I want to talk about picture frames, really I do. But first let me tell you how this comes to mind. See, last night I went to visit my friend Betty, interior designer extraordinaire. And whenever I visit her, I get all excited by the many and varied trapeze lights that she’s used [...]
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display,
frame,
lighting,
photograph,
trapeze,
wall art
Be still, my heart —
and never mind all the glamorous dangling crystals of your conventional high-toned chandeliers.
I have a sudden desperate yearning to dine beneath a glowing octopus.
This nautical beauty (”Dixie LaRue in Green”) is just one of a series of octopus chandliers by Adam Wallacavage.
It was originally spotted [...]
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chandelier,
lighting,
octopus
Clearly, the Italian design firm Kartell has something special going on with see-through furniture — it keeps turning up in my favourite home decor sites, all sparkling and spooky.
Just recently, Will of Furniture Fashion wrote about the disturbingly beautiful Kartell Louis Ghost chair, and he explains it all thus:
Kartell is probably [...]
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baroque,
design,
lamp,
lighting
It’s official — Elsewares is running moonshine. Not to worry, though, this kind of moonshine is perfectly legal…
The Moon Jar looks a lot like a traditional Mason jar used for canning preserves (or stashing hillbilly hooch) but look! It’s really a clever bit of lighting.
Wouldn’t this be great for the cottage or [...]
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eco-green,
LED,
lighting,
moon,
solar
Whenever I start to feel even remotely content with my own creative capabilities, I like to browse at The Artful Home, just to indulge in a semi-masochistic spate of envy and avarice.
Today’s objet of shameless desire is the mixed media table lamp known as “Alexandra,” created by Carin Kinzig and Susan [...]
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creativity,
lamp,
lighting,
whimsy