Track Lighting
November 12, 2009 by Krista Franks
Filed under Thoughts of Home
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A relatively low-budget, minimal-mess project for updating the kitchen is to remove fluorescent box lights and replace them with track lighting. In addition to updating the kitchen with a more modern, en vogue look, track lighting has the added benefit of being adjustable so homeowners can angle the lights as needed. While often modern and sleek, track lighting can also have a traditional style with swirling bronze scrolls and amber glass globes.
While homeowners always have the option of having track lighting installed, they may also purchase do-it-yourself track lighting kits that can be connected to existing electrical outlets or simply plugged into a wall outlet.
Krista Franks is a writer and artist who grew up in Fayette County, Ga. She attended the University of Georgia where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fabric Design, a Bachelor of Arts in Journalsim and a minor in Spanish. Her hobbies include painting, drawing, sewing, knitting, reading and dreaming. An admirer of art, nature and literature, she finds beauty in every day moments and hope in the passionate spirits of those around her.