Bathroom Trends for 2021
Architectural Digest said this about bathroom lighting: Great lighting is important in every room in the house, but it plays a particularly vital role in a bathroom. Choose the wrong bulb and you wind up looking jaundiced as you put on your makeup; place a fixture in the wrong spot and you’re shaving in the […]
Smart Home Technology
Modern Smart Home technology is approaching automation in more comprehensive ways than ever before. Today, this technology focuses on connectivity, temperature and lighting, security, entertainment, energy management, appliances and voice control. So how smart is your home? If the answer is, “not very”, we have a variety of easy to install products that can immediately […]
One dimmer for any Job
Meet the Maestro PRO LED+TM dimmer for RadioRA 2 and RA2 Select. Bulb selection made easy Use our online tool to easily find the right LED bulb for your LED+ dimmer, or the right LED+ dimmer for your LED bulb. SPOTLIGHT SOUND OFF! Tell us how the Maestro PRO LED+ dimmer has made an […]
Personal Protection Equipment at Paramont
No need to touch germy surfaces once you have one of Eaton’s clever touchless tool Open doors, e-sign, twist faucets and push buttons without touching potentially contaminated surfaces. We are giving away 100 of these handy tools for FREE with hand sanitizer purchase (supplies limited to first 100 customers) 16oz pump hand sanitizer meets […]
A SIMPLE LINE OF LIGHT from Acuity Brands
Technology is evolving, changing the way we work and how we interact with our built environments. This creates more opportunities and more complex challenges to solve. Aesthetics, quality and tailored control of light are critical to delivering a comprehensive solution for your design. Technology is also enabling our lighting to be smarter, smaller and […]
5 Essential Home Office Design Tips for Working Remotely
Originally Published March 19, 2020 – By Mekaila Oaks There’s a sense of freedom and relaxation that comes with working from the comfort of your own home. You don’t have to wake up as early to commute. Your furry friends can lay by your side as you keep working on your proposal. You can stay […]
Holiday Spirit
Grocery stores selling Halloween Candy in September is too early (who can keep that bag sealed for nearly two months??!) and retail Stores playing Christmas music in November makes it hard to enjoy by the time the holidays actually arrive, but the seasonal spirit of giving can never start too early! All Paramont EO & […]
EA Electricity Feature
We were so glad to got to share our story with the folks at @EA Chicago earlier this summer, and apparently they liked it so much they decided to include a feature article in their summer magazine about our experience! Check out the full article here:
If the Cubs Win so Do You!
What do the Chicago Cubs and Crest Lighting have in common? Well, they are both located in Wrigleyville, and if the Cubs win their opening game on Monday April 8th, Crest Customers will win a 15% discount on any new showroom lighting purchase!
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about LiFi
But now there seems to be a WHOLE LOT more to say about it. For those of you new to LiFi, the term stands for Light Fidelity and is a method by which light is used to transmit data for two-way, high-speed wireless communication like WiFi (but via light waves instead of radio waves). Specialized […]
Seigles Cabinet Center and Crest Lighting Team Up!
There’s never been a better time to build or remodel your kitchen or bathroom with Seigle’s New Lenox! Spend $5,000 or more in cabinetry and/or countertops and receive a free $500 gift card from Crest Lighting. Better hurry, this offer ends September 30th!
Calling all Artists!
Paramont EO and Crest Lighting are working with the Chicago Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce to promote the Arts in the city! Come display your talent on our giant canvas (aka brick wall) for all those El riders, Cubs fans, and city clickers to see. Proposals are being accepted now through September 10th, 2018. Call […]
Free Echo Dot with New Lutron Ra2 Select kit Purchase!
With Ra2 Select from Lutron adding intelligence to your home is easy and affordable!
Radiant by Legrand
Stylish and highly functional! A smarter system with an easy-to-use app interface. Comprised of high-performing subsystems, Intuity offers whole-house control of a home’s entertainment, security, comfort, and convenience, through both Legrand solutions and select third-party components – including multi-room audio, RF lighting control, shade control, security, thermostat, video door entry, camera monitoring, whole-house intercom and […]
Get a Limited Edition Sons of Paramont EO Shirt!
