Resources on General Lighting (03)

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Home Lighting Tips
This article overviews lighting basics, including task lighting, accent lighting and general lighting. Includes tips about how to choose the right lighting for homes, light placement, and measuring lights. Instructions for installing chandeliers is also included.

Home Interior Lighting and Home Exterior Lighting For Safety and Security
Article from American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) reminds seniors that as they get older, they need to add and/or increase both exterior lighting and home interior lighting. Article provides practical tips like moving chairs by windows for sunlight reading, doing maintenance on lighting to maintain illumination, and placement of both switches and lights for increased safety and security.

Light Therapy
A holistic approach to the benefits of proper lighting is defined in this thorough web site. In-depth information about the body's responsiveness to light, including how light affects organs and overall health. Light therapy safety, side effects and sources of illumination are noted. The benefits of light therapy to ease seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is also mentioned. Includes benefits of light therapy for assistance with jet lag, insomnia, bulimia and lupus.

Information for Home Theater Lighting
From Home Theater Magazine's web site, comes this specialty lighting portal that offers advice on contemporary interior lighting for creating a home theater environment. The advice is geared towards creating lighting design to best optimize the home theater experience. Topics covered include fluorescent lighting fixtures, LED lighting, fiber-optic lighting, and dimmers. Links to lighting manufacturers are included.

Welcome to Light Bulb 101
This well-designed site promises to "shed a little light" on picking the right light bulb. Fluorescent, incandescent, and halogen are all discussed in detail. There is also a section with links to articles on window treatments, basement, and bedroom lighting, as well as an answer column. Do-It-Yourselfers will especially appreciate the forum where they can share the ins and outs of projects with other people that have done the same project.