Let there be light

Our house has two upstairs rooms that are built into the slope of the roof on the front side of the house. There aren’t any windows, so they’re lit by fluorescent fixtures, which makes them feel a little confined. We’d talked about building in dormers on the street side, but that would make the front of the house look goofy. Instead, I’m thinking of using light pipes, like the ones from Sunpipe or Sunlight Tech. It’s hard to tell which one will work best, since all the manufacturers I’ve found have crappy websites. I wonder if Lowe’s or Home Depot carries them?