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	South Africa's leading independent lighting retailer! Our sales trained staff aim to provide honest, caring service to help you light up your world. We currently have 11 warehouse style showrooms located around Jo'burg & Pretoria.

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		QWIK SWITCH Affordable wireless lighting control The Qwikswitch from The Lighitng Warehouse provides affordable wireless lighting control that is easy to install and operate. Designed and manufactured in South Africa, Qwik-Switch may be used in a wide variety of applications, from a single lighting circuit to your whole home. Energy-wise lighting, building remodelling and retrofit projects can now be completed quickly and effectively without all the wiring hassles. Qwik-Switch is a great solution for any installation where running wires is difficult or expensive. Virtually anything that turns off and on can be controlled by the Qwik-Switch solution. Read more

		NEW DESK AND FLOOR LAMPS New desk and floor lamps from The Lighting Warehouse The Lighting Warehouse is excited to be launching a wide variety of desk and floor lamps in a plethora of designs, shapes, colours, dimensions and lighting abilities. The new range lamps will allow you to work more efficiently and in greater comfort – whether you are reading, studying, paying bills, doing crafts or needlepoint, or if you just need to light up an otherwise dull space – The Lighting Warehouse has the perfect lamp for your needs. Read more

		LED STRIP LIGHTS Light up your world The Lighting Warehouse is proud to launch a range of über affordable LED strip lights just in time for the festive season. They are currently all the rage, and can illuminate virtually any surface or features around the home.LED strip lights boast a number of different advantages, including the fact that they use up to 80% less energy and they last 60 times longer than their incandescent counterparts. These LED strip lights boast a low heat output, they are flexible and have a very narrow profile so they are ideal to use in areas with low levels of bending and curving, they can be cut to size, they are dimmable (with a special dimmable driver), some boast a colour-changing functionality, and finally, they are really easy to install! Read more

		ANTIQUE-STYLE CHANDELIERS AND PENDANTS What was old is new again Lately, an array of glamorous antique-style chandeliers and pendants has been sweeping the interior design world. Following the comfortable form and function trend so evident over the last year, modern trends will continue with the "old is new" attitude into 2012, while blending in a bit of traditional and 21st Century influences. Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse offers an overview on this dazzling and elegant growing lighting trend. Read more

		LEDS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY LED strip lights / gadgets LED lights are the lights of the future. They are energy-efficient and provide a very cost-effective source of illumination, explains Melissa Davidson, from The Lighting Warehouse: "Whilst CFL's use 20% of the energy that traditional incandescent globes use , LEDs are the future because they are estimated to use approximately 10% of the energy of the incandescent globe. This then translates into an optimum energy saving of up 90%. Read more

		LED STRIP LIGHTS The best strip in town! LED strip lights are currently all the rage and it is understandable why – they provide an endless source of practical and aesthetically appealing interior and outdoor design possibilities due to their wide range of applications. LED strip lights are beautiful and practical – they can illuminate virtually any surface or features in and around the home, says Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse: "LED strip lights are definitely one of the most versatile lighting products on the market today – whether you require backlighting, ambient or task lighting, or the ability to provide lighting in hard-to-reach places – LED strip lights are the answer." Read more

		SPOTLIGHTS The best strip in town! The traditional method of lighting a room – a single central pendant light hanging from the ceiling – leaves a lot to be desired. True, the light levels in the room may be enough for most purposes, but a single bulb makes for a very stark lighting scheme with little atmosphere. "There are many ways of creating atmosphere using carefully planned lighting systems, but one of the most cost effective and efficient ways is to plan your lighting around the use of spotlights," explains Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse. Read more

		TWILIGHT SWITCH SYSTEM Securing your home when you are away With crime statistics the way they are, every South African leaving their most precious assets and v aluables behind in an unoccupied home is often left wondering about how safe these belongings actually are. The truth of the matter is that most burglars tend to operate on an opportunist basis - they are more likely to pick a home where their movements will be less easily detected, and an unoccupied home provides the ideal opportunity. Here they will be able to break in at their leisure, take what they want, load it up and leave, without being detected. Traditional security measures such as burglar bars, high walls and fences, security gates and alarm systems are all great deterrents, but lighting is another security measure that often doesn't get its dues. Read more

		SOLAR LIGHTING Brighten up your garden Solar lights can be a great addition to any outdoor area - turning your garden into a magical night-time landscape. Melissa Davidson, from The Lighting Warehouse, offers some tips on what to look for when selecting outdoor solar light fittings for your garden. Modern solar lights are much more than the innovative gadgets they used to be a few years back, says Melissa Davidson, from The Lighting Warehouse: "Today, solar lights come in a plethora of various styles and designs; they are practical, functional, long-lasting, virtually maintenance-free and affordable - making them a great choice for your outdoor lighting needs." Read more

