Burr Ridge Lighting and Design

  • Buying Guides
  • Styles & Trends
    • Bathroom Lights
    • Ceiling Fans
    • Ceiling Lights
    • Lamps
    • LED Lights
    • Outdoor Lights
    • Smart Lights
    • Wall Lights
  • Wellness & Safety
  • Shop Products

Featured Posts

  • Kitchen Lighting Design: How to Get it Right

    Kitchens are the heart of the home, and you need that heart to be well-lit. A poorly lit kitchen is a bad design at best and a safety hazard at worst. You handle knives and hot pans in the kitchen – that’s not something you should be doing in the dark! Creating a quality kitchen… [Continue Reading]

    Kitchen Lighting Design: How to Get it Right
  • Time Traveling Through Bathrooms

    Have you ever watched a television show or movie set in a time period that made you want to hop in a time machine? Opulent architecture and fabrics from the Edwardian age, bohemian vibes in the 70s, smoky dens and midcentury furniture in the 50s… they all have style aspects that are still popular in… [Continue Reading]

    Time Traveling Through Bathrooms
  • What to Expect When Visiting a Lighting Showroom

    Have you ever purchased something online only to have it arrive looking very different than you expected it to, or it just didn’t look as good in your space as you thought it would? Have you ever purchased an item at the store based off the image on its packaging only to be disappointed by… [Continue Reading]

    What to Expect When Visiting a Lighting Showroom
  • Upgrading Your Lighting on a Budget

    All the Tips, Tricks, and Secrets You Need to Make Your House Shine on a Dime If it’s been a while since you redecorated, your current home decor probably isn’t speaking to you anymore. When you’re short on time, updating the lighting is one of the fastest ways to make your home look, well, brighter.… [Continue Reading]

    Upgrading Your Lighting on a Budget
  • Commercial Lighting – A Guide to Lighting Your Business

    Lighting a commercial building isn’t a simple task. The needs of a business are often complex, and meeting those needs requires a solid understanding of how light works in a commercial space. Much like a business plan has several objectives, a commercial lighting plan typically has several objectives or goals. Common Goals for Commercial Lighting… [Continue Reading]

    Commercial Lighting – A Guide to Lighting Your Business

Bright Beginnings: Choosing the Right Lights for Your Baby’s Nursery

February 26, 2025

Welcoming a new baby into your family is an incredibly exciting and joyous occasion. Creating the perfect nursery—a sanctuary where your little one will grow, play, and slumber– is a fun and important part of preparing for your bundle of joy’s arrival! Once you’ve picked a theme you’ll need to decide on paint colors, shop for furniture, and choose . . .

Read the Post

· 2024

Embracing Nature: Illuminating Offices with Biophilic Design

February 19, 2025

Walking along the beach, hiking a mountain trail, perusing a park, floating a river. Whatever your favorite method, there’s just something about the way that spending time outside in nature can make a person feel more at ease and centered. But, in the hustle and bustle of modern office life, a harmonious connection with nature often takes a . . .

Read the Post

· 2024, Styles & Trends

Brighten Up Your Outdoor Spaces: Exploring Light Bulb Color Temperatures

February 12, 2025

As the sun sets and the world dims, outdoor lighting takes center stage. Lighting is a powerful tool that can beautify and protect your most precious spaces - your yard and home exterior included! And one important thing to consider when illuminating your outdoor areas is the color temperature of your light bulbs. In this blog post, we'll talk . . .

Read the Post

· 2024, Outdoor Lights

A Homeowners Guide to Standard Lighting Measurements and Guidelines

February 5, 2025

If you’re building, renovating, or just ready for a change in lighting, there’s nothing worse than spending hours researching and choosing a light fixture, only to get it home and find out that a measurement got missed somewhere along the way and it won’t work the way you wanted. Before you buy, read and bookmark this article for quick . . .

Read the Post

· 2024

Trending: Organic-Inspired Interiors – Bringing the Outdoors In

January 29, 2025

"What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?" –E.M. Forster Imagine stepping into a home that feels like a sanctuary, where every corner echoes the beauty of the world outside. That's the magic of organic modern design. It's a canvas that celebrates the elegant simplicity found . . .

Read the Post

· 2024

Lampshade Basics: 7 Styles to Consider for Your Home

January 22, 2025

Lampshades may seem like a small detail in interior design, but they can have a big impact on the overall look and feel of a room. Whether it’s a table or floor lamp, or even a sconce or pendant, choosing the right shade is important. The shade you choose needs to do more than just complement your décor, its shape and opacity will play an important . . .

Read the Post

· 2024

20 Stylish Ways to Incorporate Oversized Pendant Lighting in Your Home

January 15, 2025

In this post, we invite you to explore 20 eye-catching rooms, each featuring unique, oversized pendant lighting. Whether you're seeking inspiration for a home makeover or simply appreciate beautiful interior design, this photo collection will ignite your creativity and leave you ready to illuminate your own living spaces with incredible statement . . .

Read the Post

· 2024, Styles & Trends

Scale and Proportion 101: How to Avoid 4 of the Most Common Mistakes and What to Do Instead

January 8, 2025

Have you ever stepped into a room and immediately sensed something felt weird… but couldn’t quite put your finger on it? Without proper scale and proportion, a room’s design can crumble quickly, and leave it feeling… off. If you want to get it right, you need to learn how to balance the objects in your room with each other and the room . . .

Read the Post

· 2024

7 Stunning Kitchens that Will Inspire You to Install Pendants Immediately

January 1, 2025

Pendants lights - not only do they make a great focal point, they also provide the perfect amount of light when the late-night ice cream cravings hit. From moody modern to rustic charm, pendant lights effortlessly fit into just about any interior style, making them a favorite choice for homeowners and designers alike. With a little inspiration, . . .

Read the Post

· 2024, Kitchen Lighting

Top Interior Design Style to Follow in 2024

December 25, 2024

The only constant in life is change, and as we near the mid 2020s, it’s quite interesting to see the trends that have come and gone in the past 4 years. Subway tile? Bye! Shiplap? See ya! Signs with words? Live, Love, No Thanks! Interior design technology and trends move at a rapid pace these days, and with influencers and celebrities lending . . .

Read the Post

· 2024

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 9
  • Older Posts

Recent Posts

  • Bright Beginnings: Choosing the Right Lights for Your Baby’s Nursery
  • Embracing Nature: Illuminating Offices with Biophilic Design
  • Brighten Up Your Outdoor Spaces: Exploring Light Bulb Color Temperatures
  • A Homeowners Guide to Standard Lighting Measurements and Guidelines
  • Trending: Organic-Inspired Interiors – Bringing the Outdoors In

Copyright © 2026