Let’s talk about the single most used (or under-used) room in the house: The Living Room. In my years of experience I have found that houses fall into two categories — ones where the living room is used and ones where it isn’t. Whether it sits filled with furniture and empty of people, or furnished [...]
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Good lighting is needed in the bathroom to allow the room to be as effective and useful as possible. When choosing the lighting for your bathroom makeup vanity, be sure to choose a fixture that offers both optimal light and beauty, so that your bathroom will literally shine and be a pleasure to use. Depending [...]
I have an amateur’s interest in lighting. When we first bought our 50 year old house, the fixtures had to be replaced and I was hooked!
There is a reason why chandeliers are a traditional lighting choice for the dining room. It goes back to Medieval times. At that point in history, lighting technology had only gotten as far as candlelight. So the candle chandelier was a huge technological breakthrough. It is hard sometimes to think of something as basic as [...]
I have an amateur’s interest in lighting. When we first bought our 50 year old house, the fixtures had to be replaced and I was hooked!
When you are designing a room in a certain style every element in the room from the flooring, to the furniture to the curtains needs to be in keeping with your chosen theme or style, otherwise elements of your room will stand out for all the wrong reasons. And lamp shades are no exception to [...]
I have an amateur’s interest in lighting. When we first bought our 50 year old house, the fixtures had to be replaced and I was hooked!
Types of pendant lights can vary from extremely simple to elaborate pendant lights. You can purchase the simple pendant lights in the local lighting store and will range in price. You can purchase these pendant lights in a number of price ranges which will allow for someone not wanting to spend a massive amount of [...]