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Redecorating your home REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK Wednesday December I Page If you re thinking of creating new look in your home but dont have big budget dont despair You don I need to hire an interior decorator or spend for tune Looking at new and different lighting fixtures and bulbs gives you a wealth of practical as well as aesthetic options GTESylvania can help you redeco rate and get more use out of the rooms An artist Hundreds of years renowned art tits such as da Vinci and Caravaggio de veloped the technique known as chtaro meaning lightdark The artist would place objects and people in varying shades of light in order to draw attention to certain features and conceal others For example in a painting the con lours of a woman dress may not be but a beam of light crosses her face the artist intention a to highlight her face You too can use this concept when decorating your home Bearing the da Vinci and technique in mind take a new look at those parts of your home that often are overlooked Kitchens and bathrooms arc so vital in our everyday lives yet many people dont realize that lighting them correctly can be not only attractive but functional Using some of the following ideas is sure to result in a brighter more efficient and plea tamer living space which boasts a true decorative touch Kitchens Lights add writ space Directing your home lighting to wards objects that you wish to make the most of the purpose of the artist tech can also help you utilize space more efficiently For example by installing fluorescent lights underneath kitchen cabinets you can see the food you re preparing much better Your counter can now be used where once there was only dark wasted space Fluorescent bulbs arc especially good to use in kitchens because they are more efficient producing more tight per watt than incandescent bulbs Instead of positioning a light in the center of your ceiling hide a fluorescent tube on lop of your cabinet so that the light shines upward and then bounces off the ceiling and back down onto the kitchen This gives a warm glow to Spotlights are one of the newest ideas in home decorating Consider using a wall mounted unit with a hinged move able arm placed to that it dunes on to a table that you use often or over the sink to that washing dishes isnt a gloomy ex anymore Another innovative option is an infra red light ideal for keeping the family food warm when members of the family t on the schedule You don I need to be a fast food restaurant to have food ready and waning Create a separate room with lights If you have an eat in kitchen you can create the effect of a separate room sim ply by adding the appropriate lighting Try a lamp or chandelier hanging directly over the tabic to create the sensation of a separate room To improve on the mood why not add a dimmer switch to your light That way no mailer what atmosphere you want to create the control is at your fingertips Bathrooms Lights add Bathrooms traditionally arc used for shaving and applying makeup The standard one light on top the minor results in the poorest reflection In order to achieve a glare free and shadow free reflection experts rccom mend that you surround the top and sides of your mirror with low wattage bulbs similar to those in actors dressing Alternatively light both sides of your mirror with fluorescent tubes For a war mer more flattering appearance be sure to choose a fluorescent with improved color over the standard cool white tubes Lights Improve appearance add Be adventuresome cast the glow of a spotlight through track lighting onto a plant or picture in the bathroom Don think that these small decorative touches only belong in the jiving room Another suggestion is adding a warm ing light outside of the shower to take the chill of of your skin and out of the air These unusual ideas add flair to the bath room and arc surprisingly affordable multitude of energy saving jet afford able and attractive lighting ideas to GTE Products Corp Endicott Street Danvers MA ATTN Light Design Idea Book Eurostyle cabinets surge The European invasion of American kitchens seems sure to continue Less than a decade ago European style nets with sleek laminate finishes and construction accounted for a mere fraction of cabinet installations cabinets purchased by homeowners industry experts predict that more than SO percent of all cabinets sold wilt be European style What makes European style cabinets so popular among today s homeowners According to Ban executive vice president of Kitchen Cabinet a U S based subsidiary of the largest Fu cabinet manufacturer there is a variety of reasons Probably the most important factor the visual appeal and flexibility of Euro pean styling comments Stolp European style cabinets are dominated by clean lines that are appealing in any surrounding There are no visible hinges and most cabinets come with a large lection of door knobs and pulls In addition they arc available in a spectrum of colors Even patterned and textured finishes are available As a result says homeowners have complete flexibility in picking cabi nets to meet their requirements in both function and design Brightly colored cabinets can serve ax a focal point for an entire kitchen Just as easily white mood pale grey or other neutral colors can serve as a unifying background for a kitchen Other reasons cued by for the growing popularity of style cabinets are frame less construction solid laminate surfaces both inside and Frameless construction maximizes useable storage space claims Stolp while use of all laminate surfaces makes very easy to keep European style cabinets clean I I I I EMfumm 877529618778402 A HOLIDAY TREAT Christmas by the Ire dinner overlooking the ravine and room for all your family are what makes this beautiful home one to really take note of Top quality newly laid and fresh clean decor take your eye when you view this Georgetown bedroom Caldenda Hughes Sales Rep to be Impressed or 269 REAL ESTATE 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