5 Ways to Customize Your Sun Tunnels
Upgrade to a custom diffuser – The diffuser and trim ring are all you see on the interior of the home, so if you do not like the standard frosted option, consider this: VELUX offers 5 different diffuser upgrades, including wavy lines, bubbles, and prisms, to help satisfy the style in every home! The best part is, you can swap these diffusers out at any time to change up the room a bit!
Warm up the light – While natural daylight offers many health benefits, the cool white light may change the atmosphere in your home, or bother your eyes. It may help to have an amber photo-gel laid over the diffuser, which can turn the cool white light into something closer to the light you see during the sunset. Because the gel is not glued down, it can be removed at any time, or switched to a different color at different times of the year!
Install a solar night light – Think of the rooms in your home that have a night light plugged in; The kitchen, bathrooms, hallways and stairwells. Whatever the reasons, there are many rooms in the home that you’d like to navigate without waking up the whole house. The solar night light sits in the tubing, collects solar energy during the day, and turns on once it is dark out to help light the way without using electricity. The best part? When the solar night light is installed in the Sun Tunnel, the whole project qualifies for a 30% federal tax credit!
Use the Sun Tunnel at night – While Sun Tunnels completely transform the room during the day, they can only bring in so much light from the moon. Adding a light kit to your Sun Tunnel means you can keep the light output going during evening hours. Once the light kit is hooked up to power, the light bulb turns on with the flick of a switch, just like a regular overhead light fixture! The super reflective tubing will even amplify the light coming out of the bulb, so one light will generally do the trick for the whole room.
Go with the flat glass – Whether you are going for a sleek look, or trying to stay inside HOA restrictions, the flat glass may be a great fit for you. Especially in a Southern exposure, the flat glass Sun Tunnel brings in the same amount of light, without the appearance of bubbles on your roof.
