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  • Eco-Friendly Interior Design: 5 Tips For a Sustainable and Stylish Home

    There are many advantages to making your space more eco-friendly. By reducing your home’s carbon footprint, you can save money and even improve your home’s air quality. The trick is doing it without compromising on style. If you’re struggling to find sustainable yet stylish swaps for your space, look no further! Below we have rounded… [Continue Reading]

    Eco-Friendly Interior Design: 5 Tips For a Sustainable and Stylish Home
  • 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
  • Brighten Up Your Outdoor Spaces: Exploring Light Bulb Color Temperatures

    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… [Continue Reading]

    Brighten Up Your Outdoor Spaces: Exploring Light Bulb Color Temperatures
  • Scale and Proportion 101: How to Avoid 4 of the Most Common Mistakes and What to Do Instead

    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… [Continue Reading]

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

    Whether you’re building or renovating, understanding your lighting options and making smart choices will completely transform the way your kitchen looks and feels. Keep in mind – your kitchen will look best with multiple types of lighting! One light overhead just won’t do the room justice – and it probably won’t give off enough light… [Continue Reading]

    Kitchen Light Fixtures 101

Homeowner’s Guide to Backyard Lighting

June 13, 2023

Whether it’s a quiet family dinner or a formal party, the backyard can be a perfect hosting space. Kids have room to run around, hosts can invite more people, and no one has to vacuum at the end of the night. But when the sun starts to set - you'll want to have thought ahead about how you can keep the party going without having to move . . .

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· 2022, Outdoor Lights

Nature-Inspired Lighting for Indoor Spaces

June 6, 2023

Eco-friendly. Plant-inspired. Natural colors. These well-loved decor trends are giving homes across the world a breath of fresh air by inviting the outside in. Whether you take care of an army of plant babies or, if your green thumb skipped a generation, you prefer to use nature-inspired shapes, colors, and materials in your design, you’re sure to . . .

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· 2022, Styles & Trends

How to Choose Timeless Light Fixtures in 6 Easy Steps

May 30, 2023

Fads come and go. And while there’s nothing wrong with jumping on an interior design trend you love, we all do it knowing that it won’t be in style forever. Timeless design styles are so named because they don’t look “stuck in a time” - making them excellent choices for spaces you don’t want to redecorate every few months. With that said, making . . .

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· 2022, How to, Styles & Trends

3 Things You Need to Know About Recessed Lighting

May 23, 2023

Recessed lights can radically change the way your home looks and feels. Done right, they can bathe your space in soft light, highlight special features, and help you set the right mood. Done wrong, they turn your ceiling into a polka-dotted nightmare of harsh spotlights and awkward shadows. So, how do you get it right?  We’ve put together three of . . .

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· 2022, Recessed Lighting

How to Choose the Right Recessed Lights for Your Home : An In-Depth Homeowners Guide

May 16, 2023

Recessed lights go by many names, such as downlights, pot lights, can lights, and puck lights. No matter the name, they all refer to light fixtures that are installed inside (recessed into) your ceiling. They shine light into the room without hanging down into the space like a chandelier or a flush mount fixture.  There’s a lot to know about . . .

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· 2022, How to, Informational, Recessed Lighting

Lumens vs Watts: What’s the Difference?

May 9, 2023

Light bulbs have been lighting up our world for over a hundred years, but do we really understand how they work? When you go to the store to buy a replacement bulb, the box labels are filled with numbers and industry terms that can leave you wondering how to know which bulb you actually need. Fortunately, understanding the difference between . . .

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· 2022, Energy, Energy Efficient Lighting, General Lighting Tips, Informational, Light Bulbs, Lighting Types

Design Trend Inspo: 70s Retro Lighting

May 2, 2023

The bold prints, color pops, and unique shapes of the 70s are here again, and we can’t get enough! Modern takes on 70s design may be a little less harsh, but they still have plenty of the iconic warm colors, funky fixtures, and unexpected choices. If you’re looking for fun ways to inject a little bit of personality into your home’s design, look no . . .

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· 2022, Styles & Trends, Styles and Trends

3 Ways to Maximize Your Space

April 25, 2023

Less is more with a small space, especially when you use what you have and buy intentionally. If you’re looking to use your space better or just go more minimalist, versatility is key.  Not only is versatile design increasing in popularity (think tiny homes or vans converted to homes), it’s also better for the environment and your health. . . .

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· 2022, How to, Life & Style, Tips and Tricks

5 Easy Steps to Create a Modern Minimalist Interior

April 18, 2023

With an intentional lack of furniture and decorations, minimalist design can sometimes come off as cold and uncomfortable. Over the past few years, as we’ve spent more time in our homes than ever before, the need for comfort in a home design has been made crystal clear. Today’s modern minimalism prioritizes simplicity with a decluttered and . . .

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· 2022, Decor & Home Accents, Life & Style, Styles & Trends, Styles and Trends

 How Light Bulbs Changed the World

April 11, 2023

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 sewing with your daughters . . .

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  • Bright Beginnings: Choosing the Right Lights for Your Baby’s Nursery
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  • A Homeowners Guide to Standard Lighting Measurements and Guidelines
  • Trending: Organic-Inspired Interiors – Bringing the Outdoors In

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