http://www.bathroomsconce.com/indoor-lights-into-outdoor-lights-2.html Enjoy our wide selection of bathroom lighting fixtures Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:10:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.bathroomsconce.com/indoor-lights-into-outdoor-lights-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-18221 plain jane Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:00:25 +0000 http://www.bathroomsconce.com/indoor-lights-into-outdoor-lights-2.html#comment-18221 In a word, no. Lighting manufacturers put labels on their products that say 'Approved for outdoor or wet locations' for a good reason. That said, a fixture made for a bathroom (= wet location) could be used outdoors, but most of those items are more functional than decorative. Best idea (= what I would do) is to go to a recycled building material yard-type place and look for salvaged outdoor fixtures. For new stuff, one great site is 'Restoration Hardware;' another is 'Frontgate.' Low-voltage fixtures tend to be more problematic than they're worth (because of transformers, etc.), but that's just my opinion. In a word, no. Lighting manufacturers put labels on their products that say ‘Approved for outdoor or wet locations’ for a good reason. That said, a fixture made for a bathroom (= wet location) could be used outdoors, but most of those items are more functional than decorative. Best idea (= what I would do) is to go to a recycled building material yard-type place and look for salvaged outdoor fixtures. For new stuff, one great site is ‘Restoration Hardware;’ another is ‘Frontgate.’ Low-voltage fixtures tend to be more problematic than they’re worth (because of transformers, etc.), but that’s just my opinion.

]]> http://www.bathroomsconce.com/indoor-lights-into-outdoor-lights-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-18222 john the engineer Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:00:25 +0000 http://www.bathroomsconce.com/indoor-lights-into-outdoor-lights-2.html#comment-18222 NO. The indoor/outdoor rating is to protect YOU from electric shock, in the event the fixture gets damp. Use ONLY outdoor rated fixtures outdoors. NO. The indoor/outdoor rating is to protect YOU from electric shock, in the event the fixture gets damp. Use ONLY outdoor rated fixtures outdoors.

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