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Home Lighting Tips

Lighting is very essential in any one’s home. It makes a big difference on the overall appearance of the house and also makes a big impact on our performance around the house. Perfect amount of light is very essential to our task, to what we need to finish and things that needs our attention. Perfect lighting can also add drama and beauty to any part of our house.

Basically, there are three levels of lighting used in homes. This are determined by the amount of light it emits. These are:

  • low level lighting, this is used in bedroom (for sleeping), while watching TV or while chilling in your most comfortable chair. In short, this level of lighting is specifically for relaxation. A good sample of low level lighting are mini pendant lights.
  • Moderate level, this is not low but not too bright and this is used while eating or cooking. This type of lighting is also used while doing exercise or having a family game on the living room.
  • High Level Lighting are the ones used for studying or task that needs more attention.

Here are some of the lighting that can be used in your home:

For the living room or dining room, chandelier lighting is the best option. Depending on the number of bulbs and the size of the chandelier, you can have a low level to moderate level lighting.

For areas that you want to be more relaxing, try installing sconces. This can also be used in bathrooms to give more drama or in walls.

Finding the perfect lighting for your home can be easy if you know what type of lighting you need for each part of the house. Always consider the amount of time you spend in each part of the house as your guide in choosing the right lighting fixture.

Deals And More Deals

I have to stay away from website that offers discounts and good deals within the city. Just today, I was tempted to buy 10 tickets for Splash Island. Oh! I know the kids will love this place but even if I spend less on the entrance fee, I still have to spend for our cottage. I browse around the website of the said recreational park and found the rates for their cottages. The one we need is a bit expensive. We can’t just have table and chairs, we need a cottage with a place to sleep and lie down. This is for me and Sati specially since she is still breastfed. I have to let go of the deal because it is rather impractical. But I was a bit sad that I let an opportunity pass.

Boat Adventure

Last December, we spend a day in a farm. My kids loved it! They were able to experience fishing since there are fish ponds there. Seeing their happy faces, I wonder what will they reaction be if we spend a holiday in norfolk broads boat. Sailing will be a great adventure for us. The kids will have fun seeing different scenery from across the river. We haven’t tried this kind of adventure yet but I am sure if ever we will, it will be a blast.

Why Villas?

When you hear the word villa, what comes into your mind? Grand houses? village? Well villa or villas is a term used for travel specially for accommodation. It also means vacation rental property. When a family went for a vacation and if hotel is not an option, reserve a villa. If you are bound for Italy, look for villas in italy. Staying in a villa will make you feel like you are in a suburbs. And if you are a city person, villa is for you.

GM #1 Big Green Eco Bag


When we started pratcicing green living, I said I will make a weekly update on how much plastic we said no to. Over time, we got use to bringing our own bag that it does not appear to be extra ordinary to us (read: no biggie to blog about). We will go to the gorecery bringing 3-4 eco bags and would ask the bagger to just put the other items on a box if it does not fit with our bags. Even frozen goods goes straight to the bag or box, we don’t mind if the other items get as most of them would say. There was a time, no make that more often than not, we got strange stares or even irate look just because we don’t want to use a plastic bag. Sometimes it makes me feel bad.. yeah.. I mean, here I am trying to make our place a bit less polluted and these guys act as if I am the most stupid person for saying no to plastic.

Anyways, for my entry for the freshest and greenest meme in PMB community, the photo above is one of our trusted reusable bag (we have 5 or more). This is the biggest and it can accommodate a lot of items (as long as you pack it properly).