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Create Your Moves - Proudly supported by Durelec, Your Friend in the Trade

29/10/2015

My daughter Jazzy, who is 10 years old, has set up a fundraiser to raise funds for kids in foster care. All the proceeds will be donated to the CREATE Foundation who work to improve the outcomes for children in foster care.
The event is called Create Your Moves it is a simultaneous dance party that will be broadcast by the Funky Kids Radio station on the 20th of November from 2-3pm.
Get Involved:
For all the students, teachers and parents out there please help by asking your schools to get involved, its a simple process the schools sign up on the Create Your Moves website and then tune in to Funky Kids Radio from the comfort of their own school on November 20 to Create their Moves.
We've set up a everyday hero page so that anybody and everybody can donate to help improve the outcomes for children in care:
Shout Out:
Even if you are not associated with a school and you can't donate money at this time, you can still show your support by recording a shout out to Create Your Moves on the Funky Kids Radio website.
Its easy checkout funkykidsradio.com.au there is a purple banner on the right hand side of the home page click on it and your shout out will be broadcast at the dance party.

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We're hiring Canberra Cleaners

15/10/2015

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Experience is necessary and an eye for detail is essential. Perfect for school hours. Own transport required
call 13 87 23 to find out more. Please visit our jobs page to submit your expressions of interest

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Wet Dog

9/10/2015

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We are so excited about the upcoming release of the Sophie Gamand Wet Dog book that we are going to gift each of our hot water system customers with a copy :), to claim your free copy go to our wet dog voucher page

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Kitchen Lighting Design for beginners

11/9/2015

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Kitchen lighting call 13TRADIE - Ambient, Task and Accent lighting. The Mews House by Buster and Punch

The Mews house, by Buster and Punch, image used to demonstrate the use of ambient, task and accent lighting.

Plan it

The kitchen is a work and social space, it requires the use of Ambient, Task and Accent lighting. Ambient lighting: creates mood and overall light. Task Lighting: is used to perform tasks. Accent Lighting: adds drama and character. When designing your kitchen lighting you need to consider practicality as well as aesthetics.

Task kitchen lighting

Sort this out first, the functionality of the kitchen depends on it. Consider your work spaces and light them, stove/oven, chopping bench, sink, inside cupboards.

Ambient kitchen lighting

The ambient light creates general illumination, it casts a overall glow to the room. The colour of the kitchen surfaces will effect the mood that the ambient light creates. Dark and non reflective surfaces will absorb the light and require more intensity. Bright and gloss surfaces will require defused and softer lighting so the space doesn't become stark.

Accent kitchen lighting

This is the fun bit where you can express your style. The purpose of accent lighting is to create drama and highlight special features. Pick something you love and enjoy your space :)

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Playful Geometric Lights

3/9/2015

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E15 Colour and North images sourced E15.com

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Lighting Design Guide for Beginners

24/8/2015

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Interior lighting where to start?

Creating a beautifully lit space requires the use of layering. There are four types of interior lighting Ambient, Task, Accent and Daylighting.

When designing your interior lighting remember to layer up start with Ambient to distribute an even light through out the space think chandeliers and ceiling fixtures. Then consider task lighting for cooking, writing etc, you could use a beautiful floor lamp or dramatic pendant just remember to choose a fixture that eliminates glare and eye strain. Accent lighting comes next, it creates drama and visual interest use it to focus interest on specific items like your favourite picture, plant, sculpture or architectural feature. Daylighting is achieved through the use of sky lights and windows, there is a current trend to use skylights to create interesting architectural features.