Family Christmas Tradition

 

 

We celebrate Christmas in different ways. It differs in every country and region. It also differs in every family. In my family, we would celebrate Christmas day by hearing mass together and afterwards enjoy a quiet Christmas media noche or midnight feast. But, this time of the year, we are breaking the tradition. We will welcome the birth of our Savior by having a huge party at my grandmother’s house together with my uncles and aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces. It is going to be a huge celebration since it is the first time in a long time that everybody came home for Christmas.

Almost everything is set at my grandmother’s place. The ancestral house looks magical inside out. Different Christmas decorations adorn the exterior and interior of the house as well. The entire house is almost covered with the glittering Christmas lights. Even the walkway lights and outdoor path lighting specifically the Flair Top Pagoda Light, which were bought by my aunt a few months ago are decorated with Christmas decorations as well. The outdoor path lighting fixtures which adorn the front yard and the backyard make a huge difference. The landscape lights made the yard more alive and lovely. They highlight the beautiful garden which my grandmother have been taking care of for several years. It also made the yard a lot safer. In addition to the fully lighted house, the decorative lamp posts in the front yard are also covered with Christmas decorations and led lights.

There is nothing more enjoyable than eating with your family, relatives, and friends especially on a Christmas day. I hope that it is always Christmas day so we can have this lovely dinner all the time.

Bright And Colorful Christmas Everywhere

December is known to be the most celebrated month of all months. Or maybe it is because it is the same month on which we commemorate the birth of our dear Savior. You can also say it is the happiest and the brightest month as well. Anywhere you go, you can see tall buildings decorated with different colored lights. Commercial post lights which brighten up the streets are even brighter because of the decorative colored led lights which are wrapped around it. Even the double -12 inched classic shallow radial shade pole lights which line up the streets in our neighborhood were not spared from the Christmas decorations which bring the Christmas cheer to everyone.

I wish our street will look as colorful as it is now the whole year round because everyone seems to be happy and contented with this new change in our neighborhood. We have been looking forward to this most celebrated month since the officials of our hometown decided to decorate the entire town with different Christmas decors. I am sure the environmentalists are worried of the increasing energy consumption because of the added decorative lighting. But since LED or light emission display is used I guess there is nothing to worry about. In addition, the light sources of the pole lights according to a friend who works with the town architect also use low energy consumption called CFL or compact florescent lamp. I guess everybody has decided to be environmental friendly.

I cannot imagine the season of Christmas to be dull and dark. I understand that it is kind of hard to be happy after all the bad news going on around here and across the globe. But there is always a reason to be happy. With all the beautifully decorated lighting fixtures, buildings and parks, I hope that these will somehow brighten someone else' Christmas.

Lighting Decorations For Christmas Cheer This December

In this season of Christmas it is not only our homes that are a designed to welcome the spirit of Christmas. Commercial establishments such as shopping malls, restaurants, and cafes are adorned with all sorts of Christmas decorations. Even the street lamps and poles lights are also covered with Christmas decorations. Although I know that some store owners are not believers of the spirit of Christmas, they still decorate their stores just to join with the rest who do. As the infamous quote goes, "if you can’t beat them join them."

Well, it does not really matter if they believe the meaning of Christmas. The most important thing is that they are one with us who believe it. They set their personal feelings and beliefs aside for the sake of those who do and partly because business reasons. For most of us, we will surely visit the shopping malls, stores and restaurants which displays the best and the brightest Christmas decorations. There is even this one store which even changed the bulbs of their indoor and outdoor sconce lighting to a different color, the colors of Christmas, to join in with the Christmas cheer. It was quite a beauty. My aunt was enchanted with it and the same day we shopped for light bulbs. She changed all the outdoor sconce lighting in her veranda with green, red, blue, gold, silver and white. It is a good thing though that the base of the individual sconce lighting has been customized to a different color. Otherwise we would have painted it to match the color of the light bulbs.

We have our own ways of celebrating Christmas. We also have our own ways of adorning our homes to welcome the spirit of Christmas. Perhaps other people may think of it as eccentric, weird and an over kill. But who cares? This is a free country.

