New House Building, Blunder

Are you building a new home, or having one built? Congratulations. There will be some very rewarding experiences to come, and some that can be very trying. This article is being written to hopefully guide you in an area that commonly has a dramatic impact on final outcome. How many of you have seen what could be a gorgeous home but seemed to be missing that finishing touch. There is is a very real possibility that that missing element was the lighting. Here is a very common scenario that many a new home owner has fallen into. Along the process of construction money gets spent on little options hear and there or possibly even additions that seem not to affect the overall budget to much. Before you know it the construction is winding down and it is time to start picking out those finishing items, like lighting. You quickly realize that you are left with a just small amount of money to purchase one of the most important design elements of the new home. You get on-line to search for lights and come to the realization that the money you have available is only sufficient for the least expensive lighting on the market. You convince yourself that its okay because you can always just install the lighting you don't really like, and certainly is not your first choice, and then replace it down the road. You move into your dream house and start living. Unfortunately the uncertainties of life take over and before you know it 20 years have passed before you able to replace those hideous lights. Because the lights are functional, but ugly, they are put at the bottom of the priority list. You may laugh at this scenario, but ask friends, neighbors, and relatives if it sounds familiar, they will confirm what is being written.
So how do you avoid this pitfall? By doing some upfront planning. First step - follow this advise - Just as soon as you get the financing arranged for that new home, set aside in a separate account if possible, the funds needed to purchase your lighting. At the very least have it written into the construction agreement what those funds should be, and very important, make sure it is close to being correct as possible. That requires doing some homework. Because other problems associated with building a new home may seem more important this probably will not be at the top of your priority list, right? Well, it should be. Make it a priority, you won't be sorry.
Second step - the second you have the construction plans in your hand start planning. The goal here is not to start purchasing lights but rather to plan for what is needed and calculating the cost involved. By having the plans you should be able to figure out what lights are needed in each room. If you are good on the computer start a spread sheet, or do it by hand. Include in this spreed sheet such things as: the room, size of the room, decorating style of the room, type of light, quantity of lights, cost, color,size of light etc. Some home builders even go to the extent of making there own set of scaled drawings then draw in the lights. You may just show a circle representing the light (to the correct scale). On elevation drawings you can even put in the height of lights. Some areas you may not be sure about and that's okay, the important thing is to become aware of what is required. Some areas will be very certain, for example: a chandelier in the foyer, a chandelier in the dining room, bathroom lights above the vanities, porch entrance lights, exterior lights on the side of the garage, etc. Third step - Now that you have an idea of the quantity and type of lights required start shopping, again its not necessary to purchase right now, as a mater of fact most designers will tell you to wait at least until the sheet rock is in place. Having the sheet rock in place gives you a spacial relationship that can't be seen in drawings, or even when only the framing is done. Your goal at this stage is to find what styles, and possibly even what brands interest you, and the associated cost involved. Work up an estimated cost for each room, then calculate a total. you now know what needs to be left at the end of construction. If your budget will not cover your taste then you at least have some time to make adjustments. You may be able to save a little on the side, watch for sales, shop other brands, or even cut luxuries in other areas. At the very least you won,t be in a position where you feel that you have to rush to make a decision because the contractor is breathing down your neck to get an answer, remember that the contractor wants to get this job finished off so he can collect his money and move onto another job.
If this is your first home it may be hard to understand what an impact lighting can have on the presentation of your home. I have lived in the same home for 30 years and just recently replaced the lighting. We did not run out of money at the end of construction but rather under estimated the budget required for lighting. So we settled for what we could get and have begrudgingly lived with it ever sense. Do don't believe we ever had a visitor comment on our lights in 30 years. There is a Quoizel light we have admired for some time and were sure it belonged in our home. Since installing it we very seldom go a day without someone commenting on the beauty of that light. It has a striking appearance and is now the focal point of our home and welcomes all our visitors. This was not an expensive light nor very large but fit the space and style of our home perfectly. See Quoizel Lighting, Isabella Collection, part number IS5009IB.
The goal of this article was not to get your to go out and find the most expensive light and/or to convince you to increase your lighting budget, but rather to get you to plan ahead, know what funds you have to work with, don't compromise on those funds and short yourself in such an important design feature as lighting. I wish you the very best in building your dream house, it will be a great experience.

World Imports Lighting 9107-42 Sutton Outdoor Collection 4 Light Outdoor Wall Light Fixture Rust

This is a beautiful light from World imports lighting. This collection has a Rust color that is topped off with Clear seedy glass panels. This is World imports most popular outdoor lights. This is due to is great design and craftsmanship. The Sutton collection has several options of Outdoor wall lights to choose from as well as a Outdoor post light and a outdoor hanging light.

World Imports Lighting 9107-42 Sutton Outdoor Collection 4 Light Outdoor Wall Light Fixture Rust

Manufacturer: World Imports Lighting

Part Number: 9107-42

Product Collection: SuttonLighting

Category: Exterior Home Fixture

Finish: Rust

Dimensions: 21.5" Height x 12" Width x 13.5" Extension

Bulbs: (4) 60 Watt Candelabra. Bulbs Not Included

Gorgeous concave roof protects clear seedy glass panels in our Sutton Outdoor Collection. Rust Finish. From coast to coast, you have a winner!