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Rab’s new Lightcloud and so much more
From cloud-based commercial lighting controls to ultra high efficiency LED high bay lighting, Check out this special presentation and find out what’s new at Rab Lighting: RAB Lighting is committed to creating high-quality, affordable, well-designed and energy-efficient LED lighting and controls that make it easy for distributors to sell, electricians to install and end-users to […]
Crest Wins Showroom of the Year Award
DALLAS – June 22, 2017 – Dallas Market Center and Lighting & Décor magazine announced the winners of the eighth annual Showroom of the Year Awards during June Lightovation – Dallas International Lighting Show, June 21-24. The announcement was made during a special evening reception on June 21, the show’s opening day. One Showroom of […]
Remote Control your Lights with a Free* Caseta Home Kit
July 1st through October 20, 2017, every purchase of $150 in qualifying Lutron products or $100 of Lutron in-wall sensors gets you an entry into BOTH the Lutron Drive your Business Sweepstakes AND the Paramont EO & Crest Lighting Caseta Home Kit Giveaway! Paramont EO & Crest Lighting will be giving away 9 Caseta Home […]
LiFi- Coming to a Smart City Near You
The Paris Metro is now Li-Fi enabled thanks to Oledcomm, a Paris-based leader in Li-Fi implementations. Sixty-six stations have been retrofitted with LED and Li-Fi technology, allowing passengers to now enjoy data downloads that are “faster than a speeding bullet [train]”, while simultaneously affording the Metro officials the ability to push traffic and safety messages […]
Shop our Showroom Online!
We know your time is valuable and it isn’t always convenient to get out to a store, so Crest Lighting is making it easier for you to get your lighting, ceiling fans, and decor from wherever you are, any hour of the day. Just visit www.crestlighting.com. We are excited to offer this additional convenience to […]
LeGrand Adorne Special
Time to upgrade your receptacles and light switches with something stylish to match your taste.
Wireless Lighting Systems Put Historic Buildings in New Light
Wondering how to upgrade your lighting without ruining the character of your historic home or building? New wireless lighting systems such as Lutron’s Vive, Acuity’s N Light Air and Leviton’s Z-Wave solutions enable owners to get the energy efficient upgrades they want with minimal effort and disruption to existing structures. A new article in Electrical […]
LEDs Put Chicago Field Museum Exhibition in Its Best Light
View Complete Article in “iMark Now” Magazine Winter 2017 edition
Crest Lighting Receives Best of Houzz 2017 Award for Customer Service
Crest Lighting of Chicago and New Lenox, IL Awarded Best Of Houzz 2017 Over 40 Million Monthly Unique Users Nominated Best Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in North America and Around the World Chicago, IL, January 24, 2017 – Crest Lighting of Chicago and New Lenox has won “Best Of Customer Service” on Houzz®, […]
Smart & Efficient Products for Homes and Offices
Paramont EO & Crest Lighting are thrilled to participate in the upcoming Ideal Home Show at Navy Pier this weekend (Jan 27-29th). The show offers attendees in-depth information, educational presentations, and all sorts of great deals on just about everything you need to transform your home or office. Our booth will be focusing on smart […]
Paramont Vendors Earn 2016 Showstoppers Awards
Congratulations to ALL of the 2016 NECA Showstopper award winners! We know we picked your lines for your excellent products, reliable service, and competitive pricing, so we’re not surprised you won–just glad you are getting the recognition you deserve! At the 2016 NECA Show in Boston, a panel of experienced experts judged 184 Showstopper Award […]
Acuity Brands Healthcare Lighing
Throughout the 2016 election year, healthcare has been a hot controversial topic, but we can all agree it is important and we want to do what we can to help make it better. Acuity Brands offers lighting that does just that. This evidence-based design is yielding promising new findings on the effects of light in […]
An Oldie but a Goodie
Just stumbled on a fun video out there on Youtube that we didn’t even know about! Stop in and see why Rochelle is such a big fan and check out the showroom improvements we’ve made since this video was created.
Engineers Make America Great!
One doesn’t own the Earth, they only borrow it from future generations. The fate our planet depends on the continued “momentum driving the future of cities… of transportation… of energy… of building… of communication and collaboration and so much more” (Built Worlds blog by Rob McManamy). Yet, for years we have heard warnings of impending […]
Chicago Among the First of 20 Cities Tackling Energy Waste in Buildings
According to a recent NEMA Blog, “Buildings use 40 percent of the energy and about 80 percent of the electricity consumed in the United States, and much of that is wasted through the use of inefficient energy systems.” However,”Existing technologies such as lighting systems, energy-efficient motors, variable-frequency drives, integrated building controls, and automation systems can […]
Illinois Plans to use IoT to “Get Smart”
The City of Chicago Technology Plan outlines a roadmap in which leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors work together to build stronger companies and a smarter city, using big data, civic engagement, and technology start-up incubation (Letter from Mayor Rahm Emanuel). The past 18 months have shown significant strides towards realizing this vision. […]
Paramont Go Promo
Paramont EO & Crest Lighting ran a promotion in August that caught the attention of Residential Lighting. The full article is on page 20 of the September issue Thanks for the mention! #ParamontGo
Power to the People, Places, and Things
When we first started talking about how the IoT and electrical supply industry would intersect, it was with a general awareness that on some level the very way we supply power would likely have to evolve. A recent article published in the September 2016 issue of electroindustry, which is in turn based on a new […]
What you need to know about GFCIs
Electrical Contractor Magazine published an article this week on what Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) do, and perhaps more importantly, do NOT do. Understanding the use cases and differences between GFCIs and AFCIs is a safety essential (see our previous blog on Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters for a refresher). Understanding how GFCIs work and what […]
“High Performing Buildings” are Quickly Becoming the New Norm
Advances in lighting and power technology are allowing consumers to choose more energy efficient, intelligent solutions that use less energy to run and leverage built-in intelligence to reduce consumption of the ecosystem in which they reside. The timing of the appearance of these products is essential as Governments around the world have already begun enacting […]
Independent and Proud of It!
