We’ve all heard the term “looking at things through rose-colored glasses,” but if you really want to cast a more flattering light on things, try some amber hanging lamps. The warm orange hue, generally comprised of 75 percent yellow and 25 percent red, tends to smooth out rough edges and set everything aglow. Bathing your home in the kindest of hues is as simple as installing a handful of mini-pendants with amber shades in any
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Correctly using LED lights — quite frankly, an underutilized option in the lighting marketplace — can save energy, positively impacting your wallet without negatively affecting the environment the way higher-voltage alternatives do. In fact, some LED lights are as much as 70 percent more efficient than their counterparts. Moving away from old-fashioned incandescent bulbs isn’t just friendly to the planet and the bank account; it’s also easy on the eyes. Although popularly paired with bright
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A classic modern chandelier never goes out of style, although a few subtle updates can make it all the more stunning. Today’s roundup offers some of the more eye-catching designs on the market today, from the timeless Fun 8 pendant chandelier from Verner Panton (which originally debuted in 1964 and is also available in a “Fun 4″ version) to one of the latest offerings from Z Gallerie, with 230 interchangeable glass links. While the purists
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Gone are the days of harsh overhead lighting (remember the kitchen in your childhood home?) that made everyone underneath it look gaunt, sick and haunted. As more and more homes and offices alike are retrofitted with modern light fixtures, a wildly inventive naturalist streak is becoming more widely available across the — forgive us — spectrum of hanging lights on the market. While the Comet lamp, pictured here, gives us an unbridled burst of illumination
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To some, the modern desk lamp may be little more than a basic utilitarian accessory used for completing work late into the night without eyestrain, but today’s roundup of uber-cool desk lamps is nothing short of inspired. While one is made from 40 pairs of aviator sunglasses, another replicates the headlight and handlebars of a sky blue Vespa, and yet another emulates (not to mention illuminates) an oversized resin version of the Control and Shift
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