Poker Face

My husband like a lot of men is not into details. When we visit a home of a friend for instance, I remember how the furniture looks like and how the place is designed. My husband doesn’t even remember the food. When it was time for us to begin designing our apartment, he suddenly had [...]

An Elegant Light

When you become a designer you need to pay attention to details. When I was renovating my apartment I read so many magazines on homes and interiors. I had a particular look in mind. I showed pegs of how I wanted my place to look like to my designer. When it was time to buy [...]

Pendant Lighting is a Way of Personalizing the Home

As far as lighting installations go, flush mounts will fall in one end of the range. The other end will cover pendant lighting. This is because while flush mounts are installed right into the ceiling, pendant lighting will need a rod or chain to attach the light to the ceiling. It is more complicated because [...]

Louie Comfort Tiffany: How He Got Introduced to Decorative Arts

This American artist and designer worked in the decorative arts and became known for his work in stained glass. He designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, jewelry and metalwork. He was the son of a jewelry store owner. It was his father’s trade that inspired him to get involved in the [...]

Bright Lights at No Electrical Cost

One of the most beautiful sights for me is a lighted driveway. It shouts pure elegance. Unfortunately, a lighted driveway can cost a lot. The electrical job alone will cost you an arm and a leg. Lighting your driveway every night will serious put a dent on your electrical bill also. If you want a [...]

Lighting Installation Made Safe and Easy

A sconce is a wall-mounted fixture. It comes in different forms. Some shines up while others shine down. One thing that is common to all wall sconces is that is mounted on the wall. Wall sconce lighting is ideal in hallways, stairways and other spaces that need indirect lighting.
The good news is that [...]

The Proper height for Hanging Pendant Lighting

Pendant lights have become so popular in most contemporary homes and offices. Their slick and simple look makes them ideal in complimenting homes or offices with minimalist designs. A pendant light may come in a variety of options. All are beautiful, adding a whimsical look to a room. They are presented as standard linear arrangements [...]

Important Parts of Crystal Chandelier

Lighting fixture can set a big difference when it comes to the mood and ambiance that you want to create for your home. This can stand alone from the floor, be mounted on walls or even hanged from the ceiling. Crystal chandelier is by far the most elegant lighting fixture. Its craftsmanship is left unmatched [...]

Lighting is an Important Aspect of Decorating

There are many ways of sprucing up the home. Some fill up the walls with prints or paintings, making it look like a gallery. Others bring in greenery creating the feel of nature in the home. Still others prefer to surround themselves with interesting collections. Whatever the preference, it is always something that makes the [...]

wall sconce lighting

As opposed to chandeliers, sconces are delicate ways of enhancing the look of a room. It is a great way of combining lighting and decorating. They come in all sorts of designs that will complement any decorating theme that you have decided on. The design will control the amount of light that you want in [...]

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