The 4th of July may have skyrocketed past, but Paramont EO and Crest Lighting celebrate American Independence all year round. There are many lighting manufacturers who have chosen to make their products here in America, and recently this number has been increasing. Crest Lighting is proud of our origins and celebrates them by selling many […]
Lighting – It’s in our Nature
Our circadian rhythms, the periodic biological rhythms that amongst other things tell us when to wake up and when to go to bed, were originally entrained by sunlight. In today’s industrialized society, however, most people spend the bulk of their time indoors with man-made lighting that stays the same throughout the entire day, forgoing regular […]
Paramont EO & Crest Lighting care about your safety!
When summer heats up and residents increase their use of power and electricity, homeowners and tenants need to take precautions for the safety of their homes and lives. Every year 480 people’s lives are taken, more than 2000 are injured, and more than $868 million dollars *burned* by electrical fires. In order to help bring […]
Get Retrofit!
Retrofitting is a term often used when converting older, outdated lighting technologies such as incandescent and fluorescent, to newer, more energy-efficient technologies, such as LED. As some people might look at the initial increased prices and shake their head, it’s important to get all the facts about LED before completely pushing it out of your […]
LiFi–now this is cool!
Ok, so we might be late to the party, but we’re bringing awesome apps! If you haven’t already heard about LiFi–you will. So what is it you ask? Li-Fi is a wireless technology that uses visible light waves to transmit large amounts of data at speeds up 100 times faster than WiFi. While it is not […]
Donny Osmond Meet & Greet at Crest Lighting in New Lenox
Paramont EO & Crest Lighting to Host Donny Osmond Meet & Greet in New Lenox When: 11am – 1:00 pm, Friday, May 27, 2016 Where: Crest Lighting, 1918 Ferro, New Lenox, Illinois Who: Paramont EO & Crest Lighting Why: Donny Osmond will be promoting his new home lighting line, Donny Osmond Home. He will be […]
Shout out to our customers!
Great to spend some time with our customers and vendors–we really appreciate your time and your business!
In honor of National Small Business Week
While businesses of all sizes contribute to our economy and standard of living expectations and realizations, the small businesses tend to be the work horses doing the heavy lifting. Moving technology forward; improving upon materials and processes to build safer, more environmentally friendly, and more resilient structures; enhancing our abilities to communicate and interact with […]
Take Control of your Lighting and More!
There is plenty of buzz around LED lighting and the energy savings it brings, but if you aren’t ready or able to upgrade your lighting to LED just yet, you can still take advantage of plenty of other lighting controls that not only make your lighting more energy efficient, but also more enjoyable. Read more […]
Warehouse Reconfigure: Part Two
We left off last week with a large open space. Time to get vertical! The entire endeavor plays out like Lego’s on steroids. Everyone likes to create and build so we had plenty of volunteers. Purchasing Agents, warehouse workers, drivers… it seemed like everyone wanted to help. What started off as a warehouse build out […]
Warehouse Reconfigure: Part One
We run a very popular program called “Direct from Warehouse”. The nature of this DFW program is simple and rather unique. If you, the customer, would rather have us receive your material into our building, versus having it delivered directly to the jobsite, we can. You no longer have to worry about sending a crew […]
Paramont EO’s Co-owner Patricia Cunningham featured in Chicago View
The Electrical Supplies industry is a male-dominated space, but that hasn’t stopped Patricia Cunningham from establishing herself as a savvy business leader. With a background in banking, Patricia joined forces with brother, Ken Gallagher, in 2012 to reinvent the business now known as Paramont EO and Crest Lighting. Patty has been integral to infusing new […]
3D Modelling Lands Prime Real Estate
Paramont EO’s director of lighting design and application, Scott Shellberg, was asked to explain how he works his magic for his customers. His down to earth description, from a guy who has been in the trenches gaining invaluable first hand experience for over 18 years, was published in the December issue of Electrical Business Magazine. […]
How will the IoT Transform Lighting?
