Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Lighting and a giveaway!!!

Table Lamp
Do you find yourself squinting to see the fine print or moving the newspaper into better light to see the words? I know I am!!! Could be cuz the big 5-0 is only months away (ew did I just say that out loud?) Poor lighting in a room, when you are reading, watching the television, or using the computer, can add extra strain to the eye. The eyes have to work harder to convey messages to the brain from the strain of trying to see.
Reaching for the "readers" or "cheaters" as some choose to call them is an ok fix, but often  the real cure is just better lighting in your work space or room. Although there are some very very cute "readers" out there these days! As we age, we find that we need three to four times as much light than we used to. That means one could have as many as 4 or 5 lamps in a room.
Knowing that aging eyes need a better kind of light and more of it,  to be comfortable, is an easy fix. It seems everyone is carrying lighting these days. From home improvement stores to craft stores, there is sure to be a style out there to meet your needs.
If you are like most of us, you still have the same lamps that you had when you got married.  For many of us, that could be 20 or 30 plus years. There are so many wonderful choices out there in lighting today,
like table lamps and buffet lamps and all the styles in between. You can find lighting that is not only practicle but pretty too. Lighting becomes part of your decor so, you owe it to yourself and your eyesight to invest in better lighting today.
Now, to help you in that quest to have better lighting, CSN Lighting.com is offering you, my readers, a chance to win a $60.00 gift code to use in any of their 200 stores.
Rules for entering:
1.Visit CSN stores and tell me what you would use your gift code for.
2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about the Giveaway. Be sure and leave a comment telling me you did this
3. And an extra entry if you are a follower
Giveaway ends Sunday March 13th. Winner announced Monday March 14th 

Open to U.S. and Canadian residents only


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55 comments:

  1. Allyson PecilunasMarch 8, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    YAY!! I would love to win. I want a coffee table from there.

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  2. Allyson PecilunasMarch 8, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    I am a follower as well!

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  3. Linda@Coastal CharmMarch 8, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    I would get another light fixture for my hallway...I have one and now I need one more!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  4. Linda@Coastal CharmMarch 8, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    I'm a happy follower:)

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  5. Pam - @diy Design FanaticMarch 8, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    I would get a floor lamp for my bedroom with the gift code!

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  6. Pam - @diy Design FanaticMarch 8, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    I am a follower!

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  7. Pam - @diy Design FanaticMarch 8, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    I posted about the giveaway on diy Design Fanatic's Facebook page :)

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  8. TheresaMarch 9, 2011 at 2:45 AM

    Yipppeeee, I am a follower and I will be back shortly to tell you what I would buy:) HUGS!

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  9. TheresaMarch 9, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    Ok, here I am... I need some picture frames and I think these are precios!

    IMAX - 2 Piece Nida Bird Frame Set

    Have a blessed day and thanks for the giveaway! HUGS!

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  10. Kathy @ Creative Home ExpressionsMarch 9, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    I think I'd like to get a stroller for the granddaughter to have at my house, Debbie. I like the Happy Hippos Jet in Brown.

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  11. JingleMarch 9, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    I would use the gift code for a new yoga blanket and maybe a DVD, too!

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  12. JingleMarch 9, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    I am a follower!

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  13. LynnetteMarch 9, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    I would get new cookware!!
    nettecan at hotmail dot com

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  14. LynnetteMarch 9, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    I am a follower!
    nettecan at hotmail dot com

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  15. HolliMarch 9, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    I would love to win so I could purchase storage containers for my pantry or a new popcorn popper to replace mine from 1984!

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  16. LindyLouMacMarch 9, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    How right you are good lighting is extremely important. We still have some light fittings that we have had for many years, but all our table lamps are much more recent. I wonder why that might be :)

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  17. MicMarch 9, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    Always a follower!

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  18. AnonymousMarch 9, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    I need a need lighting fixture for over kitchen table. Please enter me in your giveaway!

    Donna

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  19. AnonymousMarch 9, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    I am now a follower!

    Donna

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  20. Domestic DivaMarch 9, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    I'd get a red LeCreuset dutch oven.

    lovelydomesticdiva (at) gmail (dot) com

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  21. Domestic DivaMarch 9, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    I follow on gfc

    lovelydomesticdiva (at) gmail (dot) com

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  22. Danielle KMarch 9, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    I'd love to get the Sleeping Partner Chandalier in lavendar from CSN...thanks!

    danielleaknapp at gmail dot com

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  23. Danielle KMarch 9, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    I follow on GFC.

    danielleaknapp at gmail dot com

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  24. KatrinaMarch 9, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    I would love to use it towards a step 2 waterwheel table for my daughter!

    ykatrina at hotmail dot com

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  25. FrouFrouBritchesMarch 9, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    I would put it towards a new food processor, but I'm not sure which one yet. I am so lost without one.