The Aesthetic Side Of Pendant Lights

Architectural design lighting such as gooseneck lights, commercial pendant lighting fixtures, garden lights are a part of every growing business establishment here and abroad. You can find these lighting fixtures in almost everywhere. You can often see these lighting fixtures highlighting the building structures as well as the signage and billboards. They are specifically designed to provide aesthetic beauty to the any commercial and residential buildings. They are also designed to provide illumination to all offices, stores, and restaurants inside out. 

Moreover with architectural design lights, it can transform any place into a whole new dimension just like one of the famous leather bag stores in Japan, the PATRICK COX shop where the interior designer of the shop, Chikara Ohno, made use of commercial pendant lighting to highlight the bags and accessories of the shop. In fact in can transform any building infrastructures like a bridge, a garden or a school to look magical and enchanting just like the Rainbow Fountain Bridge in Banpo Bridge, South Korea, the Gapyeong Garden of Lights in Gapyeong Korean and the Angelicum College in the Philippines. 

Now, that Christmas Day is almost near, several shopping centers, parks, streets and even municipalities are not only adorned with Christmas decorations. The architectural design lighting fixtures which lights the entire place are also designed to bring some Christmas cheers to everyone. You can see several electronic billboards flashing a Christmas greeting. Some environmentalists would say that it is a lot of energy waste. However, I am sure that with everyone being aware of the horrifying effects of global warming, the government is strictly implementing the use of energy saving bulbs such as LED (light emitting diode) bulbs and CFL (compact florescent lamp) in every commercial lighting fixture. This way, everybody can enjoy the spirit of Christmas without compromising the environment.

How Lighting Fixtures Affect Our Lifestyle

Lighting fixtures are one of man’s greatest achievements as inventors. They are invented for a lot of reasons. One of these reasons is that we could move around at night safely. It is kind of hard to be traveling at night when it is dark. A lot of bad things can happen in the dark. Moreover, the fear of not know what we are up against is something that every human being’s weakness. The invention of light is one way of fighting this weakness.

However, the invention of light especially the gooseneck lights paved the way to a lot of things that have changed our lives forever. It had changed our way of living. It had opened a lot of business opportunities for everyone. Business owners took courage in opening their shops or stores for everyone even at night. It also made working at night possible and less dangerous. I can vaguely remember when it had exactly made our nights livelier and fun.  But I perfectly remember how my grandparents disapproved of their granddaughter going out at night to work. It was kind of irritating and yet endearing to that they would walk with me, hand in hand, to the bus station. My grandfather would even insist that I should bring a knife with me for protection which I did out of fear and respect for him. But I had to hide the knife which I wrapped in paper deep inside my bag to avoid detection. 

Assuring my grandparents that it is okay to travel, work and even party at night was hard. I have to constantly call them afterwards to assure them that I arrived safely. They still disapproved but eventually they learned to accept that times have changed.  We have to take them out to dinner whenever it is possible to let them know that everything has changed. Seeing all those bright commercial lights adorning in every building infrastructures, commercial establishments and the streets; plus the number of lively people on the street and the guards,  may have convinced them somehow.

Lighting Manufacturers Against Global Warming

The world today is facing one calamity after another. Just a week ago Typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda struck the Philippines and left thousands of Filipinos devastated. Just yesterday, a tornado hit US Midwest killing six people; two days before that there was a flash flood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which killed at least three people. Why are these happening? What is the government doing to stop these from happening again? What are we doing to stop it?

Government, non-government, private sectors, business sectors and several environmentalists are working hand in hand in saving what is left of our planet.  The Earth Hour and Earth Day are just among the famous campaigns which address the issues of global warming. Several companies such as shopping malls are also doing their part by promoting the use of cloth bags whenever they shop. Some manufacturers especially the  manufacturers of our lighting fixtures which we use all the time are also doing their part in saving this planet by using earthenware clay. They also promote the use of LED (Light emitting diode) or CFL (Compact Fluorescent lamp) light bulbs for their lighting fixtures such as gooseneck lighting which are often use in commercial establishments. These types of light bulbs are popular energy savers.What we can do as individuals is to follow the three R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle).

