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Lighting Makes The Difference and $100 #100reveal Giveaway

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Left side- GE reveal light Right side- other

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Today I want to shout from the roof tops that I finally found a way to have my home look the way I want it to, and with one simple little fix! I don’t know about you guys, but I am so picky when it comes to lighting in my home. One great way to get plenty of light in your home is with bi-folding doors. If you do decide to do this make sure you contact Debar for your replacement parts. I absolutely don’t want the typical bright blue from a LED light, but I also am not a huge fan of yellow. I think its so frustrating to have our walls painted this beautiful light grey {Sherwin Williams Olympus White}, and then have them look so off anytime I have to turn on the lights. Lets chat about one of my most favorite rooms in our house, and one that is used constantly, our dining room:

dining room inspiration

Even though this room photographs like it has a lot of natural light in it, it doesn’t. This room is sandwiched between our kitchen and our family room. The kitchen has an awesome skylight in it, and the family room has two sets of glass French doors. The dining room sadly doesn’t have any windows of its own, so often times we are stuck putting the lights on. Which then always leads to a yellow hue over the entire room, and that looks so bad with the beautiful grey and white wainscoting. I have thought about adding in more mirrors to bring more light in to the space, but even then it still isn’t right with the light on. Then I discovered GE reveal ® lights, and it was game over from there! This light literally brings life to the room! To be honest, those who are planning to purchase these lights can surely do so without having any second thoughts. However, once the lights are bought, it would be a good idea to hire a professional from Paul the Plumber’s electrical installation services and its likes to install them in order to avoid any mishaps like short circuits during the process of installation. dream book design family

Anyway, I love that by simply switching out my lights its like I literally gave the room a makeover. Cheapest one yet! And way easier than any other DIY I have ever done;)

ge reveal light

This room is in constant use whether it be us eating our three meals there, coloring at the table, playing with play dough, etc. so the fact that I can now use it at night time with Bray and Winston and still have it look as pretty as it does during the day is so awesome! And the lighting even makes the grains in the wood table pop, and the white from our Okite counters in the kitchen light up! I am in love. A lighting upgrade can always make the whole place look different in a good way. You can check lighting stores in San Francisco or where you live to brighten up your living space as well!

dining room lighting

It is always so nice finding a quick and easy fix for our home, especially when everything else in an older home isn’t so easy!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

In the comments below, tell me what you want to reveal in your home with GE reveal ® lighting for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card to complete your own #100reveal.

Sweepstakes Rules:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

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2. Tweet (public message) about this promotion using #100reveal; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post

3. Blog about this promotion using #100reveal, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post

4. For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. The notification email will come directly from BlogHer via the sweeps@blogher email address. You will have 72 hours to respond; otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 1/19/2015 – 3/1/2015.

Be sure to visit the GE reveal ® Lighting brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ posts!

Comments

  1. Holly says

    I would love to reveal my living room! There are only two light sources in there, and the light always looks yellow and shadowy. It would be great to get a nice, natural light look in there.

  2. Jen N. says

    I want to reveal my den! We play in there all day and I’m always taking photos but they have a yellow hue and shadows.

  4. Bethany says

    My son’s bedroom! It’s so dark in there that we tend to avoid being there as much as possible!

  8. Mami2jcn says

    I would like to reveal our homeschool area so my kids can see what they’re reading better.

  10. Julie Wood says

    My kitchen is too dark! I want to reveal a lighter brighter kitchen so I can see better when cooking!

  19. AmandaH says

    Wow, what an amazing difference! We are doing a whole house remodel, so using the reveal lights everywhere would be great!

  20. Sandy A says

    Our living room needs to be “Revealed.” We have limited natural light so this would help to show off what a lovely room it is…

  24. Natalie says

    I would love to reveal my living room because there are no overhead lights and it is always dark.

  28. Erika says

    I would love to have better light in my (eat in) kitchen. It would make meals so much nicer!

    chambanachik(at)gmail(dot)com

  29. shelly peterson says

    I would like to reveal my living room. I have one small lamp and it makes it dreary.
    cshell090869 at aol dot com

  35. heather says

    I would like to reveal our living room with GE Reveal lighting we have some dark areas that need more light.

  36. Leigh Anne Borders says

    I would love to light up my living room. We have tall ceilings and sometimes it gets too dark!

  38. Patrick Jones says

    #100reveal

    am in the process of some remodeling in this house, different area haven’t been changed i believe since the later 70’s…two room that need more LIGHT revealed are two different bathrooms…..

  43. Jessie C. says

    I would like to reveal our family room with GE reveal lighting.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

  52. Dot says

    Lighting in my living room/dining room reminds me of a funeral room. Hard to read by and is depressing and lacks energy. Also, I have the wrong lighting in the steps going upstairs to showcase art of the walls. Help!

  53. Christine Owens says

    I would reveal my daughter’s room, it is fairly dark and could use some upgrades in the lighting department!

  56. Mary Capps says

    Although we have a loft that overlooks our living room, we don’t have much light (I’m certain it would be worse without the loft), so I would love to bring more light into our living area. It’s fine for watching the telly, but when anyone wants to read, it becomes a real challenge!

  57. Kristen says

    I’d like to change the bulbs in my bathroom so I could see what I *really* look like when I’m getting ready in the morning!

