fired up the grill and invited a few friends over, or maybe you’re just going to kick back with a good book as the...
You may already have a ceiling fan or two in your home. You use them to circulate air and add comfort in the rooms where they’re installed. But have you ever thought about installing a ceiling fan outside? If you have a covered porch, patio, deck or another outdoor space where you want more...
Summer is the perfect season to spend more time outside. Before you venture out, though, is your lighting looking right? Here are 6 tips you can use to get the perfect outdoor lighting for your space. Remember the 3 types of lighting There are three main types of lighting: ambient, task and accent. Each...
Hey! I’m Emma and I am in the marketing department here at LightsOnline. I am our social media manager, I compose our email newsletters and I write content for this blog. This means that I see, and talk about, lights a lot. It also means I think about lights a lot, too. If I’m...
With the arrival of summer, there’s a good chance you’ll be spending even more time on your deck, patio, balcony or any of the other outdoor spaces around your home. As you prepare to invite guests over for barbecues, picnics and get-togethers, now’s the perfect time to upgrade your home’s exterior lighting. Upgrading the...
For years, home builders would select outdoor lights in a bronze or flat black finish because the color was flattering on many different home styles. Just like the little black dress, outdoor lanterns in a bronze or black finish are classic, goes-with-everything choices. But, also just like in clothing fashion, changing out our home’s...
Pendant lights are a perfect lighting option for kitchens – whether over an island, above a sink or providing ambient overall light – but they are not limited to use in that one room only. You can use pendants all throughout your home, even outdoors! Need some inspiration? Here are pendant lights being used...
As we learn at a young age, water and electricity don’t play nice together. In fact, water is a conductor of electricity. This means “you can become electricity’s path to the ground if you are touching water that touches electricity,” warns the electric utility Edison International, adding, “It’s important to keep all electrical appliances...