It only takes a few minutes for a fire to start. Never stand a candle in a position where any material, such as curtaining, may come into contact with the flame. An open window could cause a light curtaining material to billow into the room and touch a badly positioned candle. When fixing a candle into any type of candle holder, make sure that it is well secured and cannot topple over. Living areas he living and dining areas of the home are often used for many different purposes. A variety of occasions take place in living areas, ranging from relaxing, talking, reading, sewing, studying, hobbies, and watching television, to daily meals, parties and entertaining. To meet these many and varied activities, you need an effective and extremely adaptable lighting scheme.

Right For a dining or breakfast room table, you of tell urant a good level of illumination directly over the table itself. The ideal solution is all adjustab!e ceiling-mounted pendent light that call be moved up or doion and fixed at the perfect height. Below To show off a collection of ornaments to best advantage, concealed, unobtrusiue lights are the answer. Ceiling pendents Although often not producing the most attractive of lighting effects, ceiling- mounted pendent lights do provide useful general lighting in a living or dining room. The main drawback with pendents is that they rarely light a room evenly, so there will inevitably be pockets of gloomy shadow, especially in the room corners. If mounted over a dining table, however, retractable pendent fittings can be extremely useful, creating a bright highlight just where it is needed most.
You do need to be careful, though, that the light is not low enough to dazzle the eyes of the diners. For a long dining room table, you may need more than one pendant light to light the eating area evenly. Spotlights Individual spots can be wall mounted or  fixed on or recessed into the ceiling. This form of lighting produces highly directional illumination, ideal for reading or sewing, or as hobby light, for example.
• Wood Bare wooden floors are beautiful in their own right. Stripped, carefully stained, or coloured if desired, sealed, and decorated with a rug or mat, they can look stunning. If you are not fortunate enough to have an old floor suitable for such treatment, you can buy wood strips or parquet tiles to layover your existing one. They are not difficult to put down and can be very reasonably priced. Carpet Carpet is perhaps the most common floor covering in homes. It is comfortable to walk over and sit on, and can transform any interior instantly.