There’s Just Gne Siop If TAKES more than a ceiling fixture to light your children’s rooms properly, according ta lighting experts. Far from being child's play, affording your kids good lighting takes planning, insight and no small measure of expertise. Part of the challenge is the fact . that children work and play in the same room, Then, too, tots quickly become teenagers, so it’s important to anticipate future needs as well. What's a parent to do? The solution is to create an envi- ronment in which general and task lighting are combined in a flexible, adaptable lighting system. A great way to do that is with moveable track lights, Moveable track lights can be swiveled, rotated and aimed in any direction to shed light on home- work or hobby activity. As your child gets older, it’s a - simple matier to slide the lights along the track and redirect them to - Bellingham offers tour THE WHATCOM in Bloom Garden Society is sponsoring the “ninth Annual Tour of Private - Gardens’ on Saturday, June: 11 ‘and Sunday, June 12. . Each. garden’s beauty and uniqueness can be enjoyed from 11 a.m: to 5 p.m. on both days. The tour includes a hillside gar- _den with spectacular views and a. ‘magical woodland grottn; a cottage _ garden packed. with a ‘collector's - ‘treasures which surrounds a charm- * odeled bungalow; and:a__ ingly r ‘Japanes nspired garden as’ the set ing for fine art and sculpture. ‘The 'tour will-also feature a land-’ ate lig! the stereo cabinet or a sitting area. Once the tracks are installed, you can even change the fixtures to suit your child's changing tastes (and maybe even your own). Flexible track systems provide all kinds of lighting options to satis- fy your general, task, and even accent lighting needs. . For example, you can: @@ Spotlight a prized possession such as a poster, toy race car or favorite doll; Bt Brighten a play area with a stan- dard fixture containing an incandes- cent flaod lamp; fa Suspend a pendant fixture from the track to create a hanging lamp over a desk or night table; or &@ Create a whole rainbow of light by fitting track fixtures with inex- pensive colored filters, Whichever options you choose, lighting experts recommend that you install dimmer switches so that you can dim one or all the track lights at the flick of a wrist. That way, you can leave on a scape designer's with many classical details from a potager, to an arbor, a sweeping ‘hornbeam hedge; a country garden amid mature trees and featuring a long undulating border cleverly mixing unlikely partners; and a small backyard garden with an attractive herb area that features an .. island bed sheltering a restful teak bench and many garden details col- lected over time. Tickets: are available from ‘Bellingham businesses including A “Lot of’ Flowers, Bakerview ‘. Mursery, ‘Cottage Grove Nursery, The Garden Spot, Schwiesow & § country garden { mee single night light to comfort small children and generally control your lighting for greater convenience and energy savings. And while track tights will solve most lighting needs in your chil- dren’s rooms, you may want to add some additional task lighting next to the bed, desk or recreational areas, When selecting this task light- ing, avoid free-standing lamps if you have small children, Accidents do happen and this type of lamp can easily be; tipped over. Instead, install a wall fixture next to the bed or attach a flexible clamp-lamp to the night table ar desk. Individual clip-on lights are a good idea for children in bunk . beds. They enable one child to read at night without disturbing the other. 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