Category: Lighting

Exquisite Chandeliers

05/31/2013

Crystal chandeliers have long been considered a luxury that only the very wealthy could own. High quality crystal creates a sense of splendor by allowing the light to dance throughout the room. Today's chandelier makers take great pride in creating chandeliers as exquisite as those made in the 18th century. If you check online, you may find a chandelier like the ones below for a really good price. Some are antique and some are new, but they're all gorgeous.

Silly Chandeliers

05/29/2013

Next time we'll look at some exquisite crystal chandeliers, but right now we have a collection of silly, unusual, and inventive chandeliers. You won't believe what some of them are made out of. We'll start with Marilyn's lovely leg under her red skirt, then bicycle chains, bubbles, dolls, beer bottles, wine glasses, pink flamingos, Gummi bears, Peeps, drum set, anything washed up by the tide, Bic pens, test tubes, skis, silverware, cups & silverware, skull & crossbones, and then a few that are just fun colors.

Pendant-Chandelier Lighting

01/30/2013

One of the trends in new lighting styles is that the styles are not as well defined as they once were and there are no hard, fast rules about what kind of lighting goes in which room. That means that whether you want to spend either a couple hundred or a couple thousand dollars, you can get exactly the light you're looking for. Companies like Swarovski Crystal, Schonbek, Masiero and Robert Kaindl have a number of new designs available. Some look very traditional and others look like art.

While there many beautiful pendant lights and chandeliers available, if you'd love to have a light that makes a statement and no one else has one like it, Glass Art can help you with that. They will make a handblown chandelier according to your choice of colors, size, and artistic design. The light shown in this picture seems to be saying that every day is a celebration in this household.

LED Landscape Lighting

01/22/2013

Both LED lighting and low voltage lighting have opened up countless possibilities for landscape lighting. The trend in landscape lighting is for it to be soft and delicate. Old lighting systems could be shocking, both from the harsh floodlight-style lighting and bad wiring. New technology even makes underwater lighting easy.

LED solar lights are another great innovation in lighting and they cost less than wired lights. The solar lights charge all day and then light your yard all night. Because there's no wiring involved, you're not limited at all in the placement of the lights. They can be in any configuration on any part of the property, in the bushes, or hanging from the trees.

If your landscaping is a source of pride for you, these new styles of lighting make it possible for you to use your yard to its fullest advantage at night as well as during the day. You can design the lighting to safely light pathways and stairs, as well as allowing you to spend time outdoors with family and friends, enjoying the beauty of your home.

Bringing Back Antique Lighting

07/18/2011

Many of our Phoenix historic homeowners are looking for unique lighting to add old-fashioned glamor to their home remodel. Here we have a company named Light Power that understands the desire. Bringing back antique lighting, that reflects the time in which an historic home was built, revives and enhances the beauty and style of the home.

The video posted here is a great resource if you are looking for a vintage chandelier. It's a bit lengthy but worth a look.

Newest Thing in Function and Beauty

07/14/2011

This is something that might be a great addition to a room in your home. Check out this video of a unique NuTone exhaust fan~light combo.

The transitional design of the NuTone LunAura Collection is apparent the moment you see it with a green-tinted plate suspended below the ventilation fan. When the LED nightlight is activated, the plate turns blue with a stunning glowing edge. Blue was selected for its calming effect, and with Ultra Silent™ ventilation, NuTone LunAura Collection is a perfect way to enhance a spa-like environment. It also provides convenience and safety for night-time tasks. For stunning ventilation in any room, nothing’s quite as flexible as the NuTone LunAura Collection, because there’s never been anything like it.

Using Sunlight PLUS Nightlight

06/02/2011

The ODL 10″ EZ10ECL Tubular Skylight with Solar-Powered Dimmer enables you to bring natural light into up to 150 square feet of interior space and control that light with a solar-powered remote-control dimmer. The skylight’s LED nightlight delivers up to four hours of soft, subtle light while the sun is down. The acrylic diffuser can be removed for easy cleaning. A three-button remote-control dimmer is easy to use, and the dimmer is solar powered and comes with four rechargeable batteries. What a way to be "green"!

Modern Chandelier by Corbett Lighting

03/28/2011

This fabulous pendant chandelier made by Corbett Lighting, has a distinct modern look. The spiraling, two-tone frame is hand-crafted iron with a bronze finish (shown) on the outside and a gold leaf finish on the inside. This piece comes in a silver finish as well. The light fixtures glow within a caramel ice diffuser bringing this design to life. It measures at 30" wide, 32 3/4" high.

This chandelier is bound to add a wonderful modern touch to any newly remodeled entry way or dining room.

Show Off Your Home with Just the Right Lighting!

03/21/2011

Showing off a remodeled portion of your home is important and easy when you have the right lighting to showcase the value of the remodel. Sometimes updating recessed lighting is all that's needed to enhance the new look of your home.

We are featuring a very simple Pendant Light with coordinating metal cage made by Del Mar. This light fixture has a beautiful amber glass shade and antique bronze finish that is just perfect for a craftsman-style home. This is just one of the many fixtures to choose from.

Regardless of the extent of your remodel, it's always critical to use light to show it off. Let Homework Remodels help you choose a new lighting design to illuminate a style that belongs specifically to your home!