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If your home has small rooms, you can make it look larger by creating an illusion of space. Mirrors, light coloured walls, and a clutter-free look can help add size to a small space. Effective lighting makes a room look larger. First think about your natural light. Take full advantage of sunlight by keeping your windows clear of nets, blinds and ornate soft furnishings. Position mirrors opposite windows to reflect natural light and give an illusion of high ceilings and wide floor areas. Use elec …

Increasingly, downlights are being installed in homes as well as businesses. However, few private consumers realise the importance of installing fire rated downlights rather than standard downlights. Installing the right type of lighting can buy the occupants of a building the time they need to escape from that building in the event of a fire. They also buy the actual building extra time by slowing down the spread of fire throughout the building. In situations where the fire …

Following the 2009 ban on incandescent light bulbs, there has been a growing trend to get the antique look of those energy consuming filament light bulbs. The incandescent bulbs are missed because they emit a warm glow and the visible filament gave a decorative element to the bulb even when unlit. With technology advancing and the world moving towards more energy efficient lighting solutions there had to be a way to make LED light bulbs more appealing to the incandescent fans. Syl …