Valley Lighting CT

The seasons of warmth and sun are finally making their way across the US, and the time to get your beach house ready is now! From decorating to cleaning, there’s plenty of work to be done to have your beach pad ready for the spring and summer.  If you’re looking to update the interior and overall aesthetic of your beach house, follow these simple steps:

• Replace boring old ceiling fans with nautical ceiling fans for a classic beach house look. Nautical themes have been and are still extremely popular themes when decorating a summer or beach home.
• Opt for new wall sconces to replace old dingy lighting fixtures.  The Murray Feiss Mocha Bronze wall sconce looks like old candle holders that would adorn an old wooden ship. The warm glow of these stunning light fixtures are perfect for a beach setting.
• If you don’t want to stick to a nautical theme, consider going tropical. Tropical ceiling fans and brightly colored décor will transform your outdated beach house into a tropical haven.
• Blue and white are great color palette choices when it comes to decorating your beach house in a nautical theme. From paint to furniture, stick to complimenting colors to really pull the look together.

Updating your new beach home is the perfect welcome back summer activity. Making simple changes to your beach house interior can go a long way. Simply changing lighting fixtures or updating old décor can give your summer escape a much needed face-lift that can be enjoyed for summers to come.

Crystal chandeliers are not just made to be hung in your dining room or other eating space. In fact, adding crystal chandeliers to other parts of your home will add extra style and class to any room. While these lighting fixtures still look beautiful above your dining room table it’s important to experiment with lighting in another areas of your home for a bold new look! Here are some of our favorite ways to incorporate crystal chandeliers into the home:

• Living Room – Out of the way of traffic in a corner or above a side table place a low hanging crystal chandelier.
• Entry Way – A beautiful way to greet guests are your front door entry.
• Kitchen – Light up your kitchen table or hang over a kitchen island.
• Bathroom – Add a gorgeous crystal chandelier above the sink or make up vanity.
• Closet – Crystal chandeliers look lovely in larger walk-in closets. It will make a woman feel like a queen!
• Bedroom – Adding a crystal chandelier above the bed adds romance and elegance to the room.

A crystal chandelier is a simple way to update any room with a new look! As you can see from our suggestions there are a number of different ways you can incorporate these great lighting fixtures into your home decor! Check out ValleyLighting-CT.com for crystal chandeliers for any room!

Contemporary wall sconces are a beautiful way to light your home creatively. It’s not all about lamps and ceiling lights. Lighting up a wall can add a more dramatic effect to any room in your house. Here are some awesome of examples of ways contemporary wall sconces can be used:

• Brighten your hallway by adding several wall sconces along the walls.
• Add a more natural light to your vanity area in your bathroom by adding contemporary wall sconces to each side of your mirror.
• Add ambiance to any room by adding the soft glow of contemporary wall sconces in different areas of the room.
• Create a home movie theater in your home by dimming wall sconces along the walls of your “theater.”
• By adding sconces you can reduce the amount of space used on your tables and floors.
• Contemporary wall sconces also make great reading lights in bed. Place a sconce on each side of the bed for a perfect light to help you read and relax!

There are many different types of contemporary wall sconces to choose from to match any decor or theme in your home. You can check out our extensive selection of wall sconces at ValleyLighting-CT.com!

There are many fun ways to update your home decorating style for the New Year. Whether it be updating your Crystorama chandelier or adding a new bold color to a room, a new look is what you need for 2013!

Good lighting can improve the look of your house and can also make daily tasks easier and more enjoyable! Practical lighting is extremely important to have in your home. A well lit room may look great, but is the room functional? Follow these simple steps to make sure your room is lit for the mood and for practical everyday uses! Your mood changes, and so should your lighting.