Global warming is a world issue that we all need to work on not only for our own sake but for our children and our children’s children. It is not something that we can just ignore considering that these will affect us all. It does not matter if you are from the first world country or the third world country when it comes to an act of nature because not one of us can dodge a typhoon, tornado, drought, flood or an earthquake. It sounds scary and a lot may think of that we are probably close to the end of the world. But unless we do our part in taking care of our planet then there is a great chance that we will be witnessing our destruction.

Attracting Customers With Commercial Lighting Techniques

In this day and age, almost everyone I know who owns a business uses different types of gooseneck lighting or any commercial lighting reflector to keep their signage or billboards illuminated all night long. It is one way of letting the public know that the particular store, mall or commercial establishment is still very much in business. However, one should not just use any ordinary commercial lighting. It should also be artistically made to attract more customers to visit your store. Moreover, it should be a commercial lighting fixture that will surely stand out above the rest considering the large number of competitors in the business world.

As a customer myself, I would visit a store or a shopping mall like Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California, USA because it is highly recommended by the public. It should also offer the best price for its product and their customer service should be commendable. But first and foremost, the store, shopping mall or any commercial establishment must have a great marketing strategy such as advertising with the use of social media, television, radio, newspapers and magazines, billboards and the likes to catch the attention of prospective buyers. These commercial establishments must also be attractive to the eye of the prospective buyers like me. In this regard, lighting fixtures such as the gooseneck light shade, emblem shades, warehouse lights and the likes play a major role in drawing the prospective buyers or would be customers to the store. The brighter, fancier and more colorful the lights are, the more attracted we become.

It is quite a challenge to the lighting designers of every lighting manufacturers to come up with a not-so-ordinary lighting fixtures that will keep customers like us fascinated. It is quite amazing that how commercial lighting fixtures can have that “hypnotic effect” that will draw us towards the store.

Environment Friendly Lighting Fixtures

All types of lighting fixtures has been designed and manufactured over the years to aid us in our day to day life. Just like other products such as our clothes, shoes, and gadgets, they are assessed depending on their sizes, designs, materials used, and their necessity. We also buy them depending on our needs and budget. But there are also times that we buy a lighting fixture regardless if it is expensive or not because we just simply need them. 

However, we need to be wise in buying these kinds of products. We need to check first how long these lighting fixtures are going to last? We also need to check the brightness or the lumen of these lighting fixtures as well as the wattage because these factors will surely affect our budget. We should also think how these lighting fixtures affect our environment. It is known that these past few years, we have been suffering from global warming. So our government has highly recommended that we should use energy saving lamps such as LED (Light-emitting diode) and CFL (Compact fluorescent lamp) instead of incandescent lamps and some fluorescent lamps which were banned because they were proven because they were proven to be hazardous to our health and our environment.

Companies and manufacturers who have a high regard for our environment are greatly admired. We should also buy from these companies and manufacturers especially those who are promoting energy saving lighting fixtures such commercial sign lights, garden lights, barn lights and home lights in order to help our environment as well. Moreover, we should also be careful in disposing lighting fixtures which no longer works to prevent accidents and problems to our health and nature. We must bear in mind that whatever happens to our environment will greatly affect as all.

The Convenience Of Shopping For Your Lighting Fixtures Online

Everything these days are made easy with a simple click of a button or by the sound of your voice or any form of sound. Even finding the right lighting for your commercial space and even your residential lot is also made easier. Just like our clothes, perfumes, gadgets and other electronic devices, we can browse and buy our lighting needs such as step lights, gooseneck lights, warm lights and the likes, by online shopping. We can also do our shopping by calling over the phone.

If you are worried how to install the lighting fixture you bought online, these commercial lighting shade and residential lights come with instructions on how to install. You can also ask assistance by calling the customer service of the said online shop or by chatting with a live agent. You can even ask them about customizing the lighting fixtures which you want to purchase. There are some online shops which offer customization of these lights to suit your lighting needs. Some of these alterations come with an additional price while some are done with no additional charges.

