The styles that these types of lighting fixtures will bring to your home will change your whole perspective of a room. A pretty unassuming and simple name for an Italian designer, Lamp comes up with designs and prints that exude energy and class. Built in many forms and perfect for any modern home ranging from living spaces to the poolside, Lamp proposes all sorts of table, floor, wall-mounted lights and ceiling-suspended lights. (more…)
The prominent location of ceiling lights is at the centre of the room. For very small rooms, use mini pendant ceiling lights. Living room ceiling lights come in different shapes, design, color and range and are always centre of attraction. Ceiling light not only provides light but adds to the beauty of the room also. Bedroom and living room ceiling lights includes: chandeliers, recessed lighting fixtures, flushed and semi-flushed and florescent ceiling light fixtures. There can be fixtures that are compact and close to the ceiling or amazing chandeliers. The secret to light decorating is finding the right balance for the room. (more…)
Georgie Fordham is one of a growing number of people who believe that good lighting is as important as a colour scheme or upholstery for your home. “We had two London houses professionally lit, and when we moved to the country I was determined to have proper lighting here too, even though the house is very old and I didn’t want to start gouging holes in the walls,” she says. “I’m a real lighting convert and I would urge people, even if they have a small budget for their home, to think about lighting it properly; good lighting can change completely the way you feel about your home.”
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The Daily Telegraph / House & Garden Fair 2007 is the UK’s most prestigious event for interior and garden design. From bathrooms to bedrooms, gourmet food to garden furniture, the Fair brings you an unprecedented line up of exhibitors all carefully handpicked by House & Garden to ensure the highest quality products, most of which you will not find on the High Street.
For anyone passionate about interiors and gardens, the Fair is an excellent opportunity to see the very latest classic and contemporary designs from many of the country’s most prominent designers. And with numerous interactive seminars and talks going on throughout the Fair, visitors can gather a whole host of expert tips and advice to take home with them.
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Custom-designed homes can be risky, but there could be a big payoff
Independent Austin architects and designers are making footprints on the cityscape in thoughtful and fiercely original ways.
Drive down a street in Hyde Park lined with bungalows and you’ll probably find a modest jewel of a house tucked behind a tangle of trees.
Who built that? Who lives there? The unfussy lines and calm silhouette say modern, but the tawny limestone and rustic expression are pure Austin. The house is earthy and simple, yet sophisticated. It doesn’t shout, but it grabs your attention. (more…)
