Light up your Life

Lighting is a great way to add ambiance to a room. Overhead lighting is wonderful in the kitchen, bathroom and closets, but some rooms call for a more ambient (or mood) light that lamps can provide.

The bedroom is a wonderful place for lamps-overhead lighting can be harsh and cold here. Many lamps come with three way switching that provides three different lighting options when switched on. Another way to achieve ambient lighting is to use a dimmer on a cord. It simply plugs into the wall to provide you that option of turning the light up or down to your preference. Google "dimmer switch plugs" to come up with a variety of sources.

Design Event Was Fabulous!

We recently had a design seminar at Faded Elegance in Snohomish, WA with the owner Kimberly McIlrath. What a fun night it was! There was yummy food and a great group of gals to share the evening with.

Kimberly talked about her favorite finds, and I discussed three vignettes from bringing the garden in, to lighting and decorating Paris Salon style. It was a lot of fun! Check out http://www.fadedelegancestyle.blogspot.com/ for pictures!

Great Lighting Sources

Changing out lights in your home can be a relatively a great way to update your home. For instance, want an upgrade your kitchen can lights? Try switching them out with old fashioned schoolhouse lights. Look for these at http://www.restorationhardware.com/. Other great sources are http://www.shadesoflight.com/ and http://www.lightinguniverse.com/. They have a wonderful selection of all kinds of lights, and a very detailed and organized websites. While you're at it, switch out your bulbs on your reading lamps for the 3-way bulbs that save energy!