Before electricity, homes were lit by the charge from pet eels and by the frantic running of parents on hamster wheels. Increase wattage with today's Groupon: for $49, you get $100 worth of home lighting at Henson's Lighting in Bossier City.

The design consultants at Henson's Lighting stock their showroom with fixtures that illuminate a home both inside and out. Cast warm glows into dim corners of the room with the help of a double-glassed wall sconce ($93.06), or grant modesty to three unclothed bulbs with a mini chandelier's ($90.99) amber glass shades. The decorative, boxy casing around an outdoor sconce ($110.92) also adds a touch of class to late-night games of Pin the Tail on the Garage.