Whether you own a business or a commercial space used for residential living, there are a number of things you are responsible for doing to ensure the safety and well-being of the building’s tenants. This includes providing proper lighting both inside and outside the space. Your building, complex, or shopping center’s parking lot lighting is a huge part of this, and it’s not just about safety, either.

First off, if you have a business that’s open during nighttime hours, then having bright and inviting parking lot lights will help attract customers. Poorly illuminated areas increase risks such as theft, or worse. This is going to deter a lot of people from even attempting to come to your commercial space.

Employee safety is also a big deal. Your employees should be able to approach their cars without the worry of nighttime risks, or injury due to not being able to see where they are going clearly enough. As a business owner, you have a responsibility to your employees. Focusing on this also reduces your financial liability should something unfortunate happen.

Too often, business owners and retailers neglect their parking lot lighting fixtures because of high costs associated with repair and energy consumption. The benefits far outweigh the risks, however. Besides, today’s lighting options show a vast improvement in efficiency and affordability.

With LED and induction parking lot lighting alternatives, you can effectively illuminate your entire parking lot without hurting your bottom line. Our professional electricians are happy to discuss your options with you, and are well equipped with the tools and the training necessary to get the job done right.

Most people have decor and artwork in their homes. While they do know how they want the rest of the lighting in their house to be, they are sometimes at sea as to how they can showcase their art pieces. Most just end up placing picture lights or spot lights above these pieces; however, that doesn’t always flatter the artwork. In fact, sometimes it also takes away from the beauty of it.

Just as you have different type of lighting for different areas in your home, art lighting is a specialised task and needs a certain amount of planning, an eye for detail and creativity. The best way a novice can learn how to get the right kind of lighting for the artwork and decorative pieces in their home is to learn from art galleries.

You must have noticed how impressive the paintings and artwork displayed there look. Light affects different types of artwork in different ways; if you want to bring out its beauty, it’s important that it be lit correctly.

Here are some tips to get you going; you can then mix-and-match and use your own creativity to achieve the look you want in your home:

While these are the basic lighting tips, you would also need to choose the right type of bulbs while planning lighting for artwork in your home:

For more lighting ideas and the best electrical solutions, call Allround Electrical at 1300 169 263. You can also drop us a line via email.

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