Philips LivingColors LED Light

I resolve to… Add some fun to my décor

When you think of decorating, very few people jump to lighting.  Even though it might not be the first thing you thing of, you’d be surprised at how much lighting can change the feel of a room.  Of course you can buy lamps to soften your space and add light to highlight areas of interest, but what if you could actually design with light?

Philips understands that lighting should be much more than an afterthought and gives some truly innovative solutions to give your home any feel you would like.  From special light bulbs that can brighten your home as well as save you money to fixtures that can beautify our space, Philips has a whole array of lighting products to choose from.

C26-B003TFEQQC-1-s We recently got to check out the new LivingColors Generation 2 lamp that is unlike any lighting fixture I have ever seen.  Instead of a traditional lamp with a base and a shade, the LivingColors is a clear orb that has a conical shaped lamp inside of it.  Also unlike any traditional lamp is the fact that LivingColors can create 16 million colors (including white) with its 7 high power and log lasting internal LEDs to change the look of your space in an instant.

While I simply cannot even imagine 16 million colors, I can appreciate how much fun playing around with LivingColors is.  Even more fun is the fact that the LivingColors comes with a remote, so you can change the feel of your room over and over without having to get up each time.  Or, you can set it to automatically (or automagically, as we like to say) change colors on its own, even adjusting the speed in which the colors change.  I love that I can change the lighting from warm to cool and thus the entire feel of my home over and over throughout the day.

413eP1cFr5L._AA300_ I have a big, open floor plan and I’m simply not brave enough to paint my walls, which means most of my home is the same warm cream color we chose during the building process.  Part of me fears that I would end up painting my entire house if I wasn’t careful, so I love that I can change the color of my walls and ceilings by the flip of a switch – or rather, the touch of a remote.   

While at first I really didn’t think I needed a lamp with a remote, I have found this feature to be one of my favorite of the LivingColors.  Being able to dim the light, change the color and intensity, and turn off the unit – or units, if you have more than one – from a distance is actually quite cool and a big part of why I love LivingColors.  Add in the fact that the remote is touch sensitive and intuitive, allowing you to choose any spot on the color wheel to change the color of light and you can see why the LivingColors is fun to play with. 

I actually have two really pretty lamps in my living room that are more decorative than they are functional.  With barely a moment to myself these days, I am pretty picky about the way I spend each moment that I am not feeding or caring for kiddos.  This means that I don’t ever find the time to turn on these beautiful lamps and they sit dark 99.9% of the time.  Since the LivingColors light remote sits right next to the stereo remote and the TV remote, it’s really easy to turn it on as soon as we come into the room, which means that it is actually on 99.9% of the time.  

41Z0NsCSbjL._SL500_AA300_ My daughter is especially taken with the LivingColors and loves to change it to purple or pink when I’m not looking, making the walls of my living room look like the princess house she thinks it is.  While the LivingColors is portable and could easily be placed in her bedroom as a special treat, it could also be placed in a movie room, family room, or even an office to add some flair and ambiance. 

Something I think is going to be a lot of fun is changing the LivingColors to reflect what we’re doing throughout the year.  What would be really fun is decorating with colors – warm and rich tones in the autumn, cool and bright colors in the spring, relaxing colors to soothe, and bright colors to cheer you up or even changing the colors to decorate with your favorite teams colors this January (side note: go Seahawks!).  Whether it’s an aqua blue for when we watch Finding Nemo, or it’s dark red for our Halloween movie night, the LivingColors is a really fun addition to any family room. 

Even if you’re not looking for lighting units, Philips has some really great lighting solutions that can work in your existing fixtures.  They even have a new 60 watt LED lamp that is a great replacement for the standard 60 watt light bulb.  We got to borrow one for a few weeks and found it to be substantially brighter than either our CFL lights or our standard can lights.  It was also quicker to turn on and was a gorgeous white that the photographer in me prefers over the yellowish or bluish lights I’m used to.  Even better is that it only uses 12.5 watts of power and is dimmable, something that I love. 

Check out Philips.com to see the wide array of lighting products they carry or go to Amazon.com to buy on sale for $149.99

And Now For the Giveaway! 
One lucky Rave and Review reader will win a LivingColors LED Light!

To Enter: Simply visit Philips and tell me another product you love (with product # or full name of product, please)

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On February 24th at 11:59pm PST a winner will be drawn, announced here and notified via email.  Winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen.  Giveaway open to US and Canadian Addresses only.

