News — Residential Lighting

When Stephen and Shirley Handra started Batavia Electric Supply in 1967 they began selling light fixtures out of a building at their farm. In fact, Shirley had to convince Stephen to sell light fixtures in the first place. When we moved to our current location, a showroom was built specifically for light fixtures. Fast forward to today, we have a combination of styles ranging from Traditional, Transitional, Farmhouse, and Modern. We have just recently started selling a new line of lighting called Progress Lighting. They offer affordable, high-quality lighting.  We also have a new lighting specialist, Robert Rouse.  Robert is an...

  Lighting is an important element of home decor. It can change the mood of a room just like it does with the size of the room. In order to create an ambiance in a particular room, you need to know what kind of lighting or light fixture is needed. Generally, there are three types of lighting: ambient, accent, and task. Ambient lighting is known as "natural light" and is considered the general source of light in a room. This type of lighting isn't bright and doesn't have a glare, it provides enough lighting to be comfortable in a room....