• Track lighting: Track lighting is extremely flexible. Stationary lights are great if you need to flood a space with light, but sometimes we need extra light in areas where a stationary light isn’t illuminating. Track lighting gives you the option of lighting dark areas that aren’t in any existing lights.
• Bedside task lights: A larger bedside lamp with increased lumen capacity is much more useful than the tiny lamp you have now. By upgrading to a bigger lamp, your bedside light will become a lot more useful.
• Bathroom Vanity: Lighting in a bathroom is extra important. A well lit bathroom will ensure you see yourself clearer when trying to ready yourself for the day. Additional bathroom lights placed at a bathroom vanity and aimed toward the face, help grooming tasks and may also offer more awakening morning light for people who aren’t morning fans.
• Mood enhancers- Lights in your bedroom, kitchen, and living rooms should be both hardworking, but also mood enhancing. Setting your lights on a dimmer will help you control the brightness and amount of light you need for any setting or situation. A romantic evening in the living room can be ruined by bright lighting, but a family night in the living room can be ruined by no light. Having a dimmer in place will guarantee your room is ready for any mood.

Valley Lighting takes pride in helping you with all of your lighting needs! However, home decor is also an important part of really making a room a shine. Valley Lighting sells beautiful decor to make your house go from drab to fab instantly. We carry a wide variety of wine holders, cheese boards, and other home decor.

With the holiday quickly approaching, home decor is always a popular gift idea for mom or for any other home owner on your Christmas list. We carry a variety of wine holders that will make your wine gift quirky and more personable. The shoe wine bottle holder is a great idea for any fashionista or wine lover in your life. The shoe wine bottle holder comes in black resin and leopard print to turn that boring bottle into an interest conversation piece. Throwing a party? Switch out that boring h’dourves plate with a wine bottle cheese board! We carry a selection of cheese boards that will make your finger foods look a little more elegant! If you?re looking for wine home decor, Valley Lighting has what you’re looking for. We also carry a large selection of decorative throw blankets, mirrors, rugs, and so much more. Let Valley Lighting handle all of your home lighting and decor needs!

A poorly lit room can make the room feel uncomfortable and uninviting. The same holds true for the exterior of your home. A poorly lit porch often looks uninviting to your guests. Follow these simple rules to properly light your front porch.

• Place a sconce light on either side of your front door. This will provide maximum illumination and a welcoming feeling to your guests.
• Determine how much light you need. If you live on a dark street without much street light, opt for multiple lights. A single powerful light can make things worse instead of better.
• Decide what type of light you would like. Remember, the outdoor lights will be seen by guests and people just passing by. It’s never a bad idea to go with a classic lantern- type fixture, as classics are classic for a reason.
• When mounting an outdoor fixture, place it slightly above eye level. The light shining through the fixture will be better seen from this level and enhance the doorway illumination.
• If you’re using two fixtures, make sure each is about a fourth of the height of the door. Use a leveler or measuring tape to make sure they are even.
• Install motion sensors instead of leaving your lights on all night, this will save electricity and money in the long run.

In the same manner a well-placed lamp revitalizes a room; your home can get a face lift when given proper outdoor lighting. A well-lit home is more welcoming than a poorly lit one, and a well lit porch can even keep you safe from a potential burglary.

Nothing makes a room feel more unwelcoming than bad lighting. Lighting your home properly and with style can make your living environment go from drab to fab in no time at all. In order to properly light your room, you must first understand the different types of lighting, and how they are best suited for your living space.

• Ambient Lighting- This style of lighting is primarily the general source of illumination in a room. Ambient lighting gives a room its overall splash of life. To achieve perfect ambient lighting try placing lamps throughout the room, pendant lights, or suspended uplights. These lights will have the same look as sunshine streaming through the window.
• Accent Lighting- If your room has amazing architectural details that deserve to be seen then accent lighting is perfect for you! Accent lighting provides a way to illuminate architectural or decorative aspects of a room, making them pop and become the star of the room. To achieve accent lighting try placing track lighting or recessed “eye ball” lighting throughout your home. Even the simple task of placing candles throughout your home will help accent the beauty of your room.
• Task Lighting- Task lighting is used to illuminate specific areas for practical reasons. Examples of task lighting are swing arm lamps, wall sconces, and adjustable floor lamps. This type of lighting is perfect for the area where you spend a lot of time doing different tasks. Nobody likes to read in the dark!
• Fixture style- Lighting fixtures not only provide light, but their decorative design can really pull a room together. These lights play an important role in defining the personality and style of your space. You can never go wrong livening up your room with a beautiful chandelier or other timeless fixtures.

