Compact fluorescent bulbs may save energy, but they also uglify the spaces of some readers, who have complained about the unsightly spirals peeking out from overhead fixtures. Here's one solution ...

1) Burn down the house; buy new house with insurance money; pay more attention to existing light fixtures.<br><br>2) Smash plexiglass cover with a hammer while the light fixture is still hanging ...

Compact fluorescent light bulbs, long touted by environmentalists as a more efficient and longer-lasting alternative to the incandescent bulbs that have lighted homes for more than a century, are ...