For many, holiday season equals entertaining season. While we covered the behind-the-scenes lighting prep tips in our last blog post, we are dedicating this post to the main event and what comes after the prep/cooking in the kitchen – the dining experience itself.
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During the holidays, the kitchen is often the epicenter of the home (this can also be said during the other months of the year – who are we kidding?!). And with all those pies being made, turkeys being stuffed, potatoes mashed, and cookies getting decorated, functionality of the kitchen is key. And by functionality, we mean good lighting.
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We are pleased to announce the opening of our new office headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ.
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In honor of Labor Day, we decided to dig deep and do some of our own research on what makes trades and labor happy in the homebuilding industry.
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The most common and powerful trait in any team of highly productive rock stars is undeniably motivation. And though it isn't easy to instill motivation in others, it is necessary for employee retention, professional growth, satisfaction, and productivity. Motivated employees are imperative to the success of any organization. Since no single strategy will motivate all teammates, we did our research and came up with a list of seven different strategies and ways to encourage motivation in the workplace and create ultra-motivated employees.
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Trends are powerful enough to shape the world we live in -- the cars we drive, the houses we buy, the phones we use. But its not only because of their viral or popular nature that we choose to adopt them. Trends often involve a changed appearance (style) of an object, but more importantly (and permanently), trends have the ability to evolve the function of an object. These are the trends we look for at Aterra -- the next steps in "design evolution," so to speak. And as our roots are in lighting design, we haven't been able to help but notice the latest trend in recessed lighting -- the modern square trim.
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