Did you know: Dirty light fixtures don’t only dull a room, they actually waste more energy? Yep, unclean lights and their fixtures can reduce light output by 50%. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take much for lighting fixtures to gather dirt, dust and grime, but follow these quick tips  on how to clean all types of lights and fittings, and you’ll bring back the glow and maximise your wattage use in no time. Light bulbs Swear your globes are fading? They could just be dirty. Steam, dust and other airborne particles can stick to light globes causing them to reduce their output. Try this cleaning fix:...

Ceiling fans have to be one of the worst things to clean, yet they're also one of the biggest dust traps in your home. What's worse is that every time you use a dirty ceiling fan you're inevitably spraying dirt across your entire room. Gross. Luckily, there's a really easy way to cleaning your ceiling fan and it will only cost you $3. In a cleaning hack that keeps going viral, people are using pillowcases to clean the blades of their ceiling fans. All you need to do is grab a pillowcase and carefully put it over the blade of...

ABS Plastic Ceiling Fans – Taking over the Ceiling Fan industry ABS Plastic Ceiling Fans are now the leading ceiling fans in the country, offering a durable sturdiness and quiet operation that can be used both in the interior and exterior of your home. In the last year there has been a massive shift in the ceiling fan industry, with the introduction of ABS plastic ceiling fans which are unique and contemporary in design. In previous years, we’ve only had the limited options of timber-bladed ceiling fans for interior use and metal-bladed ceiling fans for exterior use. With our warm...

How much light do I need in a room and how do I work that out? The simple answer is that you need between 70 to 100 Lumens per square meter to read by.   This is a general rule of thumb but in most cases works very well.   So for those who have really good eye sight 70 Lumens per square meter should be sufficient.  But the fact is that we are all aging and as we age our eyes start to struggle and therefore we generally recommend 100 Lumens per square meter. Most good light fittings will have a Lumen...

 Super bright lights for when you are working in the shed             Many commercial and also many domestic sheds use High Bay lighting because of their excellent light output.  They are super bright and light up large areas and when you are working that is definitely what is needed. The disadvantage of this type of light is that they use huge amounts of power ( up to 400 watts ) and in the instance of the power going out, the globes need time to cool down and heat up again, before they come back on.  In the case of power failures this...

Now is a great time to list your home for sale. At this this time of the year there is a lot of movement on the real-estate scene as families are leaving and moving into town.  And many of them move at this time of the year so that the kids can start the New Year in a new school. But before you place your home of the market there are 7 things you should do to make your home more attractive to  a buyer. De-clutter your home. This ,believe it or not can make your home look bigger.  Added...