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Inspiration: Movable Pendant Light Hack

A few weeks ago we rounded up some pendant lamps that had a similar shape to the Caravaggio Pendant Lamps by Cecilie Manz. The least expensive option was IKEA's MELODI and a post on ikeahacker shows...

Industrial Lighting For Your Home
Boston

There's something interesting and unexpected about industrial lighting in a house. Even if you're lucky enough to find a vintage gas station or factory light, it doesn't always fit your space, and ...

Edison Chandelier from Pottery Barn

The new Edison Chandelier caught our eye immediately. The unique form of draping cords and vintage-styled bulbs combines the popularity of Edison Bulbs with a modern chandelier — like a relaxed ve...

Stuart Haygarth's Recycled Chandeliers
Washington DC

It's Green Month on AT, so we're on the lookout for ways to reduce our garbage and reuse materials that we already own. The current issue of Dwell features the inspiring work of Stuart Haygarth, wh...

Sha-Do Lamp by Peter Buning
Washington DC

Why wallpaper when you can create fun and funky patterns on your walls with the click of a switch? The Sha-Do Lamp, designed by Peter Buning Fixtures, creates geometric shadow patterns on your ceilin...

Coil Candle on Sale at Gaiam

We loved this coil candle when we first spotted it at Gaiam. But now, it's on sale at the Gaiam outlet at a price that's tough to pass up......

Hot or Not: Happy Hour Lamps
Boston

Cocktail umbrellas turned home accessories. Dipped in phosphorescent paint, the umbrellas glow in the dark and have the affect of Chinese lanterns when lit. North Attleboro designer Heather Wells cr...

Green@Home: Everything Old is New Again
Washington DC

Name: Colleen Location: Washington DC Profession: Foreign Service Officer and AT Blogger That is your intrepid blogger circa 1978, visiting the cool pad of a very cool aunt. Though the paneling an...

Look!: The Droog Porcelain Lamp by Dick Van Hoff
Email from 7.8.08

It took me over a year to find this lamp. A quietly memorable but rare utilitarian design for a pendant lamp, I spotted it in the offices of ID Magazine during a visit last winter (below) and then ...

Mayday Light
Boston

While searching for light fixtures for our living room—which had none—we came across the Mayday Lamp and fell in love with its simple, industrial look and its versatile utility. While it may n...

NY Good Questions: Where Can I Find a Similar Tripod Lamp?

Dear AT, I'm trying to find a 'tripod' style lamp similar to the ones in the attached picture. Something even with maybe more of a colorful shade. The bigger the better! Any idea where I might f...

Two Beautiful Task Lamps by Dick Van Hoff
Email from 7.2.08

I don't know where I first saw this lamp, but I instantly liked it. It was sort of quirky beautiful, with a retro look, but an obviously contemporary mix of elements in ceramic and wood. I finally ...

Best of Three: Pendant Lamps

We're somewhat fascinated by Cecile Manz's series of Caravaggio Pendant Lights. We've spotted them in Shawn Henderson's office and at Wildwood BBQ in the past few weeks. With the newest offerings fr...

NY Good Questions: Medium or Small Bubble Light for This Room?

Dear AT, I was wondering if anyone knows how well the Nelson Bubble lamps attract dust? I have had my Norm 69 for about five years and it has seen better days. Since it is basically a origami fix...

Mio Lamp L by Jaime Salm
Boston

Here's an eco-Lamp with flexibility. We value versatility in nearly every aspect of life. So when a pendant lamp can claim flexibility as an attribute, then kudos to its makers. In this case, we...

NY Good Questions: Information On This Chandelier?

Dear AT, Can anyone identify this chandelier? I seem to have brilliant chandeliers on my mind. I identified one by Gio Ponti, made for Venini in 1946, but I can't place the more "bejeweled" one. ...

NY Good Questions: What Should I Do About This Chandelier?

Dear AT, I have an off-white chandelier in my dining room that was left here when I purchased my home. It's huge, 3 tiers, it fills the space of the vaulted ceiling, but it's just not at all my st...

NY Good Questions: Where Can I Find This Pendant Light?

Dear AT, I simply love the pendant light in "Stephanie's Tile and Marble Vision" bathroom you posted a while ago. Could you please tell me where this ceiling light is from or where I could get a s...

Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs: Finally Getting Better!
Boston

Be kind people. We’re admitting one of our deepest, darkest eco-guilt secrets on a national website. We’ve only replaced a few of our lightbulbs with the vastly more efficient Compact Floures...

Atelier Candelabra from Smith & Hawken
Washington DC

We don't know what we love more about the Atelier Candelabra, its ornate handcrafted iron curls or the smooth elegance of its blown glass shades......

NY Good Questions: Layout Suggestions For This Room?

Dear AT, I recently discovered your site while searching for solutions to a curved wall. I know very little about decorating or properly laying out a room, so I'm submitting pictures of the new apa...

Hot or Not: Spray Painted Chandeliers
Washington DC

When we first saw this article in Cottage Living on chandeliers, we were very intrigued by the spray painting option but wondered....would it really work? Could it really turn something boring and...

NY Good Questions: Lighting Suggestions for the Living Room?

Dear AT, I have a lamp crisis! I can't find any lamps that look good with my sectional sofa. Our sectional sofa fits perfectly in our small, oddly shaped living room, but leaves almost no room fo...

Green Lighting by Heath Nash

I'm torn. These lamps from South African designer Heath Nash are beautiful when lit and his profile in Ping Magazine describes his effort to distinguish South African design and employ local artisan...

Hot or Not? Innermost Bigoli Lamp Shades
Washington DC

Spirals of tubular mesh and wire make up this crazy lamp shade from Innermost. We noticed that it's one of those items that everyone (and we mean everyone!) instinctively reaches out to touch. But ...

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