		KITCHEN LIGHTING Add some culinary sparkle Planning kitchen lighting is as important to designing and remodeling a kitchen as picking out the cabinetry and appliances; however it is one undertaking that is often overlooked. Says Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse: “The kitchen of today is often the busiest room in the home – it is where we cook, eat, socialise, and often work. The fact that this room has become a multi-functional space is clearly reflected in how modern designs often incorporate some kind of open-plan layout between the kitchen and the living areas. In line with this new and evolving trend, the lighting design in a kitchen is very important as it needs to accommodate various activities and functions in both an aesthetically pleasing and a functional manner.” Read more

		FLOODLIGHTS Shining through Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse provides an overview on the benefits of installing floodlighting around the home. Floodlights are high intensity lights that can last a long period of time when in use, explains Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse: “Installing outdoor floodlights is an easy and inexpensive home improvement project that will give your home’s exterior an inviting ambience, increased functionality and added security at night.” Read more

		WIRE LIGHTING SYSTEMS With a little bit of tension... Wire lighting systems have emerged as a contemporary design favourite due to their sleek, unobtrusive styling and functionality, as well their extraordinary ability to be installed in some of the most challenging spaces. Says Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse: “Wire lighting systems are often used in areas where it would be a challenge to mount other types of lighting, such as in rooms with very high ceilings, cathedral or vaulted ceilings and ceilings interrupted by soffits, beams or exposed ductwork. For a typically South African application – think thatched roofs, bomas or lapas. In these situations, short runs of under six metres, may characteristically be installed from wall to wall without any vertical support at all. Read more

		BATHROOM LIGHTING Let There Be Light Of all the rooms in the house, the bathroom requires the most flexible lighting scheme. It should be bright enough to enable you to apply make-up or shave, but you don't want to take a relaxing bath under a white fluorescent light. It must also be safe. “Different forms of lighting can be used to completely transform the look and ambience of a bathroom – from a bright and functional area to a softly lit, relaxing spa-like space. In fact, a cleverly designed lighting design can offer you the best of both,” explains Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse. Read more

		CHANDELIERS Glamorous Grandeur The chandelier used to be a mark of a person’s arrival into the upper echelons of high society. Clad in twinkling crystal, chandeliers would greet you decorously in the foyer and reception rooms of any well-appointed home. Traditionally, it was rare to find a chandelier in any other room, and even more rare to find one in a starter home. However, times have changed, says Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse: “Today, there has been a popularity explosion with regards to the glam-slam, old world charm of chandeliers and they are being used in practically any room in the home – from modest homes to magnificent mansions.” Read more

		OUTDOOR LIGHTING Shedding some light With spring in the air, more and more homeowners are looking for ways to incorporate their home’s outdoor areas into their everyday lifestyle, and garden lighting offers the ideal solution. A well designed outdoor lighting scheme can extend the usable hours of any garden – no longer will outdoor activities such as entertaining al fresco, swimming, dining or just relaxing on the patio be curtailed when the sun sets. Says Melissa Davidson from leading lighting suppliers, The Lighting Warehouse: “This is of particular benefit to those homeowners who spend most of the daylight hours in an office, away from their homes. With outdoor lighting, those with limited opportunity to sit back and experience the beauty and tranquillity of their garden, can now enjoy their home’s entire living spaces, both indoors and out, during the day and the night.” Read more

		POOL LIGHTING Pool lighting tips “A swimming pool is often the focal point for any outdoor entertainment area, and making use of pool lights in and around this area reduces limitations on entertaining or swimming after the sun has gone down. Having adequate pool lighting will add ambiance to any outdoor setting, as well as provide safety for guests, children and visiting family,” explains Melissa Davidson from leading local lighting supplier, The Lighting Warehouse. She notes that many pool owners have opted to replace their built-in incandescent pool lights with LED globes instead: “Aside from being environmentally friendly, LED lights last longer. They might cost a little more to purchase initially, but their comparatively low energy consumption will end up saving you money in the long run. For a more dramatic effect, The Lighting Warehouse offers special LED pool globes that come with a remote control, whereby you can change from the normalcool white setting to a 14-colour-changing setting to create a kind of underwater light show.” Read more

		ENERGY SAVING LIGHTING How to save electricity on lighting Research shows that in terms of lighting and electricity consumption in your home, kitchens, living rooms and outdoor lighting are the three biggest energy guzzlers (www.eskomdsm.co.za). Fortunately, lighting is also one of the easiest ways in which you can save energy and cut down on your electricity bills, says Melissa Davidson from The Lighting Warehouse. Davidson offers some tips on how to green your home’s lighting, and in the process save money on your electricity bill and do your bit for the environment. Read more

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