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Illuminating ideas from Lamplighter
Your source for lighting tips, trends, products and promotions
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June 2009
- Vol 4, Issue 3
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In This Issue
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We respect your privacy and will not share your information
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Greetings!
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Welcome to Illuminating ideas, our quarterly
ezine
designed to bring you answers to your lighting
questions, tips and trends,new product
announcements as well as advance notice of
upcoming sales and promotions.
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Summertime brings fun in the sun, longer
daylight hours, and one caveat: hotter
temperatures means running the air
conditioner and increased energy bills. Here
are three easy solutions that
budget-conscious households can use to
immediately save money.
1. Read Your Labels
Before you purchase another light bulb,
lighting fixture or ceiling fan, look for the
Energy Star® label. Those products have
undergone rigorous testing and meet the
government's strictest new guidelines for
energy efficiency.
2. Be a Fan of Ceiling Fans
In summer, it's possible to turn your
thermostat to 78 degrees and if you're using
a ceiling fan, the comfort level would be the
same as if the thermostat were at 72.
Obviously, you could turn off the AC and only
use the fan. Just remember to turn off fans
in rooms that aren't occupied to avoid
wasting energy.
3. Choose the Right Light Source
Lighting accounts for approximately 20
percent of a home's energy cost, so changing
the most frequently used lights to more
efficient fluorescent versions can make a
tremendous difference. The key is to
consider the hours of use - the savings are
greater and bulb life is longer when
fluorescent lighting remains on for longer
periods of time.
A CFL produces about four times the
light for the same amount of energy as an
incandescent. Then there's the matter of
color. CFLs are available in three colors,
and are often described as warm, neutral, and
cool. The warm color will usually be the
closest to incandescent. By far the easiest
way to find the right CFL for your home is to
go to an ALA member lighting showroom.
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In each issue, we announce the winners of our
monthly raffle. The lucky winners of this
quarter's raffles were:
April ~ Eric Schutz
May ~ Lisa Benjamin
June ~ Carol Talikka
Come visit us and put your name in our raffle
basket
for YOUR chance to win $100.00 to
Lamplighter!
Or visit our website and enter there:
www.berkshirelamplighter.com
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Take a few moments to visit our website. You
will
find many answers to your lighting questions at:
www.berkshirelamplighter.com
From lighting tips from the American
Lighting
Association to vendors we carry, services we
offer to
you and promotions that are going on, there is a
wealth of information to help you with your
lighting plans and purchases.
Visit us regularly!! Read what our customers
have to
say about our products and services.
You can even enter our raffle
online!!Visit now:
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The same rules of layering light apply
indoors AND outdoors. You'll want overall
lighting, task lighting, and accent lighting
- a chandelier overhead, sconces close to
tables and chairs, and lighting around
plants, for example. Use lights in trees,
under the leaves of potted plants, and as
edging for pools. Provide task lighting
around the grill area, but choose a fixture
with a metal shade to avoid adding too much
glare to the surroundings.
Here are some easy ways to light an outdoor
room that fits your life, your style, and
your budget.
1. Include lights that follow the steps or
go between levels, whether ground or deck.
2. Add lights for safety near front and
back doors, garage doors and along paths.
3. Consider an automated control system
that turns on lights with a timer and allows
you to adjust light levels from outside and in.
4. Provide motion lights over rarely used
doors, such as a basement access.
5. Have porch posts wired for lighting.
You'll add ambiance and a unique touch to
your patio.
6. Include lights off the deck and patio,
as well in garden nooks and along walkways.
7. Add uplights against unique plants or
interesting trees to up the drama factor in
your garden.
8. Consider solar powered fixtures. You'll
take advantage of a natural resource that's
free to boot.
9. Match the style of your lights to the
style of your house. You'll carry the design
theme from indoors to outside.
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You may have a challenging space in your home or
you may simply be unsure about which type of
fixture
to select to meet your lighting needs.
The staff at Lamplighter is happy to meet
with you and
help you make the right selections.
We also guarantee your satisfaction. If
you are
unhappy with any purchase at our store,
simply return
it within a month for a full refund.
Returns after 30 days, you receive a store
credit for the
full amount.
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The Lamplighter offers you fine quality table and
floor lamps, indoor/outdoor lighting fixtures, ceiling
fans and hundreds of lampshades to help beautify
your home or business.
We have a complete
repair and re-wiring service and private parking in the
rear.
Call Now: 413-528-3448
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10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hope to see you soon! Michael & Kathleen Cleary
Michael and Kathleen Cleary
The Lamplighter
phone:
413-528-3448
web:
www.berkshirelamplighter.com
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