As I type this post, a webinar is streaming from the CES show in Las Vegas on the topic of how IOT will transform the way we use lighting. The session is being led by Simon Coombes, Gooee’s Chief Technology Officer, and includes fellow panellists Francois Girodolle of Google’s Nest Labs, Jeff Shaw of Arup, […]
Win big with Adorne!
Light Up Your Holiday Season with $1,000 in Prizes! Happy Holidays! From the lights strung across your living room to the dazzling displays in the center of town, the right lights bring magic to the holiday season. That’s why we’ve teamed up with adorne by Legrand to see what lights up your holiday! Share a […]
New Year- New You?
For those of you who have tried and failed, or never thought it was worth trying at all…here are some solid strategies for setting and achieving your New Year’s goals. The following tips are paraphrased from a Hubspot post entitled “9 Data-Backed Tips for Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolution” written by Carly Stec: […]
Generating Comfortable ROI with LED
Using LED lighting for your new constuction or renovation project is not just about saving money. When done right, it can also create a visually appealing, efficient task-oriented lighting scheme that adds warmth and comfort to your space while also saving energy costs. TCP has put together an informative white paper on the ROI of […]
Home and Small Office Automation
Leviton’s Lumina solution is a great way to make your home or small business lighting and hvac costs more manageable.
Littman Brands Design Contest
Got a photo of project you did that used a Littman Brands fixture? Submit it before December 15th, and you could be $1000 richer for the holidays! Click on the image above to go to the Littman Brands Facebook page to enter.
Get in on the Act!
Crest Lighting is a proud sponsor of the 35th season of the St. Sebastian Players! Check out this local venue’s season line up and stop by Crest Lighting for your chance to win tickets to a show.
Artcraft Sale
Browse the Artcraft “Discovering the Love of Lighting Sale” brochure and fall in love with your next fixture!
Congratulations to Adorne
The Tru-Universal SofTap dimmer from Adorne wins the Lighting for Tomorrow top LED competition! With some of the most attractive and innovative lighting controls in the industry, it is no surprise that Legrand continues to win top prizes in the energy efficient design community. Lighting for Tomorrow is organized by the American Lighting Association (ALA), […]
3D Modeling puts contractors in their best light
When a contractor presents 3-D design images of how the selected lights and fixtures will look within a given environment to a potential customer, he can claim ownership of the design. This gives him value and differentiation against the competition, who likely don’t have 12 pages of 3-D renderings of how the lighting choices are […]
Watts Up? How to Convert Watts to Lumens
With the proliferation of LED lamps, how do you equate your existing incandescent 60W lamp to an appropriate LED screw-in replacement lamp? First look at the language to assist in getting to an “apples-to-apples” comparison. Watts measure the amount of energy required to light products or how much power a bulb uses, whereas lumens measure […]
LED Basics: Benefits and Options
With energy efficiency at the forefront today, we thought we would explain a bit about LEDs and the benefits of switching to them, along with some ideas of what you can do with them. Light-emitting diode, or LED, is a type of solid-state lighting that uses a semiconductor to convert electricity into light. This technology […]
Sustainable Chicago: Energy Efficiencies Support Mission
Chicago is striving to be the greenest city in America. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is quoted as saying “A sustainable Chicago is a city that spends less on energy use with each passing year, creates good-paying jobs in up-and-coming industries, responsibly maintains and upgrades its infrastructure, and ensures every Chicagoan has the opportunity to live a […]
Family Owned Businesses—Prosperity for the Sake of Posterity
When you own your own business you are in it for the long haul. There’s no such thing as working 9-5, you are automatically, by default, on the clock 24X7X365. The feeling of responsibility that comes with being the one to sign the paychecks for employees, knowing that many are sole breadwinners for their own […]
Summer Electrical Safety
Summer is in full swing with hot summer days and warm evenings filled with lots of fun. However, summer electrical safety must be kept in mind. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) there are approximately 400 instances of individuals being electrocuted annually in the United States. Approximately 15 percent of these electrocutions […]
Time to Get Smart (Electrical Supplies)
Summer 2007. Exactly 8 years before this blog entry. Steve Jobs introduced the world to his latest gadget, the iPhone. Tech Geeks saw the potential immediately but the electrical supply houses… not so much. It was cool and all but how would my industry use a smart phone to make money? Sure with its internet […]
Paramont EO Finds Rebates to Cut Energy Costs
Saving money is important to our customers and at Paramont EO, we maximize applicable incentive and rebate programs for every project. Rebates can offer our clients significant savings. For example, according to the Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), more than 30,700 northern Illinois businesses have participated in Smart Ideas for Your Business programs, earning $244.3 million […]
Congratulations to Lynn Hibbs– our very own Lighting Star
Dallas Market is a huge show and this year there are pictures of our very own Crest Lighting showroom veteran Lynn Hibbs scattered throughout the massive convention center. That’s because Lynn was awarded the “LightStar” honor by the Internation Dallas Market Center, identifying her as one of the top salesmen in the country, and affording her […]
Answering the Call
Most people take the ability to place and receive phone calls reliably for granted. We assume that service should just always work, in our homes, offices, and on the road. So, when service is interrupted, we get annoyed and even angry. It is hard to imagine life before telephones. The pace at which people and […]
Go Hawks!
