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10 Easy Pieces: Pleated Surface Mount Ceiling Lights

Be it staggered concentric circles or hand-folded paper, here we present a selection of our favorite ceiling-mount lampshades with the sense of being folded or pleated. With Scandinavian midcentury origins, the shades impart soft, even light and modern appeal. For more ceiling fixtures, see our posts: 10 Easy Pieces: Basic Porcelain/Glass Ceiling Lights Under $200 […]

Remodelista Reconnaissance: A Shiny Scalloped Sconce (Most Popular Light Edition)

Here’s what we like about shiny, shimmery sconces: They bring in light even when they’re off. And as for the ones spotted in this richly hued powder room? Turns out, they were among the most popular products we featured this year. See what we mean: The Sighting The Source More design details, sleuthed: Remodelista Reconnaissance: […]

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Remodelista Reconnaissance: Festive, Lollipop-Like Pendant Lights

Founded by Natasha Faber and Frederikke Thomsen, sisters who “share a mutual passion for timeless design and the allure of dreamy colors, patterns, and materials,” Millefiori Interior is a newish shop in Copenhagen full of vintage finds and inventive lighting. When Fan posted on the shop last month, a reader took note and breathlessly asked: […]

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10 Easy Pieces: Bedside Wall Shelves with Lamps

We like the idea of a bedside shelf and the floor space it frees up in lieu of bedside tables, but the question of lighting comes up. On one hand, a pint-sized cordless LED lamp might suffice, but real gains are made when a bedside shelf contains a reading lamp. Here, for example, are our […]

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Expert Advice: How High to Hang a Kitchen Pendant and Other Lighting Tips from Ravenhill Studio

How big should a light fixture be and how high over a table or counter? How close to other lights? How far from door frames? The team at Los Angeles lighting company Ravenhill Studio are constantly asked for advice on selecting designs and figuring out their placement and height. The answers, studio founder Brendan Ravenhill […]

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Giveaway: Enter to Win $1,000 from Lightology

Good news for shorter days: We’re teaming up with Lightology to give one lucky winner $1000 to spend on the retailer’s design-forward lamps and lighting. Enter here, and read on for everything to know about the giveaway: The details: One grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 Lightology gift card to shop their wide array […]

We’re longtime admirers of the work of Natalie Page, a Philadelphia-based artist who was inspired by “an introductory ceramics class in college, that sparked a life-long passion for the medium,” as she says. So we took note when we learned she recently released a new range of pendant lights in rustic earth tones as part […] Ceramic Pendant Lights, Object Of Desire, Pottery Inspo, Hudson Ny, Hall Design

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Object of Desire: A New Range of Earth-Toned Funnel Pendants from Natalie Page

We’re longtime admirers of the work of Natalie Page, a Philadelphia-based artist who was inspired by “an introductory ceramics class in college, that sparked a life-long passion for the medium,” as she says. So we took note when we learned she recently released a new range of pendant lights in rustic earth tones as part […]

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Tulip Shades: Renter-Friendly Coverups for Boob Lights and Other Overhead Fixtures

When you stare up at your ceiling lights are you dismayed by what you see? The team behind Santa Barbara startup Tulip feels your pain. “It began with a boob light and a desperate need to cover it up,” says founder Lori Smythe, who made her first shade by suspending a pair of red box […]

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Autumn Light: 7 Of-the-Moment Designs from Lightology

In the home office or by the bedside, the right table lamp or sconce can set a mood, making a drab space feel designed and an under-utilized corner look intentional. And autumn, with its shorter days and more time spent indoors, is the ideal time to consider a lighting upgrade. This season we’re eyeing the […]

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Expert Advice: 13 Perfect Details for the Summer House from Hotelier Ray Pirkle of Camptown

Ray Pirkle is a full-time host in upstate New York: he co-owns Hudson’s Rivertown Lodge and the cabin colony Camptown in Leeds, both of which have made several Remodelista appearances. With his business partner, Kim Bucci, Ray runs the boutique hotel group Ramshackle Properties and Ramshackle Studio, their creative firm. The two are not only […]

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10 Easy Pieces: Linear Wall Sconces

Luxe but industrial, the linear wall light punctuates hallways and entryways just as well as in living spaces, by the bedside, and as a bathroom sconce. Here are our 10 picks: For more wall lights see our posts: 10 Easy Pieces: French Industrial Wall Lights 10 Easy Pieces: Wall-Mounted Stone Sconces 10 Easy Pieces: Plug-In […]

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Remodelista Reconnaissance: Michaela Scherrer’s Go-To Budget Ceiling Lights—for Less than $5

There was so much to admire about Michaela Scherrer’s extreme makeover of her cousins’ 1970s ranch house kitchen that we neglected to look up at the ceiling lights. The project—completed 15 years ago—introduced restaurant appliances; a vast, marble-topped work island; and exposed wooden rafters to what had been, in Michaela’s words, a “confined and suffocating […]

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10 Easy Pieces: French Industrial Wall Lights

The French have been expertly refining industrial-style lighting since the 1920s, playing with scale, rotation, weight, and balance. From Charlotte Perriand and Bernard-Albin Gras to Olivier Abry of Wo & Wé, here are our favorites: For more lighting ideas, see our posts: 10 Easy Pieces: Good-Looking Pendant Lights Under $200 High/Low: Modern Tiered Suspension Pendant […]

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10 Easy Pieces: Wall-Mounted Stone Sconces

We like the unexpected quality of a stone light fixture. A bulb housed in marble, alabaster, or travertine offers an element of permanence while channeling historic architecture. Here we profile our favorite wall sconces with shades cut from stone. For more wall sconces see our posts: 10 Easy Pieces: Classic Reading Sconces 10 Easy Pieces: […]

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Shopper’s Diary: 16 of Our Go-To Online Design Shops Now Have Vintage Departments

Secondhand takes priority around here: keeping goods in circulation is the ideal way to recycle. Old things are also better made and typically more affordable than their contemporary counterparts. And they contain the mysteries of past times and people. In our latest book, Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home, we devoted a chapter to our 75 favorite […]