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...

 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...

Time to upgrade the old Downlights Does your home still have an old style of Downlight that uses a scren in R80 globe? Are you tired of always having to replace the globes? Would you like a more efficient, less energy sucking light with much more light output? Would you like to fit this yourself? Would you like it to look like one of the new style downlights? If you have answered yes to any of these questions we now have a light fitting that will screw in to one of the lights (pictured) and will completely hide the old...

What is the best way to clean Lamp Shades?   Various sites on the internet have suggested that cloth lampshades can be washed in water.  I would treat this advice with some caution simply because it is often difficult in this day and age to accurately work out what the shade is made of. A much safer option is to use a micro fibre cloth such a one produced by Norwex.  They suggest using the Dusting Mitt. The Dusting Mitt can be used wet or dry and is ideal for quick, chemical-free dusting throughout the house, including blinds, screens and...

Lighting is art and there is no reason why one cannot dress up a dining room. The reasons for this can be many and varied.  When choosing lights for any room there are a number of things you need to think about. Therefore, first of all , ask yourself this question, “What is this room going to be used for”? Further consider these questions as well: Will I sit at the table and read the paper? Will I sit at the table and do some book work? Will I sit at the table and do some crafts? Or will I...

By Greg Spaanderman, Managing Director/ Founder at Direct Lighting Is your home still fitted with energy sucking halogen downlights? If they are, it might be time to replace them with the more efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LED) globes and reduce the energy consumption of your downlights by 70 to 80 percent.Over the years, many homes were fitted with halogen downlights. These were great at the time but now that we have modern LEDs, this is a good time to replace them with this more efficient form of lighting. This will save buckets of energy and therefore money. Also, LEDs are...