Archive for the 'Specialized Lighting' Category

Antler Lighting – Bring the Country Home

Author : Murphy Weaver

Murphy Weaver is a professional dilettante, an expert on knowing just enough. Whatever little bits of information he has picked up along the way in life, he is happy to share them.


Posts: 24

Nothing could make you more close to the countryside than antler lighting. It was back in the old days when everyone counted on a lighting system that was economical in space yet provided enough luminance in the home. The chandelier was born and many designs came out. The large ones that were of metal hung [...]

The Advantages of a Gooseneck Floor Lamp at Home

Author : Jake

Jake has worked in residential lighting design for 12 years.


Posts: 16

Having a gooseneck floor lamp at home has a lot of advantages.  These lamps have features that make them distinct when compared to the customary, old-school table lamps. A gooseneck floor lamp can twist, flex and elongate, which is why it was named as such.  Gooseneck lamps are equipped with a neck that stretches at [...]

More Outdoor Sconces

Author : Murphy Weaver

Murphy Weaver is a professional dilettante, an expert on knowing just enough. Whatever little bits of information he has picked up along the way in life, he is happy to share them.


Posts: 24

This time of year people really notice outdoor lighting. We spend a lot more time outdoors and if you have poor quality lighting, it shows! If your guests are peering hard at their hamburgers to make sure about what they are eating, you know that you need some extra illumination. Alice wrote a while back [...]

Popular Types of Black Chandelier Lights

Author : Alice

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!


Posts: 23

Black chandelier lights are now widely sold in the market today. In fact, many manufacturers are already producing this kind of ceiling light. Over the years, the design and style of chandeliers have improved immensely. Today, they are sold in types and models that differ greatly in sizes, style, design, motif, and features. Due to [...]

Crystal Chandeliers

Author : Jake

Jake has worked in residential lighting design for 12 years.


Posts: 16

In the height of the Regency era, chandeliers were still the technological marvel of the world. Crystal chandeliers were the norm and there was no finer maker of the crystal chandelier than Adolf Schonbeck. The son of a glass maker, Schonbeck opened his own factory and quickly made a name for himself as a premier [...]

Schoolhouse Pendant Light Fixtures

Author : Murphy Weaver

Murphy Weaver is a professional dilettante, an expert on knowing just enough. Whatever little bits of information he has picked up along the way in life, he is happy to share them.


Posts: 24

As far back as the early 20th century, particularly around the 1920′s, bare light bulbs were generally placed in globes of opaque glass. These globes were then used in various locations like libraries, courthouses, classrooms, and even household kitchens. Their simple look was very utilitarian and became most useful and popular in schoolhouses. It was [...]

Chandeliers Made Of Brass And Bronze

Author : Alice

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!


Posts: 23

Some of the more discrete and subtle, yet still stylish chandeliers you can get, are the ones made of brass or bronze. These are often quite simple designs – moderately sized, with a central piece and a number of arms cast in metal. There can sometimes be a few crystals on them, but not necessarily. [...]

Most Common Problems With Recessed Can Lights

Author : Jake

Jake has worked in residential lighting design for 12 years.


Posts: 16

Adding recessed lighting is a great way to make a major improvement to your home, but with any change new problems are going to arise.  Fortunately, many of the problems that people have with recessed lights are fairly easy to remedy.  In this post I want to describe some of the issues that people run [...]

Pendant Lighting and Lamp Shades

Author : Alice

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!


Posts: 23

Inspired from long ago, pendant lighting involves a lamp shade that is hung from a house’s ceiling using a metal chain. Thus, a pendant light is simply an electric-powered bulb that is covered with a shade. It is commonly found in bathrooms, study areas, corridors, and/or kitchens. Their main purpose is to light corners. And, [...]

Wholesale Pathway Solar Lights

Author : Jake

Jake has worked in residential lighting design for 12 years.


Posts: 16

Pathway solar lights which you can buy wholesale are one of the most convenient and economical ways of purchasing those lights that you need to lighten up your driveway. Buying these units individually can be more expensive than wholesale so it makes a lot of sense if you can go to a wholesaler. Maybe you [...]

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