Apartment Therapy Tagged: lighting

Working With A Shade-y Home

[One of our two windows that didn't really see the light] When we lived in New York a few years ago, we thought we had found the perfect studio with a full kitchen, a dishwasher, great layout, an expo...

Five Best Energy Efficient LED Desk Lamps

We often mention the importance of a good task chair or computer desk when it comes to home office ergonomics. But almost as important is a good desk lamp, since we think your eyes are just as importa...

Yellow Goat Designs Latest Chandeliers
Australia

We've featured Yellow Goat Designs work before and we love the rush of inspiration that comes from seeing their latest lighting designs. Creative, bold and original, Yellow Goat Designs are a stand ou...

The Hangelier 2.1 Clothes Hanger Lampshade

Leah over at our D.C. site cited Organelle's repurposed clothes hanger light amongst a few other Uniquely Re-Purposed Lighting Fixtures. It seems they've updated and upgraded the design from plastic t...

DIY Paper Clip Chandelier Kits

You might remember seeing a pendant chandelier fashioned out of the most humble of stationery, the paper clip, awhile ago here on Apartment Therapy. If you've always fancied having something similar ...

Prototype Vintage Becomes Prototype Vintage Home!
Austin

We posted about a favorite Austin home vintage furniture store over a year ago known as Prototype Vintage Design. With the promise of "All Killer, No Filler", we're always impressed with their selec...

Suggestions for Library Swing Arm Lamp?
Good Questions

Q -I happen to live in Phoenix, so I wasn't sure which city would best answer my question! I am looking for a less expensive alternative to this library swing arm lamp from Circa Lighting. I would lik...

Store: Fantasy Lighting
Los Angeles

What do House, Ugly Betty, Nip/Tuck, Saving Grace and Big Love have in common? They're all clients of Fantasy Lighting, Los Angeles's oldest lighting store. Located on Melrose, just west of LaBrea, ...

Good Questions: Balance Arm Lamps Like These?
Los Angeles

Dear Apartment Therapy, I love these bedside balance arm lamps with their globe shades and have been looking for them all over. Can anyone tell me who sells/manufacturers these lamps or something simi...

Affordable Accent: Paper Lanterns

Last week we talked about 10 good ideas for renters to really feel at home and one of the tips was to change out your lighting. There are some great design ideas out there. An easy and affordable opti...

Outdoor Lighting Inspiration: White Paper Lanterns

click for more picsSince we're all about simple outdoor lighting that has a laid back but elegant feel we thought we'd highlight some of the ways that people have used white paper lanterns in outdoor ...

Scavenger: 5.29.2009
Los Angeles Craigslist

This Friday's Los Angeles Craigslist Scavenger is all about lamps and lighting... Vintage Brass Milkglass and Walnut Bedside Lamp - $35 (Studio City) Eames Era ceramic "Flying Saucer" Base Lamp - ...

Look!: A Light Underneath A Table

A favorite and inexpensive way of ours to add texture to a room is with lighting-- the softer the better. That's why Jenn's simple light underneath a frosted dining table is so appealing to us. Jenn...

How To: Make Over a Lamp

We've been less than thrilled with our bedside lamp for a while now. It works perfectly fine, but we're way over the blah, not-quite-pink, not-quite-beige color of the base, and the outdated, rickrack...

Uptown Modern!
Austin

While we thought about playing a joke on you with this post (it's only this date once a year, right?), we decided against it since our post today is absolutely not a joke. Though we claimed we had fo...

Light Inspirations: Making a Statement with the Light Combinations
From Sköna Hem

A collection of various crystal chandeliers over a dining room table with faux-fur covered chairs looks like pure winter fantasy.Trying to figure out how to pair lamps together? There's a lot more ou...

Good Questions: Transforming An Ugly Overhead Fixture?
Los Angeles

Kelly asks: I'm in dire need of some ideas to transform the unsightly light fixture in my new rental apartment to a beautiful and welcoming lighting source. I recently bought a lovely chandelier, howe...

Who Was Your First?
Your First High End Purchase

The year was 2000. The place, Alamo Square in San Francisco. I was whisked away to San Francisco for a new a career opportunity, living in my first place all to myself, a lovely Edwardian era studio a...

Look! Old Car Headlights Stairway Lighting

Here's one for your automotive fans: a stairway lit by genuine old car headlights, connected to one another along and up a staircase, used to light up artwork on the facing side......

Microcosmo Table Lamp: One Part Lamp, One Part Terrarium

Formia's Microcosmo Table Lamp combines two of our decorative accessories in one product: lighting and terrariums. The side openings provide ample ventilation while an integrated top light bulb shines...

5 Ideas For The Best Party Lighting

This week in the Cure we're talking about Lighting and how much it affects how our homes feel. You can have the coolest furniture, the greatest layout, the best bones and nicest art, but if your ligh...

Hettich International's "Lite Inside" LED Closet Rails

We're sure you could DIY something like this using some string LED lights and a hollowed out metal or wood rod, but when it comes to electrical in the closet, we lean toward manufactured and UL tested...

Southwest Fall Cure: Focus and Relaxation
Week Six

Spedie1 is facing this burgundy tile, a deteriorating grout job, and a slow acting drain and making the best of it with white accents which give the room a clean fresh feeling. Keep it going with whi...

Light Up Your Home: 8 Lighting Options via Z Gallerie

Earlier today, Rebecca suggested some ways to improve the natural light in your home. But if, as in our home, natural light's a challenge, consider turning to ZGallerie, a vendor we often overlook, t...

How to: Make Flower Fairy Lights
Melbourne

During the Christmas sales last year we went on the search for the longest string of LED fairy lights we could find. We weren’t sure how we would use them but we knew that the first Summer in our ow...

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