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  • Gorgeous Nature-Inspired Rooms You’ll Want to Escape To Immediately

    When you’re designing your house, finding inspiration is key. Taking a step outside can give you a fresh perspective – there’s no better inspiration than mother nature herself!  No matter what space you’re working on, drawing from the beauty of nature will make your home feel like paradise. The combination of earth tones and natural… [Continue Reading]

    Gorgeous Nature-Inspired Rooms You’ll Want to Escape To Immediately
  • 7 Ways to Glow Up Your Pool: Lighting Tips from Lighting Experts

    Having a pool in your backyard is an incredible luxury. But what takes a nice pool to a jaw-dropping show-stopper is excellent light scaping. So if you’re prepping for a high-impact pool renovation, your lighting is sure to give you the luxury factor you’re looking for! Great lighting highlights your pool features and turns them… [Continue Reading]

    7 Ways to Glow Up Your Pool: Lighting Tips from Lighting Experts
  • A Guide to Grandmillennial Design

    Today’s interior design trends are all about neutral color pallets and streamlined minimalist design. While some may love the simplicity, many millennials are tired of the muted, sparse interiors and are pushing back – resulting in the creation of a unique version of vintage interior design they’ve coined “Grandmillennial.” The term “grandmillennial” can be understood… [Continue Reading]

    A Guide to Grandmillennial Design
  •  How Light Bulbs Changed the World

    Imagine waking up to the light of the sun in 1850. It’s summertime, around 6 am. You go downstairs, stoke the fire and get breakfast together as your children start to wake. Outside thunderhead clouds are heading towards you, darkening the land. Lighting a few lamps, you prepare for a quiet afternoon inside, knitting and… [Continue Reading]

     How Light Bulbs Changed the World
  • 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

12 Simple Bathroom Updates You Can Do Yourself

January 10, 2024

Bathrooms are spaces that often go overlooked, but when they’re spruced up, they add some serious value to your home! Remodeling can take loads of time and effort (not to mention money), but giving your bathroom a facelift doesn’t have to. These simple tips can give you the bathroom of your dreams. 1. Organize The last thing you want to deal . . .

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· 2023, Bathroom Lights, Styles & Trends

How Many Blades Does Your Ceiling Fan Really Need?

January 3, 2024

Ceiling fans are great at providing comfort year-round. A good ceiling fan will help you save on energy costs by circulating the air in your home. In the summer they create a draft, making the room feel cooler. In cold weather, you can switch the fan’s direction to circulate warm air from central heating around the room.  Ceiling fans are so . . .

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· 2022, Ceiling Fans, Informational

Step-by-Step Guide to Home Lighting Renovation

December 27, 2023

How to Plan, Prioritize, Budget, and Make it Happen Updating the lighting in your home is one of the quickest ways to give your house a facelift. It’s easy to accidentally overspend on your house’s lighting if you don’t have the right information, but not to worry! With a few pro tips and some help from Burr Ridge Lighting and Design, your home will feel brighter and . . .

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· 2023, Styles & Trends

Upgrading Your Lighting on a Budget

December 20, 2023

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. But, when you’re on a budget, replacing . . .

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· 2023, Bulbs, Buying Guides, Ceiling Lights, Lamps, Light Bulbs, Mirrors, Styles and Trends, Wellness & Safety

How to Use Patterns and Textures in Every Room of Your Home to Personalize Your Space

December 13, 2023

Interior design trends seem to cycle back and forth every five to ten years. And right on cue, after a long stretch of neutral minimalism, maxalimist living has taken designers and influencers by storm! The rise of maximalist design doesn’t mean you have to redo your entire home. But it gives you an excellent opportunity to touch up your . . .

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· 2023, Bathroom Lights, Ceiling Lights, Lamps, LED Lights, Styles & Trends, Styles and Trends, Wall Lights

10 Creative Ways to Style Your Hallway

December 6, 2023

Do you have a hallway that feels disconnected from the rest of your home? Does it feel like dead space that could be more useful or interesting, but you’re unsure what to do? We get it. Hallways can often be long and dark and usually have little open wall or floor space. But that doesn’t mean it has to be dull, dead space! This article will . . .

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· 2023, Styles & Trends

How to Fix a Noisy Ceiling Fan

November 29, 2023

Ceiling fans can change your life - or at the very least your outlook on life - with just a flip of the switch on a hot, stuffy, muggy day. There’s something magical about the way they can change the entire way a room feels, making it comfortable in seconds.  But what happens when this miracle-worker of a ceiling fixture starts affecting the . . .

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· 2023, Ceiling Fans, Ceilings Lights

5 Ways to Make Smart Lights Work for You

November 22, 2023

Everyone wants a home that helps them keep up with chores, improve health, and save money. And many smart home features do just that! But many homeowners aren’t using the time- and money-saving tech available simply because they can’t keep up with all the new features. Smart lighting is a particularly powerful part of your smart home. Your . . .

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· 2023, Smart Lights, Styles & Trends

A Guide to Grandmillennial Design

November 15, 2023

Today's interior design trends are all about neutral color pallets and streamlined minimalist design. While some may love the simplicity, many millennials are tired of the muted, sparse interiors and are pushing back - resulting in the creation of a unique version of vintage interior design they’ve coined “Grandmillennial.” The term . . .

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· 2022, Decor & Home Accents

3 Top Mistakes in Outdoor Lighting and How to Avoid Them

November 8, 2023

Your home’s outdoor lighting makes your home safe, creates mood lighting, displays your personality, and more! And while there are many excellent ways to light your home’s exterior, there are so many ways to make mistakes.  Poor outdoor lighting might just make your home boring after sundown. But in other cases, improper outdoor lighting can . . .

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· 2023, Styles & Trends

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  • Trending: Organic-Inspired Interiors – Bringing the Outdoors In

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