NG ” oTRELg HOME DECORATING IDEAS Do-It-Yourself Decorating: Take Th e $50 Challenge (NAPSA)—Having a new home at the old address maybea lot easier and less costly than many people realize. That’s because a delightfully inex- pensive, easy solution to meeting manydecorating needs can belighting. “Mostpeople don’t realize it, but color is a direct productof light,” said Steve Goldmacher,lighting expert from Philips Lighting. “Many times people think they need more decorations and new paint whenall they really need to do is highlight what they already have.” Here’s how to change the look andfeel of your homefor only $50. \ Maximize your landscaping: $11 a Create reading-friendly — | Make Your Favorite Lamp $5 Sparkle: Use a multi-faceted bulb such as the HalogenaBrilliant Crystal to give your lampshade a shimmering effect. “While 70 percent of all bulbs in the home are your standard incandescents, halogen bulbs can be substituted to accentuate the texture and color of your lampshades,” said Goldmacher. Highlight Your Artwork: $6 Poor lighting makesyourart- work lose its luster. Make art the focal point of your living room by accenting it with halogen spotlights. Dress Up Your Mirrors: $15 Twenty-five percent of incandescent bulbs are used in the wrongfixtures, including in the bathroom. Rather than using standard Soft White bulbs in your vanity fixtures, use four DuraMax white Vanity Globes to eliminate shadows andhelp you look yourbest. Create A Bug-Free Zone On Your Patio: Little knownfact: bugs don’t see yellow. “Most people think bug zappers or smelly candles are the only way to get rid of bugs at outdoor barbecues, but they’re astounded when I tell them you can do it by changing your light bulb,” said Goldmacher. Using a yellow Bug-AWay compact fluorescent lamp over your patio ensures that bugs fly elsewhere. Accentuate Your Kitchen: $3 Use a soft white fluorescent bulb above your cabinets to create the illusion that you have more space in your kitchen. Uplighting the area between your cabinets and ceiling causes light to bounce back down into the kitchen, which makes the atmosphere brighter and more open. Create Reading-Friendly $3 Spaces: Reading a book under overhead lights casts shadowson the page, which strains your eyes. To get the best reading light in your bedroom, add a table lamp next to and slightly behind you and equip it with a Halogena classic bulb for optimum light. Maximize Your Land$1 1 scaping: Shinea floodlight up through yourplants at night to illuminate them andcreate beautiful shadows on your home. = Create a bug-free zone: $7 You’ve just used lighting to change the look and feel of seven places around your home. All it takes is a trip to your local Home Depot and $50.
