My V Favorites- Lighting

Welcome to My Five Favorites today! Pam from Simple Details, Lisa from Shine Your Light, Kris from Driven past times Decor and I are all as well as hence excited to percentage our 5 favorites inward lighting amongst you lot today. Even though it's basic purpose is functional, lighting is such a bang-up chance to add together mode as well as personality to your home. I'm looking some correct at nowadays counting six low-cal sources inward my living room, non counting the built inward lights. Nothing else adds layers as well as atmosphere to a infinite similar expert lighting!

We're as well as hence happy to accept Sue from The Zhush guest hosting amongst us this month. Sue has a discerning oculus to curate beautiful rooms, as well as she doesn't shy away from using beautiful colors as well as mixing as well as matching patterns inward her designs.

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SPUTNIK CHANDELIER

I bought this chandelier several years agone as well as accept loved it! It's unusual, bang-up quality, as well as my favorite component is that it looks similar an exploding firework at nighttime when it's lit up. I can't recommend the store that custom makes these enough, they are fantastic! They accept a real overnice selection of other manus made lighting pieces to lead from equally well.

VINTAGE LIGHTING

I volition ever appreciate a expert vintage light, as well as I accept incorporated several inward my home. It's difficult to overstep upwardly a sparkly crystal chandelier, as well as I'll never overstep upwardly a expert duet of vintage lamps!

Thrifted Lamp Makeover

Vintage Chandelier Post

My tips for shopping for vintage lighting...

*Don't live afraid to alter the finish. If you lot similar the shape of a light but it needs to live updated, virtually whatsoever light tin live spray painted! Just live certain to comprehend the cord as well as socket earlier painting.

*A novel shade on an old light mostly is a quick, slow update. Places similar Ross, Homegoods, as well as Target as well as Walmart accept affordable options.

*Inspect cords carefully, the fixture mightiness demand to live rewired (simple DIY projection amongst an cheap kit from the hardware store).

*Be willing to seat inward some elbow grease! Many expert chandeliers or lamps simply demand a thorough cleaning to live restored to their onetime beauty.

*If a duet is available, always purchase both, fifty-fifty if you lot simply programme to simply work i for now!

*Thrift stores, antique or vintage malls, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace are bang-up places to store for vintage lighting.

Vintage Tobacco Leaf Lamps Post

CUSTOM COLOR LAMPS

Last Spring when working on my daughter's room makeover, I became familiar with this trouble of lighting with over a dozen choices of base of operations styles as well as over 100 colors to lead from. With as well as hence many variations of shades inward each color, nosotros were able to instruct a laid of lamps that matched her room perfectly. If I was designing rooms for clients ofttimes this would definitely live a instruct to source for me!

WALL SCONCES

I appreciate the versatility that wall sconces offer! They're the perfect choice when tabular array or flooring infinite for a light is limited.

Brass Sconce

I specially dear them flanking a bed to gratis upwardly infinite on the nightstand. There are as well as hence many plug inward options available that they are however a bang-up choice fifty-fifty if you lot don't accept the capability to hardwire a sconce.

Similar Cage Sconce

Most of mine are plug in. For my room as well as my daughter's room below I simply work a plastic slice that attaches to the wall that conceals the cord (I spray pigment the slice the same color to gibe the fixture).

Swing Arm Wall Sconce

OUTDOOR LIGHTING

I work string lights yr circular at our home, they add together such charm as well as ambiance! In the Fall I add together a string to our porch to fight the early on dark evenings amongst a warm glow, as well as fifty-fifty though nosotros accept permanent lighting available nosotros ever accept string lights hanging as well as on across the dorsum patio.

Our Patio

I work these pocket-size clear public lights, but these are also a bang-up outdoor string low-cal option that are a fleck to a greater extent than heavy duty if you're hanging them inward an unprotected spot.

What are some of your favorite low-cal fixtures? I'm genuinely inward the marketplace to supersede i or 2 inward my habitation as well as am starting to croak on an oculus out for some options, as well as hence I'd dear to listen whatsoever suggestions! Be certain to cheque out these My Five Favorites Lighting posts today too-

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