Help me diagnose repeated failure of my lighting dimmers. [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 20 answers

How can I create lighting in my room that simulates the patterns made when the sunlight shines through a tree? [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2008 - 20 answers

A question about lighting for my wedding. I am making lights for my wedding, which essentially will be in a tent. I am making a bunch of fixtures and each fixture will have 3 to 7 paper lanterns hanging in clusters. The problem is that the lanterns are either 12, 14 or 16 inch diameters and I want to find a way to make sure that all shine equally as bright. [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2007 - 9 answers

How to: multiple fluorescent light fixtures on one circuit [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2006 - 7 answers

I want to create my own lamps that hang from the ceiling. I will create the shade, but I need to buy the socket with cord and plug. My plan is to sell these, so I'd like to say at least part of the lamp is UL listed. [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2006 - 13 answers

I'm sitting in my living room watch my dining room light turn on and off, dim and brighten, turn off again, then turn on. I know the house isn't haunted, but what is happening to my light? Should I be worried? [MI]
posted on Dec 2, 2004 - 13 answers