LED Week

This week will be dedicated to LED. It is the future of lighting, and by far the most efficient product ever manufactured.

New posts will star Monday afternoon. It will be worth reading

Black Appliance Friday?

Appliances probably do not make great stocking stuffers. Appliance manufacturers, however, do not seem to know this and have launched a few rebates for this weekend. The most notable is Frigidaires' $100 laundry rebate. Perhaps they forgot that there are already rebates on these machines


Now you can buy this pair(the Gltf2940/Gleq2152) for $899 after sundry rebates






Or the Affinity pair(Atf6000/Aeq6000) at $999






Factory rebates are available not just at Yale, but they only last for three days...

Bathroom Lighting

This will be a simple yet highly effective post. Lighting a bath is simple if you remember one hyphenated word: Cross-illumination


Bathrooms like kitchens have a certain amount amount of task applications. It is important to have optimum lighting for make up and shaving. Its really not that hard in new construction. Place lights on either side of the mirror at about 65-67 inches off the ground for the best results.

The next best would be to recessed lighting on either side of the sink. As far as the rest of the bathroom, its your call...Maybe some water tight recessed or surface fixtures.





It really depends how large a bath. You can always layer the light like a kitchen depending on how many objects therein.

New Wall Ovens...Finally

I am ending my Pre Thanksgiving posts with ovens. Lets set the Way Back machine(Liz) to the 1970s. Convection or fan forced heat was introduced into the marketplace. In the new milennium, convection is still the standard. Now some ovens have two fans in the same oven.

There are two new ovens worth noting:

KitchenAid now has steam in a regular size oven. Steam is a great way to cook as it locks in the nutrients for healthier cooking




Shaun is pointing out the steam dispenser within the machine





The other is the reintroduction of Turbo Chef, which is a speed cooker






Hopefully this may spark the change for general evolution of this segment of the market





Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Personally, I love this holiday. In the morning I serve the homeless at the Pine Street Inn and end the day at my sisters in Medfield. We all used to work together, so no knives are allowed at the table. It is the last great family holiday except we will have to watch the Lions implode again.....


But,

Happy Thanksgiving to yours from ours.



Steve