Apartment Therapy: lighting

Candy Colored Chandis from Barovier&Toso

Okay, the word "chandi" is annoying, but these chandeliers are anything but. The Jolly Rancher-like colors take an elegant object and make it spunky. How about this fun way to add color with your li...

Anthropologie Chandelier for Obama Daughters
Man Shops Globe

In the TV show Man Shops Globe, Anthropologie buyer Keith Johnson travels the world shopping for the store - dream job, anyone? In this week's episode he commissions a chandelier, which is later boug...

Colored Flame Lighting by More Than Light

We love these unique lights and initially assumed their magic colors came from LEDs or some other hi-tech gadget or gizmo. Imagine our surprise when we discovered that the flames on these lanterns ...

Lightbulbs: Shedding Light on the Power of Choice

I've heard many interior designers express disdain over the quality of light emitted from fluorescent light bulbs. However, incandescent bulbs will be phased out starting January 2012, unless someon...

Collections: Are You a Lamp Tramp?

During our recent House Tour: Alex's Granny Chic, Alex confessed that he's a lamp tramp. He has a hard time passing up lamps and is always looking for new styles. The term was new to us and it stuck ...

Bedside Décor Duel: Task Lamp vs. Table Lamp

A design debate rages in our home right now: for bedside lighting, should we use task or table lamps? A pair of task lamps would be more functional for late-night reading (and wouldn't disturb other...

3 Designs by Constance Guisset: Dancing Chair, Tri3 & Fiat Lux

We're constantly blown away by all of the amazing, talented designers out there, and seeing products such as these really keeps that fascination alive. We're appreciate great design that is infused...

Classic Style Inspiration: Mirrored Sconces

We first fell in love with mirrored sconces during a trip to George Washington's birthplace in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Functional and flashy, the concave disco ball-like fixtures were first em...

Roundup: Schoolhouse Style Lighting Options

Schoolhouse style has been a growing obsession. It's an eclectic mash of vintage and industrial with a bit of geek chic that is easy to incorporate into a home with inhabitants of any age. Until rece...

Hi-Light Task Lamp from Pottery Barn Teen

We love this time of year because so many retailers offer a wide array of colorful home accessories aimed at kids heading off to college. Though most of the stuff we've seen is either unnecessary o...

Baker Furniture

Baker Furniture has served the DC community for over 100 years. Thanks to the recent House Tour: Scott's Airy Simplicity, we were reminded of Baker's timeless appeal. The store is known for its trad...

InOut Lamps: Indoor & Outdoor Lighting

This molded polyethylene lamp by designers Ramon Ubeda and Otto Canalda for Metalarte is a strong, bold design and I can't believe it's both an indoor and outdoor lamp! It'll certainly brighten up ...

Roundup: Wire Wares

We've noticed an influx of wire mesh products lately. They've long been a flea market staple, but now they seem to be everywhere and with good reason. Their humble stature and vintage vibe make them ...

Hot or Not? Mannequin Light Fixture

Daniel Loves Objects has released pictures of the Singapore designers latest creation and boy is it intriguing. At Your Command mannequin lamps are life sized gold plated lamps that are actually mo...

Roundup: Uniquely Re-Purposed Lighting Fixtures

It's no surprise that etsy has become a top spot for all things creatively re-cycled. Outside the etsy bubble, the buzz-prefix, "re" — "re-claimed" and "re-purposed" — may equal expensive...

SenseWare at Tokyo Fiber 2009

click thumbnails for larger pics The second Tokyo Fiber exhibition is being held in Milan, Italy and the theme is Senseware. Senseware is used as an attempt to inspire designers to create innovative...

Bulb: A Light Lovers Dream
Philadelphia

click thumbnails for larger pics Looking for a place to find a one of a kind light fixture? Look no further! Bulb is a small store located on Locust Street and you can't imagine how many wonderful ...

Lighting Inspiration: Oversized Pendants

click thumbnails for larger pics A lot of design mistakes seem to come from disregarding the importance of scale — the tiny sofa that got lost at sea in an expansive living room, a mammoth bath...

American Craft Council Show
Baltimore

click thumbnails for larger pics Every year, Baltimore gets to host one of the American Craft Council's annual shows. While the Council also holds shows in Atlanta, Charlotte, St. Paul, San Francisc...

DIY Inspiration: Customize Your Own Light Fixtures

Do you have an eye sore of a light fixture in your home, or just one that isn't quite sitting well with you? If so, we're in the same boat and we've found some great alternatives to just going to t...

Imaginative Lighting Designs by Benjamin Hubert

Twenty-four year old Benjamin Hubert continues to impress us with his design genius — this time with his whimsical lighting fixtures inspired by everyday objects and materials. Check out our f...

Target's Lookin' Good in West Elm's Clothes

Intrigued by Target's Home Design Event, I convinced myself that I needed to make a trip to the Red Dot Boutique to check out the deals buy some laundry detergent asap. Little did I know that I was ...

Aqua Creations

AT DC reader Naama told us about Aqua Creations, the furniture and lighting studio of Israeli designer Ayala Serfaty, whose projects are getting attention around the world. Since 1994, Aqua Creation...

GE Energy Smart Lightbulbs and Online Design Tools

Last week, at a House Beautiful color event, we were introduced to the GE Energy Smart Lightbulbs and online lighting design tools. We hadn't realized the large variety of green lighting options now ...

Ceiling Light Parasol Shade from Urban Outfitters

We love these ceiling light shades from Urban Outfitters both for their strong pattern and their playfulness......

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