Types Of Lamps: From The First Bulb To Modern Diodes
Just like a diamond needs a decent setting, so does your home need a well-organized lighting. The first rule of the lighting design says that there should be two types of lighting: the main and the accentuating. Main lighting is created by powerful lamps that give us a diffused light. Accentuating lighting is made with a variety of lamps that help to create a certain design and emphasizes the special appeal of each room.
Nowadays we use three types of lamps: electric incandescent lamps, or bulbs, halogen lamps and fluorescent lamps.
Bulbs were the first electric lamps that still serve our needs. Their light is considered to be optimal for our eyes, but they have one huge disadvantage: only 5% of the energy is used on producing light, the other 95 % are turned into heat.
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| Later halogen lamps appeared that turn almost the whole energy into light. Moreover they are good at saving energy: an 11 Watt halogen lamp provides the same lighting a 50-60 Watt bulb does. But they have their drawbacks, too: they flicker, buzz and wear out our eyes and mind quickly. Though today engineers have managed to remove these drawbacks, and you can find a great variety of lights with halogen lamps – like halogen bath wall lamps by Illuminating Experiences. |
| Fluorescent lamps are also popular because the beam of light can be directed on certain working places. Their merit is that they possess great capacity but use the minimum of electricity. But fluorescent lamps need a transformer, which makes the price for such lighting quite high. On the other hand – a fluorescent lamp serve twice longer than a halogen lamp, which makes the price quite reasonable. |
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| The market is being conquered by lamps with diodes recently. They don’t heat up, and require a low voltage. They can work without pauses during 90 000 hours, which allows to embed them in walls or use them for the outdoor lighting. In the picture you can see Floor diode lamps at the Arab World Institute in Paris.They are also very solid and can’t be broken even if you step on them. But their function is decorative only because of the comparatively small capacity. |
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The Most Unusual Way to Ease The Tension Of The Office
| Looking for nice office lights? There’s a great choice of them in our shop: you can check Meltemi or Lbl Lightning, or simply look through all offers right here and find the lights that would match the strict and quiet atmosphere of the office. But sometimes you may need something special. From time to time life can get too crazy for us to handle it with unruffled calmness. There are moments when you want to relax a bit and ease the tension of the office atmosphere – you want to set your emotions free. But maybe you should think about transforming your emotions into something more pleasant and positive. Like… hanging and swinging on the office light. Why not? |
| We happen to be in a joyous mood, or to know good news, or to feel ourselves special… Well, there are a lot of reasons for feeling great. But hanging on the office light can’t be a good idea unless… you have a special office light that allows you to do so. |
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| It looks like a Swedish designer Thomas Bernstrand have thought about swinging on the lights for a long time. He designed a special office light that has special handles. Grab them and swing your head off. Just make sure that the height of the ceiling allows you to do so. One of the advantages of this light is that it can handle anybody, no matter how much does a person weight. |
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| Of course, someone may think that design of the light leaves much to be desired, but its creator aimed on its durability and ease. Nevertheless, we may hope that with time he will provide us with some cooler designs. By the way, Google Corporation pays a lot of attention on the working conditions and recreation of its employees creating all possible facilities for a convenient and pleasant break. Thomas Bernstrand’s swing light is another decent and efficient method of getting relaxed in the office. |
How To Make Your Own Lampshades – A Very Simple Guide
Everyone needs some changes in the daily surrounding scenery – especially in the interior of one’s home. So, if you are tired of the boring colors of your home – you can always make it brighter. There are numerous suggestions for what deserves changes, and changing your lampshades is one of them. Below you may find a simple guide for making a great lampshade.
What you’ll need:
- A lamp (you can use your old one or buy one at a garage sale) and its lampshade. If there is none – you can buy a plain white lampshade at any special store.
- Decorative fabric for your future lampshade: choose the best one to enhance the interior. Use you designer skills
- Large sheet of paper and a pencil for making a patter. It is optional; if you feel that you’ll manage to mark the fabric correctly.
- Spray adhesive, craft glue, or fabric glue and scissors
- Also you may feel free to use any decorative elements – beads, braids, decorative trims, etc.
Before you start make sure you have enough space for work.
Now you’re ready to go.
| Step 1. Take the lampshade, find its seam and place the lampshade on its side on the paper with its seam on one edge of the paper. Then – roll the lampshade on the paper, marking the top and bottom edges with the pencil till you get to the seam again. |
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| Step 2. Cut out the paper pattern adding about an inch to the top, bottom and seam lines. Then cut out the fabric according to the paper pattern. |
| Step 3. Do a test fit of the fabric on the lampshade and trim if necessary. Then glue the fabric to the lampshade using spray adhesive or glue. |
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| Step 4. After drying the lampshade decorate it with a band of braid, ribbon, lace, beads, or fringe. Then switch it on and enjoy the new look of your home interior. |
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| You may also get a special kraft kit that will make creating your own lampshade even easier. |