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Home Lighting - Another way to add light to your home while saving on heating expense and adding value to your home.

There are many benefits to finding creative lighting ideas. The top one is the mere saving on utility bills within your home. A new fireplace will help both. Actually, dollar for dollar, a fireplace adds more value to your home. Houses with fireplaces sell six percent higher than those without this improvement.

There is a growing trend in the housing market for new homes to have more than one fireplace - living room, master bedroom, and in the family room. Peninsula fireplaces are the latest decorative fireplaces I've seen in many homes. Fireplaces today come in many styles and colors and they can be installed almost anywhere since they no longer require an outside wall.

Consider the special glow coming from a fireplace. The glow adds ambiance to any room. My particular fireplace is gas. I find it throws off enough light to illuminate my family room in the evening requiring less artificial lighting in the room. Since the fireplace also gives off heat, I am simultaneously increasing the room temperature while I am enjoying the fireplace.

Take the time to consider your options to determine whether you want a gas or wood burning fireplace. Wood fireplaces are very attractive and certainly have become more environmentally friendly; but a substantial amount of heat goes into the flue not your room. Gas units work with switches and provide a lot more heat. They are cheaper to run and don't give off smoke that can cling to your furniture.

Consider improving your home by adding a fireplace or two. You will increase the value of your asset while enjoying the benefits and beauty it will provide.

About the Author

Nan is an Accountant, Real Estate Agent and business writer. She has an information site online on HomeLighting and research for RealEstate

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Submitted by SHNS on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 12:27. Trivia question: What was the original name of the grandfather clock? Give up? Back in the 17th century, it was called the tall case clock.

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Grandfather clocks often seem to have the reputation of being somewhat antiquated pieces of furniture; those pieces that are reserved for the older generation and are more often than not found in the homes of elderly relatives. The younger generation may fail to make the connection between the grandfather clocks of yesterday and those grandfather clocks of today that encompass more contemporary design principles. But the fact of the matter is that the grandfather clock is just as viable a desig