Great idea. I'm always looking for ways to brighten up my sewing studio.

These sound so intriguing! I am definitely going to check into them. The den in my house was originally paneled in dark wood and has very little natural light. My husband and I painted the paneling white and that helped a lot but I still have to turn on lights in the daytime. Think "white cave"!

Solar tubes sound like a really good solution to my problem.

I need one or three of these.

I can't have one in my sewing and quilting rooms as they are in the basement, but I've been wishing for them in the hall, in the kitchen and the bathroom off of the hall for years. Some of them are called Sun Tunnels, and some of them are called Solar Tubes, anyhow they are both wonderful. Maybe some day I'll actually get some.

My sister had one in her old house but she lives in Vegas where it almost never rains. My husband would never consider it because of the risk of leaks. Our old house had a lot of roof leak problems and dh was working on it almost constantly so there's no way he would take the risk for a light tube or skylight.

I too have a solar tube and I'm very pleased with it. This is the second home we have installed them in and loved them. A already stated there is no heat loss or gain. They can also be installed In 2 story homes they extend the tube to the lower floor through an enclosed area. worked for me. You can also have a bulb installed with a switch to use at night, have not tried that the salesman explained it to me. would love one in all my rooms.

My husband does handyman work. One day a frantic lady called him up wanting some help. When he got there the husband was sort of hiding and peeking around a corner. Seems he tried to repair a leaky sun window with duck tape, then it rained....

I have a solar tube in my kitchen as well as in my sewing room. I absolutely love them Half the time I don't even need to turn on my electric lighting at all. The natural light that is amplified is perfect to see the colors that I am picking out for my projects. I haven't noticed any heating in my room at all. My galley kitchen seemed like a black hole until I got the tube light in it. Both tubes were installed by my DH and went pretty quickly. I would recommend them to anyone wanting or needing more natural lighting.

Have never heard of this - solar tube - hhmm....unfortunately we are in a huge modular home - don't think this would work for us, but awesome idea!

Here in Maine I fear they would be covered for month's at a time by snow but I sure would like to have one for the dark parts of the house.