Category Archives: lighting

Kitchen Lights – You’d Think This Would Be Easy.

Hi Everyone, Yes, the post is a day late. And even then, I’m struggling. Oh, not in a bad way. TheView full post »

The Number One Lighting Mistake Folks Make

Hi Everyone, I know you’re busy right now. Well, me too! My party is Thursday night, and I still have aView full post »

Lampshades – What Size and Shape Should You Get?

Dear Laurel, I just found two of the most beautiful lamps at a consignment shop. The woman said that they hadView full post »

60 + High-Low Chinoiserie Lamps (Some are Rare)

Hi Guys! Oh my! I’m up to my eyeballs in boxes. Well, that’s a slight exaggeration, but this placeView full post »

30 Cheap Table Lamps + Sources + What Size to Get

Hi Everyone, There was a request to do cheap table lamps next. Okay, fine. “inexpensive” tableView full post »

22 Living Room Lighting Rules You Need To Know

If there’s one thing I routinely see people getting wrong, it’s their living roomView full post »

Flush Mount Ceiling Lights – No Boobs Allowed!

Greetings all from Austin, Texas!   What is going on Laurel? We thought you were in theView full post »

A Fave Affordable Lighting And Home Furnishings Source

I get a lot of requests for affordable lighting and home furnishings. And, you know, even if your budget isView full post »

20 Bargain Chandeliers That Look Super Expensive

Hey Everyone, Before I begin the post about bargain chandeliers that look a lot more expensive than they are, IView full post »

How To Coordinate Lighting That’s Smashing, Not Boring

Dear Laurel, You know when they say “renovation fatigue,” they just aren’t kidding.View full post »

Some Of Your Recent Interior Decorating Questions Answered

Hi Guys,   There have been a lot of interior decorating questions recently and I’m going to weaveView full post »

We’ve Run Out of Money. Is It Too Late To Install Wall Sconces?

Dear Laurel, We just built a new home and I now realize that the lighting is insufficient. I don’t knowView full post »

My Kitchen Light Fixtures Are Driving Me Bonkers

Hey Guys, This is a continuation of our looking at kitchen lighting and kitchen light fixtures. Here’s theView full post »

Why Is kitchen Lighting The Hardest Thing To Get Right?

First of all, this post about kitchen lighting is not so much about the actual lighting design of your kitchen.View full post »

Two Doctors Try To Save Man’s Eye After Dining Room Lighting Accident

#Embarrassing. It was a dinner party and sure, Ted had a little too much too drink, but the dining roomView full post »

Make Your Table Lamp Cords Disappear Like Magic

Hey Guys! Remember how we were talking about the cool lamps in this post? And many of you said that you love theView full post »

The Most Common Lighting Misconception + Fave Sources For Lamps

Ahhh… the days in the northern half of the northern hemisphere are now quite short. I find myself needingView full post »

Wait Until You See What Happened To The Chinoiserie Vases!

Remember early last December I gave away two of these beauties to one lucky winner? It was Geoya. What is funny isView full post »

New York Gift Show | New York Now Show August 2013

Welcome to my trip last week to the New York Gift Show also known as New York Now, now. Now, I guess they areView full post »

kitchen lighting Ideas

One of my favorite design bloggers Christina Fluegge is redoing her kitchen and just posted lots of really coolView full post »