Do-It-Yourself Lighting Projects

Decorative Lighting Safety Hints
Website offers tips for lighting safety. Tips include using low-voltage equipment, installing lights and replacing lamps, avoiding temporary decorative lights above or around the pool, using a plug board with overload protection, not modifying light kits, weatherproofing outdoor lighting connections, being aware of multiple uses for high-powered lamps, keeping lights clear of overhead power lines, securing outdoor lights to avoid breakage, using outdoor lights only, connecting lights with a safety switch and making sure that lights have an approval number.

Lighting Research
The Electric Power Research Institute's home for the Lighting Research Office. Site includes press releases, publications, lighting symposium information, and other materials from the organization. The organization maintains lighting research information.

Make Your Own Lighting Fixtures or Redo Some of Your Tired Old Fixtures
This site contains several articles on a wide variety of ways to credte your own stylish and imaginative lighting fixtures or to jazz up an old and dull fixture. Articles cover such topics as Easy Lighting Projects which includes discussions of Uplights, Undercabinet Lights, how to spruce up an exisiting lampshade, and other specialty lighting projects, how to make a cheese grater lamp as a speciality kitchen lighting project, how to make a lamp from a bucket, plus a series of helpful articles on a wide range of lighting topics by Christopher Lowell, how to use holiday light strings to make several fun and contemporary lighting projects, a project to make a tall, painted lampshade from several older shades, making a silver leaf lamp shade and general lighting tips from Martha Stewart, and even tips on making a paper punch lampshade. If you've ever wanted to get creative with you table lamps or floor lamps or your kitchen lighting, then this site may just light up your life.

Exclusive Articles on Lighting
Cornerhardware.com is a simply designed website loaded with articles on lighting, as well as other aspects of home improvement. With titles like "How to Replace a Light Socket", "How to Install a Dimmer witch", and "How to Install Recessed Lighting", the novice do-it-yourselfer will find instructions highlighted with easy-to-understand diagrams. Track lighting and light switches are also covered.

Energy Star Light Bulbs
Energy Star makes light bulbs that lower electric bill costs and help the environment. Site includes Energy Star retailers for those interested in environmentally-friendly lighting. Links to a lighting fixture guide and a lighting buyers guide are also featured, and include light bulbs, ceiling fans and lighting fixtures