Please read & enjoy the lighting guides & articles below as provided by the American Lighting Association.

Lighting Your Life

General

• Lighting can make a difference
• Basic types of lighting
• The shapes and forms of lighting
• Lighting controls
• Light sources
• Energy savings and efficiency
• Track lighting
• Recessed lighting

Designing with Light

• Living room or family room
• Dining room
• Kitchen
• Bedroom
• Bathroom
• Home office
• Other home areas
• Outdoors

Featured Articles

• Make a Design Statement with Table Lamps
• Transform Your Space with Decorative Pendant Lighting
• Sconces Set Latest Trend in Sophistication, Style
• Chandeliers Create Drama Throughout the Home
• Dimmers Set A Lighter Mood
• Trends in Dining Room Lighting
• Experts Convey Trends in Lighting
• Energy-Wise Lighting Tips
• Lighting Experts Offer Lighting Tips for the Bedroom
• Decorative-Style Lighting

Articles

Bathroom & Kitchen

Create the proper atmosphere and see yourself in the best light. Today's kitchens and baths reflect our changing lifestyles. Learn design ideas on how lighting can create a pleasant environment in your kitchen and provide elegance in the bathroom.

• ALA Provides Brightest Trends in Kitchen Lighting
• Lighting Designers Share Expert Tips on Bathroom Lighting

Landscape

Turn your garden into a wonderland at night; make your home stand out in your neighborhood; improve safety and security; and expand your outdoor entertaining options. Order the attractive, four-color brochure and learn how you can have the most impressive home on the block on an affordable landscape lighting design budget from the American Lighting Association.

• Landscape Lighting Ideas to Showcase Your Home

Ceiling Fans

• Selecting a Ceiling Fan
• Ceiling Fans Exempt from Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act
• ALA showrooms offer ceiling fans that cool the air in fashionable style

Energy Wise Lighting

• Energy Wise Lighting