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  26. FrouFrouBritchesMarch 9, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    I am a follower of Love the Decor!!

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  27. Sandy AMarch 10, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    I would love a new wall clock---or floor lamp...

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  28. Sandy AMarch 10, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    I am a follower...

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  29. Mami2jcnMarch 10, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    I would get a cute Tweety rocking chair for my daughter.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  30. Mami2jcnMarch 10, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    tweet:

    http://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/45976925197438976

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  31. Gina M (crave to save)March 10, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    I follow you publicly on GFC "crave to save"
    gina.m.maddox (at) gmail (dot) com

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  32. Gina M (crave to save)March 10, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    http://twitter.com/#!/CrazyItalian0/status/46048313228787712
    tweet
    gina.m.maddox (at) gmail (dot) com

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  33. Sew A Little HappinessMarch 10, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    What a great giveaway! I would love to win some lamps for my sewing room! I love the RED desk lamps! It was hard to choose, so many beautiful things to choose from! It's all wonderful!

    Love, Brenda

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  34. Sew A Little HappinessMarch 10, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    I'm a follower of your beautiful blog!
    Thanks! ;)
    Brenda

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  35. Lynda DelMarch 10, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    I'd get the Cuisinart Panini/Sandwich maker.
    lyndadawinda1074 at yahoo dot com

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  36. Lynda DelMarch 10, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    I follow you via GFC. ID: Lynda Del
    lyndadawinda1074 at yahoo dot com

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  37. Lynda DelMarch 10, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    I tweeted
    http://twitter.com/#!/lyndadawinda/status/46078564860313600
    lyndadawinda1074 at yahoo dot com

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  38. Lynda DelMarch 10, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    I shared about this giveaway on Facebook!
    http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=185808534793710&id=1366325085

    lyndadawinda1074 at yahoo dot com

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  39. AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Oh I would love this giveaway!! Gosh CSN has so much great stuff! I am still looking for a fan for our detached sunporch so I think I would use it towards that!

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  40. AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Oh goodness you are having the big 50 too! Mine in in August- where have the years flown!!!?????

    I have been a happy follower of yours!

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  41. AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    I gave a shout out about your giveaway on my latest post too!

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  42. Sonya@Beyond the Screen DoorMarch 12, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Hi, Debbie! I'm a follower!

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  43. Sonya@Beyond the Screen DoorMarch 12, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    I'd love to have some new dishes or a new rug! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  44. Kristy CarberryMarch 12, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    I am a follower.

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  45. Kristy CarberryMarch 12, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    I would buy this adorable lamp set for the nursery I am working on for my little girl.

    http://www.csnstores.com/Jubilee-Collection-851-852-JUB1450.html

    I can't wait to finish her nursery and have her here in it!

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  46. DebbieMarch 13, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    I'd get a new springform pan and a good kitchen knife.
    fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail.com

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  47. DebbieMarch 13, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    Posted on fb http://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=196898296997228&id=100000865341565
    fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail.com

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  48. An Apel a DayMarch 13, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    I'd get: As Seen On TV - Magic Bullet Blender Mixer System
    alissa4illustration AT hotmail DOT COM

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  49. An Apel a DayMarch 13, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    GFC follower.
    alissa4illustration AT hotmail DOT COM

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  50. AnonymousMarch 13, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    If I won I'd love to put the gift certificate toward the Aerosoles - THUMB PRI-002 - Thumb Printz Sport Shoes in Black Leather.
    Thanks so much for the giveaway!
    maddiemb {at} comcast (dot) net

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  51. AnonymousMarch 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    I shared this giveaway on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/shala.darkstone/posts/135701039832809
    maddiemb {at} comcast (dot) net

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  52. AnonymousMarch 13, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    I follow you via Google Friend Connect.
    maddiemb {at} comcast (dot) net

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  53. LizMarch 13, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway! I'd get a Cuisinart fondue pot!

    eemoody77 at gmail dot com

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  54. LizMarch 13, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    I'm a follower!

    eemoody77 at gmail dot com

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  55. LizMarch 13, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    I tweeted!

    http://twitter.com/#!/FakeGradSchool/status/47102098210435073

    eemoody77 at gmail dot com

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