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Landscape Lighting For Everyone?
A couple of weeks ago, I was at a presentation on landscape lighting for a group of landscape architects in Connecticut. It was a good presentation on outdoor living spaces that lasted all day. When darkness finally rolled around, we were able to take them on a...
Passion
About thirty years ago I was reading an article in a guitar magazine. It featured Keith Richards who was talking about guitar players. He said something along these lines and of course I am paraphrasing, “I am not interested in being the fastest gun in the west,...
What is T.A.D.A?
TADA RLI Electric is not only limited to the outdoor lighting world. We are a fully licensed electrical contracting company. This means we can “blur” the lines from the exterior to the interior from both an artistic means and a technical means. Our interior lighting...
Do I Call The Power Company Or An Electrician?
Do I call the power company or an electrician? With any glitch in our electricity, our first response is, “What do I do”? This is usually followed by the next question, “Who do I call?” There are a few things to think about when the power to your house is compromised...
Why We Recommend LED lamps
By now, most of us have heard that LED lamps are a highly efficient alternative for our homes and businesses, surpassing CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lamps) and incandescent bulbs. But did you know that LEDs offer other great benefits? Because LEDs don't have filaments...
Why We Hate Compact Fluorescent Lamps
Aside from being a horrible form of lighting, there are many reasons we hate this particular form of light. I explain to many people when they are asking me about CFL lamps that there are certain steps one must take when throwing out a lightbulb. Inevitably, they ask,...
The Tiki light
One of my favorite fixtures for covering a large patio area with soft lighting is the tiki light. This particular fixture manages to do a couple of things. First and most obviously, it creates a wonderful soft and subtle light when there is not an area that we are...
Kitchen Undercabinet Lighting
Undercabinet lighting fixtures in kitchens provide two services for the homeowner. It provides task lighting which means for the intended use of preparing foods and it provides aesthetic lighting. The aesthetic lighting provided by the undercabinet lighting enhances...