Your life illuminated
By Clarissa Allison | January 13th, 2017 Homeowners have always wanted to bring another time to life. Many of us want our homes to feel like a peaceful getaway echoing a country retreat, or to act as a transport to a different (note: picturesque) period of time. Unlike many design trends, the New Farmhouse style… Read more
By Clarissa Allison | December 23rd, 2016 As 2016 winds to a close, we’d like to remind our loyal customers of some of the NEW and ongoing sales you can take advantage of as we usher in the New Year! We’ve also answered some frequently asked questions about bathroom lighting that will help you during… Read more
By Clarissa Allison | June 3rd, 2016 The lighting industry grows and changes, and many common misconceptions have arisen. New technology sees the movement towards energy conscious lighting alternatives. There are even some myths regarding our old standby, the incandescent bulb, that may surprise you! Read on for some enlightening facts on illumination: Myth: LED’s can… Read more
By Clarissa Allison | March 18th, 2016 Using the right mixture of outdoor lighting in your front yard will enhance your home’s safety, security and beauty! While it may seem like we can simply duplicate our backyard lighting scheme in the front of our homes, there are actually differing objectives to lighting your front yard.… Read more
By Clarissa Allison | August 14th, 2015 Look up at the sky tonight in your town. Odds are it will be almost completely devoid of stars. This is the product of light pollution and urbanization. Since human beings are used to dwelling in the sun’s light, we have essentially engineered the dark to surround ourselves… Read more
TRENDING NOW: RETROFITTING OLD FIXTURES By Clarissa Allison | December 24th, 2014 Watching lighting trends in 2014 has been an interesting ride. “LED” and energy efficiency, once phrases thought to be bandied about by tree-huggers and industry insiders alone, is now quite common. The cost of LEDs and solid state lighting in general has come… Read more
Sea Gull Lighting – A Brief History By Clarissa Allison | November 21st, 2014 The Sea Gull Lighting story began in 1919 in a small lighting specialty store in Philadelphia, PA shortly after World War I by founder Henry Seigel. Focusing on quality, continuity and variety, he used his design talents to create patented hard-wired… Read more