Back Plate 4 3/4" W, 10 1/2" h

Navigating the "Lighting The Web" On-Line Store

Recently I had one of our Ebay customers wanting to know how to get to our on-line store, and find a table lamp, in a specific brand. She did not have the part number of the lamp, but, she did know the brand name and the collection it belonged to. I thought it would be a good time to let all of our customers know the process of getting to our web site and navigate through it.

Question:
How do I get to your web site?
Answer:
The two most common methods are 1. Open the web browser that you most commonly use (google, yahoo, aol, comcast, etc.), type in "Lighting The Web" (all small case is fine) in the search window and press the search or enter button. The first 4 or 5 site listings will be the sponsored links. This means these companies are paying to be at the top of the page. You will rarely find us in this section. Why you ask? Because then we would have to add those extra cost into the product cost, which means you would have to pay more. We are trying our best to provide our customers with the absolute lowest prices. Where you will find us is at the top of the un-sponsored links list. Left mouse click on the highlighted name and our store front will appear. Method 2. At the very top of you browser page you will find a window displaying the current web page address. If you single left mouse click on the address currently in this window it will become high lighted. After it is high lighted, type in http://www.lightingtheweb.com/, and enter. The Lighting The Web home page will appear. The nice thing about using method 2 is that the address is remembered and the next time you want to return to our store you just use the scroll bar to the right of the window and choose our address. Method 3. The easiest method. Since you are already reading this blog just left mouse click on the highlighted wording in the paragraph above.

Question:
Now that I am at your store front how do find the light I am looking for.
Answer:
Here you may have some options. How you navigate to a specific product will usually depend on what information you may already have. For example: Do you know the type of light needed, the brand, the collection, the color, or maybe the part number? Below I have given the answers to the most frequently asked questions and also given examples.

Question:
How can I browse all brands of chandeliers,
Answer:
In the left side of our home page you will see tabs in list form. The top part of the list breaks down the product by Brand. If you scroll down you will find a list with the heading "shop by "type". Left mouse click on the tab "chandeliers". A new screen will pop up giving you additional options. One of the options will be "view all chandelier lighting". This will provide you with many many pages to sort through, which might be good if you are not really sure about style, color, or size, but more than likely you will see some options that will help you narrow the search. You might click on brass chandeliers which would bring up a new page with every brand of brass chandeliers. You now have narrowed it down to 5 pages of product. Still too much? Narrow the search more by choosing the number of lights in the chandelier. You can do this by choosing one of the sub-categories at the top of the page. Choose 13-16 and you have narrow the selection down to 4 lights. This is as far as you can go, the end. You are now 4 pages deep into our store. To get back out you can press the back button on you browser 4 times, or click on the home link found on every page, just under the Lighting The Web logo.

Question:
I have seen a brand that I like, and even the collection but I am not sure what types of lights are available within this collection. What do I do?
Answer:
Let's say that you were looking through a magazine and saw the picture of a beautiful bathroom light from Capital Lighting that belong to their River Crest Collection. You are interested in finding out if the collection also had a chandelier and pendant light to match. You will be able to find this information by following these steps. First-Choose "Capital Lighting Fixtures" from the left side menu tabs or choose the Capital Lighting Logo in the "Shop By Brand" section beneath the 4 large promotional pictures on the front page. A new window will open giving you the options of choosing "View All Capital Lighting Fixtures" or choosing fixtures by "type". Click on the View All Option. Another new window will open giving you the option to choose a collection with-in the Capital Brand. Click on the River Crest Collection. You will now be able to view all of the products available in this collection. By clicking on one of the products you will be able to see additional details about this product and you will also have the option of viewing a larger image. For example choose "Capital Lighting Fixtures River Crest Collection Twelve Light Chandelier With A RUSTIC IRON Finish 3602RI-125" In addition to the expanded details page you have the option to add this item to your shopping cart. Along the right side of the screen will be another menu where you can view and add coordinating products to your shopping cart.

One Of My Favorite Elk Lighting Collections

If I had a bar area in my home the Elk Lighting Martini Glass collection would definitely be my top choice for lighting ambiance. The collection features Martini glasses produced in acid-etched glass cups with Silver Leaf finished stems, supported in a unique cradled arm frame. There are several different pieces in this collection giving ample opportunity to decorate any space in your bar area that needs that special mood, only lighting can produce. Using three, four or more single arm pendant lights (part number 3652/1) to create a line or arc over the top of the bar counter area (depending on the bar shape) would be the perfect finishing touch. Your guest's will be wowed by your decorating skills. Using the 5 light chandelier Elk Lighting 1 LIGHT PENDANT IN SILVER LEAF AND FROSTED MARTINI GLASS 3652/1 over a conversation or game table would also be a great accent. To see the entire collection watch the video below. At Lightingtheweb we take great pride in displaying a wide range of lighting options to help you create the perfect home. Elk lighting will bring elegance and sophistication to your home.