Winner, winner!  This giveaway is now closed.  Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to: #2609 Lainey said: I would love the Sonicare Toothbrush, my dentish says it is the Rolls Royce of toothbrushes!
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A big thank you to Philips for offering samples to review and a giveaway to our fabulous readers.  All opinions are 100% ours and no form of monetary compensation was received in exchange for this Rave Review.

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  1. i also love the Dock for iPhone/ iPod Cube micro music system (DCM109 Music cube )
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  2. Wow…I never knew that Philips made this many items. Another item that I’d love to have is the SENSEO Original Coffee Machine.
    Thanks so much
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  3. I would like to get the Philips Touch 15 in 1 Universal remote control (# SRT8215) so I could get rid of all the remotes from the end table.
    abfantom at yahoo dot com

  4. I would love this: 55″ class LCD TV Perfect Pixel HD Engine #55PFL7705D! Thanks for the chance to win!
    mrsmchappell at gmail dot com

  5. I like the Philips Sonicare Toothbrush. I am on my second Sonicare now and I swear they are the best investment I ever made in my teeth!

  6. I would LOVE HF3490 — dock for iPhone/iPod Wake-up Light. It claims that it will make waking up a more “pleasant experience”…. I’ll believe it when it happens. 🙂

  7. Aside from this fantastic light, I would love to have the Dock for iPhone/ iPod Cube micro music system DCM109.

  8. This has got to be the most awesome light that I’ve ever seen! I would have sooo much fun with this! All the walls in our home are an eggshell white color, so this would work great in any room here!
    I would also love to try the goLITE BLU energy light
    Plus rechargeable HF3332. Maybe it would give me some more energy during the winter. 🙂
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  9. 7000 LED series LCD TV 55″ class Full HD 1080p digital TV 55PFL7705DV/F7. That should hold me for a year or two

  10. At the Phillips Website, I really like the Mini Candelabra, 150W Mini-CAN 120V T4-FR1CT.
    Thanks for offering this giveaway.

  11. I would love to have the Wake-up Light
    dock for iPhone/iPod #HF3490. I bet this would get my but out of bed.

  12. Hello! The Philips Muse MP3 Video Player is rockin’!
    For all of you who are wondering, it’s also known as the SA2MUS16S.

  13. At the Philips Website, I really like the Philips Sonicare toothbrush. We use this product in our home and it is great.
    Thanks for offering this giveaway.

  14. I would also like a couple of 8GB Portable video player SuperScroll SA6185
    With two kids you cant have just one.
    janicebudgellpollard@hotmail dot com

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  17. I would love to try the Philips Advance Rechargeable sonic toothbrush; HX4101, We have become more active in having healthy teeth & gums especially as we grow older and using electronic toothbrushes are very beneficial in maintaining your teeth and gums with removing plaque & can help to whiten teeth. Overall this is a great product for people of all ages.
    Thanks for the great giveaway

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  29. Another product I like is the Digital Camera
    8 Megapixels With Swivel Lens Silver
    SIC3608S/G7. Looks like a great camera!

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  31. Wow this is pretty amazing looking…I’d love to have this in my home! I’d like to try the Avent natural feeding baby bottles too.

  32. This looks amazing! So many other Philips products I would love to have: The “Essentials” (SCD263/01) would be great for our baby, and I love the idea of the Universal USB charger! Would certainly reduce the cord clutter.
    Thanks so much for the chance to win!

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  34. loudspeaker boxes passive because the next time my mom pops up with what did they say at the most intensive moment of a movie im going to be able to dwrowen her out oh wait shell hear it because of the philips speakers. i thought they had some really good hearing aids.couldnt find those tho.

  35. I’d love to have the LivingColors light… I’ve kinda wanted one ever since I first heard of them a few years ago (I’d buy one at around $40, not $200). I also need to pick up some of these bulbs for 2 fixtures in my kitchen and home office. They’re hard to find though.

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  37. I’d love to have the PET749 portable DVD/TV. That would be really handy for a lot of reasons. Of course, I’d also love to have one of Philips’ huge HDTVs, too.

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  41. I would love to have the Muse 16GB MP3 video player (#SA2MUS16S). I know my husband would love it! This is a great giveaway and I’d love to win it, too! 🙂
    monlor AT aol DOT com

  42. I love the 32″ class digital 4000 LED series LCD TV. I have never owned a flat screen and it looks like one I would love. Thanks for a chance to win the light. Have a blessed night!

  43. Thanks for the giveaway…we like the “Philips Norelco Bodygroom Ultimate bodygroomer BG2040 Pro trim and shave with 3D pivoting head / BG2040/34”.
    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

  44. I also love (and own!) the Philips BDP7320 Bl-ray Disc Player. The picture quality and ease of use are just outstanding. Thanks!

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