home lighting tips

home lighting tips

When you think of inexpensive kitchen lighting, what comes to mind? Most people think of lighting fixtures that do not cost an arm and a leg to purchase at the department or home store. But another way of thinking about lighting as being inexpensive is in how much energy it uses. The monthly utility bill can quickly turn a so-called “inexpensive” light into one that costs just as much as the same thing handmade from Tiffany.

Where to Find Good Buys

Light fixtures do factor in the characteristics, however, of what is considered inexpensive kitchen lighting. There is a difference in paying the retail price for a lamp from Wal-Mart and one from Horchow’s.

The Internet provides a huge arena for online shopping for those of us looking to pinch pennies anyway we can, including the area of lighting for our kitchen areas. One place to look for kitchen lighting that doesn’t take a huge bite out of your budget is Lighting Universe.

This online retailer offers ceiling fixtures; display and under-cabinet lights; recessed lighting; and track, cable, and rail lighting as good-looking and practical kitchen lighting options. Everything is reasonably priced, though this site does feature high-dollar lighting, as well.

Another place online to locate low-cost lighting is Lighting Showplace. This Internet store features inexpensive kitchen lighting such as ceiling lighting, under-cabinet lighting, and dining chandelier in addition to mini-pendant and mini-chandelier lights. With 50 percent off and free shipping on orders of $75 or more, this site’s offerings are hard to beat. Mini-pendants start at only $28, and savvy online shoppers can pick up a nice, full-sized dining chandelier for only $53.

Lighting Direct is yet another inexpensive kitchen lighting Internet stop. In addition to ceiling fixtures, chandeliers, display and under-cabinet lighting, pendants, recessed lighting, and track lighting, Lighting Direct also offers fluorescents, wall sconces, billiard and/or island fixtures, and even pot racks and ceiling fans. Ceiling fixtures start at a low-as-you-go price of $7.51 and go all the way up to around $900, while chandeliers range from about $80 to the near-work-of-art pieces that fetch close to a hefty $1800.

Learn About Lighting

Along with places to shop for inexpensive kitchen lighting, you also need to know about the other way to save on lighting – through the type of fixture you use. Of all three types of lighting – incandescent, fluorescent, and halogen – incandescent is by far the costliest.

Fluorescent ranks as the least expensive way to light your home, and halogen lighting comes in as good middle-of-the-road lighting as far as cost to run is concerned. When purchasing fixtures, make sure the one you select is able to accept the type of lighting you wish to use. If in doubt, e-mail customer service before you buy.

That’s about it for all the information you need to obtain inexpensive kitchen lighting. Now it’s up to you to do the legwork, er, fingerwork. So get that mouse in gear to find the just-right perfect lighting you can easily afford – it’s only a click away!

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