{"id":221,"date":"2012-08-10T19:45:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T19:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/?p=221"},"modified":"2012-08-10T19:45:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T19:45:30","slug":"assessing-household-lighting-needs-during-seasonal-transitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/uncategorized\/assessing-household-lighting-needs-during-seasonal-transitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessing Household Lighting Needs During Seasonal Transitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The transition to fall summons a variety of activity and environment changes, and one of the least noticed but most<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightingandlocks.com\/nooks.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-222\" title=\"breakfastnook\" src=\"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/breakfastnook-225x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/breakfastnook-225x300.gif 225w, https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/breakfastnook.gif 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> important changes is that of natural lighting.\u00a0 You already notice the length of the days shortening, but as summer\u2019s heat fades into fall, you may be so consumed with the bustle of the season that you don\u2019t immediately adapt your home d\u00e9cor to accommodate the changes.\u00a0 Both<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightingandlocks.com\/limisy.html\" target=\"_blank\"> interior lighting<\/a> and exterior lighting needs will change, and it\u2019s helpful to take a little time to make adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>Exterior lighting fixtures should be inspected for damage and bulbs should be replaced as needed.\u00a0 With earlier sundown times, more coming and going will be taking place during dusk and dark.\u00a0 Make sure that walkways are well lit, and take time to check the condition of pathways and steps that may be harder to see at night.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightingandlocks.com\/bvb13-66.html\" target=\"_blank\">Interior lighting<\/a> is used for greater lengths of time as dusk arrives earlier each day.\u00a0 Assess the types of bulbs you are using, exchanging energy saving choices where possible.\u00a0 Consider replacing old fixtures that don\u2019t accommodate modern bulb designs.\u00a0 Updating your home d\u00e9cor can prove to be a budget friendly step as you reduce your energy expenditure.<\/p>\n<!-- Start Shareaholic Recommendations Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic Recommendations Automatic -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The transition to fall summons a variety of activity and environment changes, and one of the least noticed but most important changes is that of natural lighting.\u00a0 You already notice the length of the days shortening, but as summer\u2019s heat fades into fall, you may be so consumed with the bustle of the season that [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223,"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions\/223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}