It seems like yesterday when we have to go through the pains of going from different lighting stores to another just to look for the perfect lighting. It is maybe fun to do shop for our lighting fixtures by going to the shopping centers. But why do we have to waste our energy and gas when we can do it from the comfort of our homes? Online shops may have the impression that it is for the lazy ones. Perhaps. Or perhaps not. For me, to do my shopping online is practical and convenient. You can do your laundry, clean the house or take care of your child while waiting for the lighting fixtures, gadgets or whatever it is you purchased online to be delivered. This is also perfect for moms and dads who cannot leave home because of their child. In addition, you can also do your online shopping not only by using your portable computer. You can also do it with any smartphones. So there is nothing lazy about online shopping.

Different Usage Of Commercial Lights

Lighting fixtures are manufactured depending on what we need. There are certain lighting fixtures which are designed just for our bedrooms, kitchen, offices, garden and landscape, billboards and building infrastructures. There are also those lighting fixtures which are used in the field of medicine such as the treatment of sleeping disorders. Some are also designed for our entertainment and enjoyment such as floodlights while some lighting fixtures are designed for commercial use such as the gooseneck lights. 

If you love sports such as baseball and basketball, you will often find these flood lights illuminating the stadium or the court where the sporting events is held. These types of commercial lighting fixtures are often used if the game is scheduled in the evening. These provide just the right amount of light for the pleasure of those who are following the game on the television as well as those who are watching in the stadium, court or coliseum. These are also used in the parkways of shopping malls and other commercial establishments. In addition these lighting fixtures are also popularly used in gardening and landscaping. On the other hand, commercial lights such as the outdoor gooseneck lighting are just perfect in providing enough lighting for billboards, signage, pathways and storefronts of your favorite cafes, restaurants or malls. These types of commercial lights come in different sizes and shade styles to suit your lighting needs.

Hundreds of lighting fixtures are designed and manufactured for our lighting needs. They may be have different applications and usage but its main usage is to provide illumination when there is no natural light. They also provide our safety and security especially when we are traveling or navigating at night. In addition, lighting fixtures complement our gardens and landscapes making us appreciate the beauty of the night more.

Architectural Lights For Our Needs

People across the globe are in need of lighting fixtures. From a mere candle stick to an elegant decorative lighting, they are all important to us. It is because light brought a lot of good things to our life. Lighting fixtures provide us with security, comfort, and navigation. Would you dare go to a place which is in complete darkness? Or would you pass a road or a street with not even a single lighting on? A few fearless individuals might dare but people in general will not. A lot of bad things can happen in the dark. Accidents and all sorts of crimes happen in broad daylight, how much more when darkness comes? But with the use of lighting fixtures, criminals will think twice before they strike. Accidents are prevented too. 

We can consider that lighting fixtures are one of man’s greatest achievement and legacy to mankind. Other than providing us with security and comfort, with the use of various commercial lighting, barn lights and other architectural lights our economy has improved. It also improved our way of living. Moreover, they are also very useful in the entertainment industry and media. Hospitals, apartments, condo units, malls, and other building infrastructures have also a great need for the different architectural lighting fixtures.

Lighting fixtures have been innovated over the years to improve our lifestyle. It is quite amazing how our lighting designers have improved a simple lighting fixtures to an elegant designer lighting to a voiced operated lighting fixture. The bulbs used are different as well. Gone are the incandescent lamps. Instead several manufacturers have been using energy saving lamps such as CFL(Compact Fluorescent Lamp) or LED(light-emitting diode) lights since they are earth friendly and very efficient. In the years to come, more improved lighting fixtures will come out and for sure they are going to be for the betterment of all.