Go Hawks!!! | Paramont EO | LinkedIn Chicago is a tough town for sports. We feel obligated to support our Bears, derive a masochistic sort of pleasure from rooting for the Cubs, and get occasional satisfaction from our White Sox. The Bulls have had their ups and downs, but the Blackhawks deliver. In our blue collar […]
Fashion and Function: Ceiling Fans Beat the Heat
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and the heat. The summer heat taxes everyone’s air conditioning systems, but you can give some relief to the AC units by installing ceiling fans to improve air circulation. The counter-clockwise motion of the fan will generate a gentle breeze to circulate the cool air and help […]
Don’t be Shocked during Electrical Safety Month
May isn’t just another month on the calendar. It is National Electrical Safety Month, which is the perfect time to focus on and emphasize the importance of electrical safety at work and at home, even though it is a top priority year-round. Please consider these sobering statistics: A Fire Research report from the The Fire […]
Lighting Trends: Fixtures Match Furniture Design
Decorative lighting influences the way every room feels and looks. “Today’s lighting customers are looking for stylish, easy-to-maintain fixtures that are reminiscent of older finishes of yesteryear with a modern update,” says Amy Fimbianti, showroom manager for Crest Lighting, a division of Paramont EO. Lighting trends tend to follow the furniture industry, which is now […]
Be our Guest!
Tour Paramont EO’s Woodridge Central Warehouse Location In 2013, Paramont EO moved to a centralized warehouse distribution model, leased a 80,000—square-foot space in Woodridge, IL, and optimized our warehouse for order filling, receiving, counter sales and jobsite delivery. Let us show you around—and show you how we can save you money and time One of […]
Pentair Raychem and Paramont EO Partnership Announcement
Paramont EO named one of 3 Chicagoland stocking distributors for Pentair Raychem building materialsSee coverage by Patch. Also covered by tED and NAED
Paramont EO and Crest Lighting Spring Green Raffle Winners
The following lucky winners were selected at random from the raffle card collection bowls at each of our three locations: 3300 N. Sheffield in Chicago — winner is Dragan Kogo 1918 Ferro Drive in New Lenox — winner is Jessica Marcello 1000 Davey Road, Ste. 100 in Woodridge — winner is Ron Maday Thank you […]
Congratulations Bob (and family)!
Bob is our 2nd ETI LED Flushmount fixture winner from the recent New Lenox Chamber of Commerce sponsored Community Expo & Home Show event on March 14th.
Congratulations Pat!
Pat is one of our ETI LED Flushmount fixture winners from the recent New Lenox Chamber of Commerce sponsored Community Expo & Home Show event on MArch 14th.
$50 for 50 years!
It’s official! Paramont EO –has been delivering electrical supplies and lighting materials throughout Chicagoland for over 50 years! We want to thank our loyal customers, and welcome our new ones, with a special opportunity to fill out a raffle ticket at any of our material counters or showrooms between now and March 31st for your […]
A Lighting Update Can Upgrade Your Bottom Line
In most institutional and commercial buildings lighting is typically the single largest operating cost, consuming about 40% of the total electrical use—and upwards of 50% when the cooling load associated with the heat generated by inefficient lighting is factored in. There are abundant opportunities in most facilities to cut lighting energy cost in half and, […]
Improving Financial and Operational Performance Through Energy Efficient Lighting
When leading corporations and commercial real estate companies make multi-million dollar investments in energy efficient facility technologies, the economic message and the marketplace momentum are clear. Energy efficiency is a profitable business opportunity moving solidly into the economic mainstream. In a recent study by McGraw Hill Construction Research & Analytics, 81 percent of CEOs and […]