Have You Ever Considered a Chandelier for Your Home?

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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.


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Choosing the right interior lighting fixture to best suit your needs is crucial to designing your ideal living space. Many still opt for track lighting, which is easy to install, and rather simple to maintain. Others opt for some other forms of hanging lights, while also using stand-up models that fit neatly in the most [...]

Chandeliers and Dining Rooms: A Perfect Pair

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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!


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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 [...]

Chandelier Terms

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Jake has worked in residential lighting design for 12 years.


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Chandeliers have a long history and so that means they have a ton of specialized terms that do along with. Here’s a little list I complied to help you understand what’s what in the chandelier world. Adam style: This is an English (generally) neoclassical style chandelier — light, airy with elegant lines. Arm: The candle [...]

Chandeliers: Lighting to Finish Your Lounge Room

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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.


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If you want to make a massive difference to a room when you are decorating then there are a few things that you can do to make a quick change. One of these would be to get a new painting or rug, which if carefully selected could make a huge difference. Another such feature that [...]

Welcome to Interior Lighting!

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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!


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The first thing to understand as you think about your interior lighting is the types of lighting that are available. Experts generally group lighting into three categories: general, task and accent. General lighting provides an area with overall illumination. Task lighting gives you the light you need to accomplish a specific task, such as reading [...]