Even if you rarely enter your home through the front door, the entryway is one of the most important areas of your home since it is a visitor’s first impression of the house.

1. www.IESLightLogic.org
Light Logic aims to help
consumers learn about
residential lighting best practices,
design, energy efficiency and all
topics regarding lighting a home.
Visit Light Logic at:
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2. 7 Quick Tips to Improve Your Home
Lighting
Although many homeowners
may feel daunted at the
thought of updating the
lighting throughout their
home, there are plenty of easy
ways to improve the lighting
without completely
overhauling the system.
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3. 7 Quick Tips to Improve Your Home
Lighting
Diversify Your Lighting
In a room that is solely lighted by recessed downlights, try
adding a table lamp or a wall sconce to bring more warmth to
the room.
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4. 7 Quick Tips to Improve Your Home
Lighting
Consider Specific Tasks
Task lighting is often overlooked, but it is incredibly
important throughout the home.
Adding a task light beside a bed or over a kitchen
counter will improve performance of visual tasks.
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5. 7 Quick Tips to Improve Your Home
Lighting
Add More Control
Dimmers allow you to enjoy greater control over the lighting
and therefore atmosphere of each room.
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6. 7 Quick Tips to Improve Your Home
Lighting
Incorporate Reflective Accents
For a particularly easy fix to a poorly- lighted room, try
introducing reflective elements into the room.
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7. 7 Quick Tips to Improve Your Home
Lighting
Light the Corners
Add a wall sconce in a dining room, a portable uplight
behind a potted plant or a task light in the corner of the
kitchen.
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8. 7 Quick Tips to Improve Your Home
Lighting
Save Energy
Motion-sensor light switches can easily be installed in order
to increase the efficiency of your lighting.
These switches turn the lights off once you leave the room so
that lights aren’t left on unnecessarily.
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9. 7 Quick Tips to Improve Your Home
Lighting
Update Fixtures
Upgrading a few of your most prominent fixtures can make a
big difference in the overall lighting of your home.
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10. www.IESLightLogic.org
Light Logic aims to help
consumers learn about
residential lighting best practices,
design, energy efficiency and all
topics regarding lighting a home.
Visit Light Logic at:
http://bit.ly/1acwy03
Tuesday, January 7, 14