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Posts Tagged ‘lighting’
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
 Delicate leaf light What better way to bring elements of nature into your home, than through this leafy pendant lampshade.
The contemporary delicate white pendant is adorned with a cascade of leaves that will hang down from your ceiling and create an eye-catching display. It looks lovely when the light is off, but glows beautifully when it’s turned on.
The white leafy pendant lampshade is reasonably priced, at £23.99, and it’s available from The Contemporary Home.
Tags: lampshade, light, lighting, pendant, shade, The Contemporary Home
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
 Stylish monotone lamp It’s amazing how the base of a lamp can totally change its look. If this one was just a plain colour, it would probably be very easily missable, but the striking cream and black design draws the eye in immediately.
The cream base is made of ceramic and is decorated with a lovely black design, and it’s accompanied by a plain black faux linen drum-style lamp shade.
For a stylish lamp that will turn heads - for all the right reasons - and provide some essential light in a dark corner, then this Felicity table lamp is £65 from Very.
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Tags: ceramic, lamp, light, lighting, monochrome, table lamp, Very
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
  
These gorgeous Cindy design lamps by Kartell are simply designed, but really stunning.
Featuring a small, squat base and a tall shade, each of the lamps has a gorgeously shiny, gleaming metallic finish.
The Cindy lamp is available in a choice of stylish platinum, modern purple or classic bronze, from John Lewis.
Choose one colour lamp and use it to accessorize and brighten up one particular room, or choose a variety of colours to use throughout your home.
Tags: john lewis, kartell, lamp, light, lighting
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
 Fun hat lights Aren’t these fun? If you like quirky design pieces with a humorous slant, then this pair of Jeeves and Wooster pendant lights are just the thing.
The top hat represents Jeeves (the butler in P G Wodehouse’s famous novels) and the bowler hat is Wooster.
The pendant lights are available exclusively from Leigh Harmer.
Tags: Jeeves and Wooster, light, lighting, P G Wodehouse, pendant
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
  
Love Eco, the ethical and eco store, are offering £5 off when you spend £20 or more, until 6th December.
There are lots of lovely home eco products to buy, including Barbara the chicken doorstop (£13), made from remnants of recycled vintage fabrics, frost-proof recycled tire planters (£20) and a 100% wool cheery butterfly belle pendant lampshade (£42), designed for use with a low energy lightbulb.
To take advantage of the shopping discount, all you need to do is enter the code “FREEFIVER” at the checkout. The offer runs until midnight on 6th December.
Tags: discount, ethical, gardening, lighting, Love Eco, recycled, shopping offer
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
 Mini colourful chandelier We’re a bit torn by this mini gypsy chandelier, with some of the Fresh Design Blog team refering to it as rather garish, and others liking it. So we’d be interested to hear your views - would you hang it in your home?
There’s no doubt that this boho piece is vibrant, and if you’re not afraid of using colour in your home, then perhaps it’s for you.
This mini gypsy chandelier is £45 from Dutch by Design.
Tags: boho, chandelier, dutch by design, light, lighting
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
 Marley sputnik pendant light
Bhs has always had a good range of lighting options, although it’s often somewhere I forget to look.
If you’re after a modern ceiling pendant, then this Marley Sputnik pendant is currently half price. The ceiling pendant light is made from steel and glass and has almond shaped glass droplets hanging from it.
It measures 133cm by 46cm and comes complete with a bulb, so you can get it up and working straight away.
It was £180 and is now £90 at Bhs.
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Tags: Bhs, lighting, pendant light
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
 Quirky colourful lamps
Add a touch of colour and fun into your home, with these quirky slant lamps from Graham and Green.
The lamp bases have a nickel finish and a gentle slant to them and they’re topped off with cotton shades in a choice of four stunning and on trend jewel-like colours - namely, lime green, turqouise, purple or pink.
The slant lamps cost £55 each from Graham and Green
Tags: graham and green, lamp, light, lighting
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
  
If you’re looking for lighting that’s a bit different and out of the ordinary, then you need to check out Skinflint Design.
The company specialises in dealing in reclaimed and salvaged lighting from the 20th century, particularly industrial fixtures. They have some really unsual finds - the kind of lights you won’t easily find anywhere else - and they’re perfect if you want some unusual features or eye-catching lighting.
The bulkhead lights (pictured above on the left) were reclaimed from the isolation cells at a Victorian lunatic asylun in Surrey. There are 16 of them available, with heavy steel bases, and they’re £190 each. It’s a lot to pay for a light, but you’re also purchasing a piece of history too, and we bet they’ll be a talking point at dinner parties.
The enamel green light in the middle dates from the 1930s and was salvaged from a factory. It’s made of a heavy green and white enamel and there’s one available for £50.
And finally, we love this gorgeous conical shaped white glass pendant light. Again, there’s only one available and it’s priced at £65.
Skinflint Design have plenty of other weird and wonderful lights available - check out their website to find out more!
Tags: historical, light, lighting, reclaimed, salvaged, Skinflint Design
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Pendant lights or lamps are great for creating a bit of ‘wow factor’ in your home. Yes, they’re functional in providing much needed light, but they can also be highly stylish, dramatic and unusual, especially used where people can see them (such as over your dining table or an entrance hall).
There are some great contemporary pendant lights on the market, but some sadly do come at a price.
If you’re on a budget, don’t despair! We’ve rounded three gorgeous affordable pendant lights - all of which come in at under £66 (some, well under).
1. Ikea Maskros Pendant Lamp
 Ikea Maskros pendant lamp This contemporary Maskros pendant lamp from Ikea draws inspiration from the natural world. In fact, we think it very much resembles the seed head of a dandelion.
It’s designed to provide subtle lighting, for when you want to create a soft mood or ambience in a room. Being Ikea, the Maskros pendant lamp isn’t going to break the bank - it’s priced at £65.
2. Kartell E-Pendant Light
 Kartell e-pendant light The striking pendant lights by Kartell were designed by Ferruccio Laviani. The pendant light shades are made of a cleverly pleated polycarbonate and look quite dainty when in use.
The e-pendant is available in a choice of five transparent colours, as well as a matt black and matt white. They were originally priced at £48 each, but they’re currently on offer for £41 from Mac and Mac Interiors.
3. John Lewis Bianca Pendant Shade
 Bianca pendant shade The Bianca pendant shade from John Lewis is very delicate and dainty. The laser cut pendant shade is made from an ivory, lace-effect fabric. It’s decorated with octaganal glass drops, which add plenty of sparkle to the shade. You can easily see the sparkle during the day, but the effect is maximised when the light is turned on.
The Bianca pendant shade started off as being priced at £58.50, but is currently reduced in the sale and is now an utter bargain at £29.
A Pendant Light in Action
There’s a really nice example of how effective some pendant lights can be, especially the cutwork design pieces, on the Door Sixteen blog. The photographs show a round cutwork pendant light installed in the hallway and the fantastic shadows it creates.
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Tags: affordable, lighting, pendant lamp, pendant light
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