With all the different variety of chandeliers on the market it makes shopping for the perfect one a real adventure.  There is something out there to fit every style and every room in your home. 


For instance here are some top customer picks for different style settings.
For a more Rustic, cabin setting, try the Somerset collection. 
It has a dark wrought iron finish to keep with the rustic setting.  The frosted icicle glass shades make it an attractive center piece.













Does your space have a more up beat, contempo vibe to it.  You may want to consider the Confuzion chandelier .  This chandelier can add some fun and excitement into your room, with it's bendable arms twisting in every direction. 






Or if your home is contemporary but in a more
subtle way you may want to try this halogen elliptical chandelier.  It is an elegant contemporary chandelier that can be moved up and down

Habitat for Humanity broke ground on the world's first all LED home in Durham, NC.  Some features of the home will be new LED recessed Lights.  The LED lighting in this house is projected to save approximately $250 worth of electricity costs per year over traditional lighting.  When it is complete the home will be an example of the energy savings you can achieve when get rid of the old way of lighting and enter the new technology with LED. 
LED residential lighting is still not currently common because of the expense when compared to incandescent or cfl bulbs.  However, in the last year the cost to manufacturer LED's has fallen from $80 per 1000 lumens to $40 per 1000.  As manufacturing cost decline prices will continue to drop. 

                          
Wall Sconces have a very different appearance than many light fixtures. They have a way of setting a particular mood that traditional light fixtures lack.   Sconces are attached to the wall with the light directed upwards toward the ceiling.  Sconces are often used as a point of decoration and style within a home.  They work extremely well in long rooms or hallways where a focal point is needed.  Generally a sconce is placed above the halfway point up a wall,, or three quarters the way.  Sconces are often spaced with the distance between them being the same as the measurement of the sconces from the floor of the room or hallway.
 

When choosing the right size ceiling fan to put into a room there is no set rule of thumb to determine the proper size.  Along with the room size you also want to take into consideration the room itself.  Some things to consider is the ceiling height, the walls, the furnishings.  Here are some suggestions what size you should use for certain rooms.

For a room 6 X 6 or smaller you generally want to use a small ceiling fan.  A small fan typically has a blade span of  36" or less.














A room 8X10 or less can accommodate a medium ceiling fan.  A medium ceiling fan has a blade span of 36" to 48".














A room 10X15 can accommodate a standard size ceiling fan.  Standard size ceiling fans range from a blade span of 49" to 55".

Under cabinet Lighting is a great source of light to add to your kitchen.  It provides task lighting for your counter tops to make them ideal for food preparation and cooking, it illuminates the back splash on your wall to create accent lighting, it can also be used as a nightlight for the kitchen.   Here are some different types you can choose from.
1) Fluorescent under cabinet Lights:  Are the most energy efficient in providing a given amount of light.   They give off very little heat.  Most cannot be dimmed but they can be a wonderful, inexpensive option. 
2) Xenon lights are the most popular.  They are not as energy efficient and do give off some heat but they do have full dimming capacity, and they give off a nice warm light, similar to incandescent.   Even though they are not cool to the touch, they produce still significantly less than a halogen bulb. 
3) The most energy efficient option would be LED lights.  Althiugh most cannot be dimmed, some do however have two levels of brightness.  Leds are cool to the touch and will last for 50,000 hours before needing replacement.  The initial price is a bit more expensive but if you consider your future savings in energy, led start to make sense. 

We generally recommend the linear style under cabinet lights rather than the puck lights.  The linear provide uniform, well distributed light for the entire counter-top and eliminate shadows.   The puck lights tend to create pools of light in a more focused area.  Either type is fine though.