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Ingenious Small Spaces
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Ingenious Small Spaces

This month’s issue of Traditional home’s cover promised Ingenious Small Spaces and did they deliver! So many pictures of small houses either look completely impractical, like living in a fussy doll house or a “she shed.” Or they go to the other extreme and look like semi-glorified campers. In the feature Southern Home – The…

Kitchen Lighting – Is your kitchen bright enough?
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Kitchen Lighting – Is your kitchen bright enough?

Is your kitchen bright enough? “Many older kitchens aren’t bright enough after the sun goes down. The most pleasant kitchen lighting comes from several sources. Lighting designers classify kitchen lighting as either task lighting, general – or ambient lighting – lighting, or accent lighting. That doesn’t mean you need three different types of fixtures; many…

Glass Chandeliers
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Glass Chandeliers

I love the clear glass chandeliers I have been seeing lately! The February March 2014 Traditional Home magazine shows the beautiful home of Suzanne Kipp. I just LOVE the kitchen! “Enhanced by a pair of elegant crystal chandeliers, the all white kitchen exudes glamour.” Traditional Home February March 2014 Get the Look HGTV Magazine uses…

Harco Loor Guirlande – Lighting to Die For
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Harco Loor Guirlande – Lighting to Die For

I broke my leg, so I have been laying around watching a lot of TiVo. The episode of Inspector Lewis Mysteries called Music to Die For shows Harco Loor Guirlande wall sconces and ceiling fixture in the entry. Guirlande was designed by Harco Loor in 2002. The collection now includes hanging, ceiling, wall, table and…

Oriental Style Lighting
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Oriental Style Lighting

Oriental Style Lighting can work in a variety of interiors.  “If you love to travel, or just have a taste for the exotic and unusual, then you will love an Asian interior design style in your home. It’s colorful, relaxed, unique and fun. Best of all, it can be whatever you want it to be…!”…