Sconce Lighting Making Every Space Special

Almost every one of us has a special place inside our home. Others mostly choose their room as their favorite place at home while some likes their living room or kitchen. The least appealing part of every home is either the attic or the garage. The ambiance is either sad, scary or intoxicating. But that can be changed by adding colorful indoor and outdoor sconce lighting such as the Saucer Vapor-Tight Wall Light. What is great about this type of lighting fixture is that you can customize it. You can change the clear jar color with a different hue such as frosted, red, blue, green, amber, and amber crackle. You can also match and mix the different jar colors with the different cast guard finish such as raw aluminum, brushed patina, polished aluminum, painted steel and many others to suit your taste. However, you will get a genuine brass or copper base if you prefer the brass or copper fixture. The cast guard on the other hand will be aluminum with a brass or copper finish.

Other than changing the usual boring lighting fixture of our attic or garage, we can also do some painting job that will make it favorable and attractive. Choose a lighter color especially if there are no windows to brighten up the room. Otherwise, you can purchase a contemporary metal wall art and modern wall art decor which are stylish and colorful. Moreover, adding some artificial plants or faux plants will also make the room livelier. I still prefer live plants but in places such as the basement, attic or garage, I do not think they will survive. 

Attics and garages do not necessarily have to look sad and scary. Changing the wall colors, adding some artificial plants and decorative sconce lighting can make a great difference. We may not frequently visit these parts of our home but somehow, it is not as scary looking as it used to be.

How Commercial Lights Improve Our Lives

Lighting designers have created various lighting fixtures which greatly helped our society for several years and the years come. With their creativity they were able to develop lighting fixtures which are not only useful to us but are also decorative. With their innovative ideas, there is a huge possibility that we might still be using torches or candle sticks to light our nights. And worst, progress many not be possible as well.

Warehouse sign lights and other commercial lighting or architectural lighting have greatly increased the sales of our business owners. These lights are very useful especially in advertising or promoting their products and their business establishments and stores. With proper lighting, commercial lighting attracts customers to visit the store. These lights also made several convenience stores available 24/7. Moreover. these also offer security which made it possible for people from all walks of life to come out from their homes at night to enjoy a relaxing evening stroll in the parks or in their neighborhood. In addition, they are also able to enjoy a quiet dinner in their favorite restaurant or a great time in the mall even at night.

I cannot imagine what it is like to be living in a world with the only form of lighting are torches and candlesticks. It is a good thing that we are born in an era where modern lighting has been developed not only to provide lighting, navigation and security at night but also for decoration. However, there are times that I do envy our forefathers. Perhaps they may not have enjoyed the what the modern times has to offer but surely, they have enjoyed the natural beauty of the night.

Commercial Landscape Lights For Garden Restaurants

 

No matter how limited or small our home space or office space is, we always have a place for a small garden. Even those who are not gardening enthusiasts reserve a small space for plants in their yard or office spaces. Some even add landscape lights or step lights to enhance its beauty. 

Outdoor step lights and commercial landscape lights complement our garden and landscapes at night. These lights are more convenient in business establishments such as Ferringhi Garden Restaurant, a breathtaking garden restaurant in Penang, Malaysia. They have given justice to the beauty of nature. Moreover, other than hightlighting the garden, these lighting fixtures make the place even more inviting and attractive especially to the customers. We do not have many garden restaurants from where I came from but I will definitely visit if there is one available. And if given a chance to travel abroad, I would surely bring my family to this garden restaurant so we could dine and enjoy a relaxing evening with nature. The place is not only beautiful, it also offers a cozy atmosphere only the plants surrounding it can provide.

Great gardens are truly admirable. They are one of Mother Nature's gift to us. We should share this gift from nature. We should show its beauty even in the absence of light by adding garden lights. And if we only have a limited space at home or in the office, we can still own a miniature garden. There are planter boxes available online that you could purchase with your credit card.. You could use these planters to plant your favorite flowering plant or decorative plant. Although it may not be possible to use landscape lights or step lights in your miniature garden, but you can still use the dollhouse miniature lights to showcase its beauty.

Basic Recommendation For Your Ideal Kitchen

Who among you does not love cooking or eating or both? I am sure you love both or maybe one or the other.... That is maybe the reason why kitchen is one of the most important corners of every home. We always want our kitchen to be clean, well designed and complete with everything to cater all the needs of the family especially in preparing delicious food. Designers and architects also take enough time to accommodate their client's needs especially in designing their kitchen or during renovations.