By assessing what your room lacks and combining the above idea, your room can go from a cave to a castle in very few steps. Regardless of the type of lighting you need, Valleylight-CT.com has everything you’re looking for! Let us help you illuminate your home, so you’re never left in the dark!

Pinterest is one of the most popular social networks right now, and there are thousands of people pinning a variety of things everyday! Whether you’re searching for a home décor idea or a new way to brighten you home, you’ll find tons of great ideas on Pinterest! We decided to take a look and see which products from Valley Lighting & Home Décor are being pinned. Check our out top 5 Pinterest pins!

1. Searching for an oversized, unique pendant? You’ve come to the right place! Just imagine this beautiful Regina Andrews lighting pendant hanging above your dining room table!

Pinned by: http://pinterest.com/dcgant/

2. Lights aren’t the only products being pinned from ValleyLighting-CT.com! One Pinterest user is craving this beautiful recycled Mini Wine Stave. Whether you’re hosting a party of just looking for an eco-friendly spot to store your wine, you’ll love this stunning mini wine stave!

Pinned by: http://pinterest.com/sldinsmore/

3. There’s nothing quite like a beautiful chandelier to brighten a home! This Murray Feiss chandelier is part of the Murray Feiss Preston Collection, and features organic bark textured glass. It’s no wonder one pinner pinned this to her board titled, “for the home”.

Pinned by: http://pinterest.com/ejsinger/

4. Shed some light on your bathroom vanity with this gorgeous Crystorama bath bar, featuring hand cut crystal!

Pinned by: http://pinterest.com/poweruser54/

5. We found this decorative umbrella pinned on a board titled, “Things I Need”. Everyone needs an umbrella to protect them from the rain’s chill, but this folding umbrella features a cathedral ceiling decorative pattern.

Pinned by: http://pinterest.com/blooml0130/

What are some of your favorite, pin-worthy products from ValleyLighting-CT.com?

We hope our blogs have been educating you on the uses and designs of the various lighting fixtures we offer. Now, it’s time to test your knowledge and show us what you’ve learned! Take our fun lighting quiz to shed some light on how much you really know about lighting and its technology.

Part I: True or False Questions

1. CFL stands for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb. True or False?
2. Ultraviolet Light is longer in wavelength, and lower frequency than visible light. True or False?
3. Incandescent bulbs average 750 to 1,000 hours of usage. True or False?
4. Fluorescent bulbs produce less heat than incandescent bulbs. True or False?
5. Relamping is the process of replacing existing light fixtures with new lamps. True or False?

Part II: Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is not a typical use of pendant lights: a.) over coffee tables, b.) over kitchen islands, c.) over dining tables.
2. Regular incandescent bulbs are not energy efficient because most of the electricity: a.) is used to make gas reactive, b.) goes into heating the filament, c.) is used to overcome fluorescence.
3. The brightness of a three-way bulb is determined by: a.) amount of voltage sent to the bulb, b.) a photocell sensor within the bulb, c.) position of the switch on the lamp.
4. What is the most cost-effective way to improve the lighting in a room: a.) Install dimmer switches to lamps, b.) Install track lighting, c.) add more table and floor lamps.
5. Chandeliers are now being used: a) over beds, b) on screened porches, c) over garden tubs, d) all of the above.

Reflecting on question ten, lighting fixtures are being placed in new and unique places that can make a room stand out in a whole new way. We hope you enjoyed our quiz and would love to hear how you answered.

True or False Answers:

1. T, 2. F, 3. T, 4. T, 5. T,

Multiple Choice Answers:

6. b, 7. c, 8. b, 9. a, 10. d.