Crazy Me said:
Wolphene I would love to be able to get some serious lighting in this house I am sure it would help a lot. Our living room was built to be lit by lamp only, or from the windows. Since our living room’s main windows’ face the street, they are covered for privacy issues. That cuts most usable light and they are a pain to get to since there is so much stuff in here. I am using a worthless lamp and a 2 ft strip light right now. My bedroom is blackout central since my husband works 3rd shift and my kitchen is too cramped to cook in most of the time so no crafting there. I will look into those lights, we usually buy the Family Dollar specials.
Hi Crazy Me, just a thought… For improved lighting,it might help to put up a second curtain rod between your present street-side curtains and the window. Then add some lace fabric to keep closed so the light can come in without the pedestrians or traffic being able to see inside your home. Pressure poles can work well with the lighter fabrics, too. You can put the pressure poles at any convenient heighth and even have a gap between the rod and the top of the window so you can get direct light without anyone being tall enough to look in. Most pressure poles can be twisted to shorten or lengthen them, just measure your window width to be able to find a rod length close to your window width. I really hope this helps and if I get too wordy, just tell me that you’ll take it from here! *smiles*