Refresh, Renew, Rejuvenate Your Home with a Makeover

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(ARA) - Consider renewing and refreshing your living
environment with a makeover. To make a notable difference this year,
spruce up your home with a touch of personality and style. Combining
fashion and function, lighting is one of the easiest ways to rejuvenate
a room, giving it an entirely fresh look and feel.

"Now more than ever, it's easy to revitalize your home
with simple accents like lamps, mix-and-match lampshades and even light
bulbs with color-enhancing benefits," says Catherine Bailly Dunne,
author of "Interior Designing for All Five Senses." "We're seeing a
surge of stylish lamps -- both modern and retro -- dominating the
market. When used in a variety of styles, colors and designs, they can
help consumers breathe new life into their homes or simply provide a
new look for a new season."

With more than 60 percent of consumers spending leisure
time at home rather than out and about, it's no surprise that home
accents such as lamps and stylized lampshade "separates" have become
important fashion accents in homes across the country.

Sometimes, refreshing a room can be as easy as changing
a light bulb. Bulbs like GE Reveal filter out yellow rays common in
ordinary light bulbs, making colors, fabric, walls and artwork appear
richer, crisper and more vivid.

"It's amazing the impact lighting has in our homes and
in our lives," says Dunne. In fact, in a recent survey by GE Lighting,
nearly three quarters of Americans said that light quality affects
their moods. Survey respondents overwhelmingly acknowledged the
importance of good lighting for a variety of home settings including
romance (76 percent); dinner with friends (75 percent); watching a
movie (72 percent); cooking dinner (58 percent); taking a bath (50
percent); and even paying bills (33 percent).

When looking to update the ambiance of a room, consider
some simple and affordable lighting accessories. For instance, popular
animal-print lampshades might evoke a sense of daring or adventure.
Laced with beads, fringe, sequins, appliqués and trendy crystals,
lighting fixtures can inspire playfulness and charm. And what better
way to display one's light-hearted nature than lighting a bedroom or
den with a whimsical character lamp.

For more information or other helpful lighting tips for the home, visit GEreveal.com or call (800) GE-LIGHT.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Reveal is a registered trademark of General Electric.

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