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Goodbye Dark and Dreary Dining Room!

11 years ago

When moving into their new home the Rollins family decided to hire an interior designer to update a few rooms. Wanting an old venetian design in the dining room they chose deep red walls, heavy curtains, and intricate oriental rugs. What they got was a beautiful room, that was too dark to use as a functioning space. The interior designer took into account everything but the amount of natural light.


Small fixes like adding mirrors and rearranging the furniture helped but didn't make the space any more welcoming. After all the work put into painting and the money spent on a designer renovations were also out of the question.


One uncommon but effective solution to their problem was installing an outdoor heliostat. A heliostat tracks the sun and redirects sunshine indoors throughout the day using mirrors. With the Sunflower from Wikoda the Rollins family now has a bright and welcoming dining room with all the charm they had originally redesigned for.


Comments (8)

  • 11 years ago

    Never heard of a heliostat but sounds great. We have 3 Solartubes in our home and I love them. The laundry room, and a powder room are in the middle of the house so no windows and the tubes bring in so much light you think there is a window in them. I love them.

  • 11 years ago

    Interesting.

    Wikoda thanked mzloolue
  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Solartubes are a great option for rooms with no windows! Our product was designed to light north facing rooms that are shaded throughout the day but can be used in any room with windows. More natural light is great no matter how we get it!

  • 9 years ago

    The website states that this is sold out, when will it be back in stock?

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Isn't it amazing what lighting can do?! Looks great!

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Very interesting! It made a great impact on the space!

  • 9 years ago

    Interesting. Any further product information?

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