  59. Margot C says

    I would like change the bulbs (reveal!) in my stepson’s room. It’s painted a gorgeous sort of slate blue, but the lighting at night makes it look drab.

    BTW, I adore your house!!!

  66. Donna says

    I love Reveal bulbs! I used them to combat the winter blues! I tell everyone about how they make the room so bright and cheery! I am in need of more bulbs and just came across this page — a great reminder to buy some more!

    • Donna says

      I forgot to add that I want to reveal the pages of a good book! It’s a bit dark under those yellow bulbs! That is why I need more reveal bulbs! (A plus is that it will feel more like reading in the natural light outside, which I love.)

  70. dana w. says

    Definitely need better lighting in my bathroom! Never sure if my makeup is nicely and evenly applied or if I look like a hot mess.

  75. Stephanie Phelps says

    I would love to #reveal my new foyer as we just painted and redid the steps in it and the lightening needs work!

  79. Jan D says

    I have tried them in a couple of rooms in my home and would love to outfit more rooms in with the reveal lights – they made a wonderful difference!

  81. ELIZABETH P says

    I would love to reveal my dining room – always need more light in there! truckredford(at)Gmail(Dot)com

  85. Anne says

    My bedroom is one room I would love to reveal. The lighting is so bad that I only choose clothing during daylight hours, because I can’t tell the real colors of what I’m wearing, otherwise.

  88. Gina M says

    I want to reveal the awesome textures in my living room.

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  93. Elle says

    I’d like to reveal the area near the fireplace in the living room since it’s pretty dark and not well lighted and it’s hard to see the pictures/artwork around there when the sun isn’t lighting up the room.

  98. Sandy Klocinski says

    I often spend hours at my home computer, so anything that reduces eye strain is welcomed.

  99. Margaret Smith says

    I’d like to reveal our family room. My family and I spend most of our time in this room and this room can really use help with it’s lighting.
    Thanks so much.

  108. Stephanie V. says

    I’d like to reveal my favorite picture of my little boy!
    stephanievollowitz at yahoo dot com

  114. Suzanne K says

    I’d love to light up and reveal my family room with the dark rock wall that has the fireplace in it.

  115. Debbie B says

    the lighting in my living room is kind of dark – I’d like to reveal some better lighting for it

  118. Beth Klocinski says

    I would love to Reveal under cabinet lighting in my kitchen. We installed canned lights last year so the under cabinet lights would finish my kitchen lighting project.

  125. Linda G. says

    I would like to reveal our family room. We play our family nights games in this room and could really use better lighter.

  130. Ashley C says

    I would love to reveal the kitchen and dining room! I spend tons of time cooking and sometimes it gets dark, especially at night. We could use some better lighting!

  131. Chi Shannon says

    I would LOVE to reveal my daughters room! She is creative with her decoration and artwork and it would be great to highlight it so you can really see it all 🙂

  134. Aurelie Red says

    I would love to reveal my bedroom ! There is only one light source, so I don’t see anything at night. I would love to have a nice and natural light.

  143. Ellie Wright says

    I want to reveal our master bath. I always put makeup on in there and the lighting is just not up to par.

  152. Lucy says

    I’d like to “lighten up” most of my house. The colors cast by various light bulbs can be so harsh or sad looking.

  164. Marcia Goss says

    I want to reveal my family room. It doesn’t get much natural light, and always looks too dark.

  171. Wanda McHenry says

    I would like to reveal my home office, there’s only one window and it does not have very good overhead lighting!

  174. Janice Cooper says

    I would like to reveal the living room so we can see each other better when we have company.

  176. Kristin says

    My dining room — it’s freshly painted, two different colors, separated by a gorgeous chair rail…and I feel like the lighting in the room really doesn’t do it justice.

  178. joni says

    I would reveal an awesome drawing my daughter did that I had framed and is on the wall.

  182. Kathy Pease says

    I would want to reveal a cozier living room, where we spend most of our time 🙂

  185. Karen Drake says

    I want to reveal my bedroom, it has low light and seems dreary most of the time.

  193. Angel JacklynHR says

    WE NEED MORE LIGHTING IN THE BATHROOM- IT’S PROBABLY THE NICEST ROOM IN THE HOUSE DECORATION-WISE. THANKS!

  195. Jean D. says

    Funny you should ask! Just this week, I bought GE Reveal spotlights to show off the lovely foliage in front of my house. Not only will this look beautiful at night, it will also help prevent break-ins.

    Thanks for a great giveaway.

  197. AndreaH says

    I would love to reveal my living room. We use pretty much one light source and it is a very yellow light. We spend most of our time in our living room so seeing better in it would be great!

  202. Cathy Truman says

    I would like to bring some new light into our bathroom it is dark now and
    needs some light.

  203. Sarah L says

    My kitchen can be a bit dark and these lights will help make it better.
    Thanks for the contest.

  205. Kathryn C says

    would love to reveal our beautiful hardwood floors and the wood accents throughout the house

  206. Betty C says

    I am adding this entry as the official rules say it is open until 5 pm PT which is an hour from now.
    I’d like to reveal the true colors of my bedroom

  210. Tabathia B says

    I want to reveal a brighter and more open living room for reading

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com