For all of you out there who love having stylish cooking environment, you may definitely consider when designing your own kitchen:

Space

Ask your self how would you like your kitchen to be? Spacious or just enough for you alone to roam around while doing kitchen works. Also consult your architect because your kitchen space must also in sync with the other spaces in your house.

Kitchen Wares and Equipment

Purchase all kitchen wares that you think you will always use when preparing food everyday. Always think the basic things you need. Refregirator is one of the most important appliances you need in the kitchen. If you love baking and you always bake cakes and pastries then you may need to have an oven. 

Tables and Chairs

This should always match the furnishing and the color theme of your kitchen. And it should be sturdy and comfortable to use especially when you are cooking. You can ask your architect to help you with your purchases.

Lighting

For me this is the most important fixtures that you need in every corner of your kitchen. You need task lighting on the areas you always stationed to work. Also you need ambient lighting for you to see every corner of your kitchen if some areas needed to be cleaned and repaired. For task lighting I recommend pendant lights, those fixtures can be gorgeously installed just above the area where you want the light to focus on. And it should always be stylistic as well. There are few cafe and dining pendant lights available online that you can look into. 

Personally I want my kitchen to be furnished with white including the walls, few sets of furniture because the overall effect is tidy and clean. And when white furnish combine to other color the contrast can be visually stunning.

Food Heat Lamps For Your Kitchen

We all love delicious food. Even those who claims to be on a strict diet might cheat upon seeing and smelling the mouthwatering and warm food prepared on the table. But I admire those who can. They must have a will of iron in order to resist the temptation of food. But to those who are unable to avoid the urge to eat, do not worry. It is human nature to submit to the sweet temptation of food.

I can very much relate because there are many times when I promised myself to lose weight by dieting and regular exercise. I was on an oatmeal, fruit and protein diet for five days straight when my brother who is staying in another city came home after three long months. That of course calls for a celebration. And that ended my supposed to be one month of oatmeal, fruit and milk strict diet. It reminds me how great it feels to enjoy freshly cooked meals prepared on the table with your family and love ones.

  

During ordinary days my mom will cook the food early and place it under the food warming light in the kitchen top to keep it warm until we get home for dinner. The food warming light which is often seen in the restaurants and bistros is similar to the other food warmers such as the chaffing dish, food warming cabinets, and warming drawers which helps retain the warmth of the food before it is served. She decided to have this type of lighting installed in our kitchen when one of the ceiling lights went out. According to her, since we often complain how overcooked the meals are after being reheated in the microwave oven, the food warming light which is better since its light is just enough to keep the food warm without overcooking it. But as much as we prefer eating freshly cooked meals, food which are kept warm under food heat lamps are still better than eating cold meals.

Ways To Advertise Your Business

Successful business owners will do anything to make sure that their business name becomes a household name. They do a lot of marketing research of their customers' wants and needs such as hiring people to promote their goods or products in any way. The most popular way of promoting your business these days is through the web. They make use of the social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Google to name a few considering the number of people who goes online everyday. Through the social media, their business will be known across the globe. This is perhaps the less expensive form of advertising. 

Another way to promote a business is through televisions, newspapers and radios. Most of us are normally irritated when there are too many advertisements before we can watch our favorite shows. However, we should be thanking these advertisements because without any sponsors there will be less shows for us or worst, it will be the end of our favorite programs. Its the same thing with radios and newspapers. Advertising through these form of media is probably expensive but it will definitely reach million of viewers, newspaper readers and radio listeners who do not have access to the web. 

Some business owners will promote their product or their name on huge billboards, storefronts and signage where everyone can see. They make use of gooseneck lighting to ensure its visibility even at night. While others make use of lighted sign brackets which are also a perfect way to promote your business 24/7. However, nothing beats the word of mouth. It is the reason why business owners make sure that their customers are pleased or happy with their products or with their services because one bad publicity might be the end of their business especially when they have competitions everywhere.