So often when it comes to making a choice about who you're going to work with on a project it comes down to speed and service. Nova Flex found its place in a very competitive tape-light market by emphasizing speed and service. Not only is it easy to work with NovaFlex on the specification side, but they also make it dead simple for the contractor to install their products.

When USAI debuted Little Ones, they introduced the smallest full-performance downlight offering anywhere. In this week’s episode, I’ll actually be getting out of the shed to go and see the new Little Ones display room at the USAI Collabatory in SoHo. We’ll get up close and personal with the Little Ones and talk performance specs with Timothy Hart of USAI.

Smart lighting gets more and more popular, up until now you've needed certain kinds of connected light bulbs, and special hubs to build a smart lighting network at home. What about a simple smart lighting solution for the more unique architectural lighting? Enter Deako controls. This episode of Ten in the Shed will be a little different as I demonstrate how you swap a standard wall switch to a smart one and in minutes create smart lighting for your home.

Remember when a four-inch-wide linear was narrow? Three-inch? Try the new 1.65" wide BW165 from Birchwood. This isn't just a narrow linear (there are lots of those) it's a platform that comes with all of the design and performance features you'd expect from Birchwood, including a full sweet of optics, tunable white options, and a beautiful connection system for longer linear runs. I'll have the BW 165 live in the shed and we'll go through what's about to become your favorite new narrow aperture linear option.

There's no better way to create interest in a space than by illuminating the walls. When so many spaces simply get downlight from the ceiling, adding a punch of contrast and texture will invigorate a space with drama. Join me in the shed as we fire up the all-new ALW Hylyter and demonstrate how you can make your textured walls luminous with this amazing tool.

Backlighting is a science. Whether we're backlighting glass, acrylic, a stone bar top, or stretched fabric like Barrisol, it's always tricky to get totally even illumination across whatever surface you're lighting. That's why I'm so excited to be working with Evo-Lite. This is a team of backlighting experts who have product solutions for every backlighting condition. Join me live as I demonstrate Evo-Lite's main product families and demonstrate behind a sheet of Barrisol, just how great a job Evo-Lite does.

Backlighting is a science. Whether we're backlighting glass, acrylic, a stone bar top, or stretched fabric like Barrisol, it's always tricky to get totally even illumination across whatever surface you're lighting. That's why I'm so excited to be working with Evo-Lite. This is a team of backlighting experts who have product solutions for every backlighting condition. Join me live as I demonstrate Evo-Lite's main product families and demonstrate behind a sheet of Barrisol, just how great a job Evo-Lite does.

Sometimes all you need is a clean, simple, inexpensive, and line voltage cove solution. Enter Feelux and their VSSL. Available in CCT’s as low as 2200K (for those hospitality jobs) This is a solid budget-friendly cove option.

Join me for 10 minutes in the shed, as I walk through the product, demonstrate it in action, and talk through how to specify it.

Luminii introduced Stenos last year and whenever I’ve gotten a chance to show it to specifiers in person they were impressed. Luminii has miniaturized the linear form factor and given it dramatic optics with this new line.