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A pendant ceiling light, sometimes called a drop or suspender, is a lone light fixture that hangs from the ceiling usually suspended by a cord, chain, or metal rod. Pendant lights are often used in multiples, hung in a straight line over kitchen countertops and dinette sets or sometimes in bathrooms. Pendants come in a huge variety of sizes and vary in materials from metal to glass and plastic. There are many styles, colors and shapes of  pendent lights that will make your kitchen, entry way, dining and other areas most inviting. (wikipedia article)

Want to look rich? But of course! The easy and inexpensive way to do that is to add Tiffany lamps to every room in your house.  I rarely have compliments about my furnishings, but I alway have compliments about my Tiffany lighting.  I am definitely working on putting the Tiffany style lamps in every room, including the basement.  A basement always seems to look like an “after thought” and in my opinion, the basement should and could be made as comfortable as any other part of the house by bringing beautiful lighting into it.   You can place a floor lamp in the corner of the basement by that favorite chair and make it a great refuge to read or study or just daydream. 

The popularity of Tiffany lighting has never diminished.  Ever since a man by the name of Louis Comfort Tiffany, (1848-1933) founded a popular stained glass artwork style found in table lamps, windows, panels, doors and other items. Tiffany was a painter and interior decorator. He used and promoted the copper foil method of stained glass construction that is so popular today. He is widely credited for the popularity of this method and it carries his name.

Louis Comfort Tiffany’s company made lamps, windows, doors, jewelry, metalwork, ceramics, blown glass mosaics, etc. and he founded the Tiffany Glass Company in 1885 but it no longer exists. His father, Charles Lewis Tiffany, previously had started a well known jewelry store named Tiffany & Co. in 1837.

It may be very surprising to many, but stained glass artwork has a much longer and relatively unknown history.

Stained glass panels have been found that are nearly 2,000 years old. Single stained glass panels were discovered in the remains of ancient Pompeii. Pompeii was destroyed in a volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 79 A.D. Many of the artifacts that were found in the ruins of Pompeii are in museums throughout the world especially in Naples, Italy.

Thanks to Louis Comfort Tiffany for his outstanding quality and beautiful works of art and for refining and popularizing this ancient method of stained glass artwork that is world renowned today.

1848: Louis Comfort Tiffany was born into the very wealthy family of Charles Lewis Tiffany of Tiffany & Company of New York City (jewelry and silverware). This helped to propel his business and his career.

1875—1878: Tiffany worked at several glass companies in Brooklyn.

1879: He and other artists formed Louis Comfort Tiffany and Associated American Artists.

1885: Tiffany started his own glassmaking firm in which led to the demise of the Associated American Artists. Tiffany Glass Company was officially established in December 1885. It was later renamed Tiffany Studios in 1902. Louis Comfort Tiffany’s company made lamps, windows, doors, jewelry, metalwork, ceramics, blown glass mosaics, etc. Tiffany’s main competitors were fellow artists and glassmakers John La Farge, Oliver Kimberly and Frank Duffner of The The Duffner and Kimberly Company. Tiffany, La Farge, and Kimberly had all worked at the same glasshouses in Brooklyn from 1875 to 1878. Subsequently there were many other artists who became proficient in this style of glass work.

1893: Tiffany built a new factory, called the Stourbridge Glass Company and later called Tiffany Glass Furnaces, which was located in Queens, New York. His work was exhibited at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. This provided a worldwide platform for his unique products which further promoted his business.

1894: He introduced the term, Favrile glass (hand made) at his new glass factory and later trademarked the term in 1894. He would later use this term for all his work in glass, ceramic and enamel.

1895: Tiffany’s first commercially produced lamps date from around 1895. Much of his company’s production was in making stained glass windows and lamps but his company designed a complete range of interior decorations. At its peak, his factory employed more than 300 artisans.

Engulf you homes with lovely tiffany lighting. Designed for that purpose, tiffany lighting brings much needed light around the house. There is no more need for ordinary fluorescent or light bulbs that do not only look plain but shoot up your electricity bills through the roof. Tiffany lighting is not only stylish but economical. A Tiffany table lamp is valued for its beauty more than for its cost.

With tiffany lighting, there is no more wasted spaces that light can not reach. Its designs are varied and fitted for those lonely corners or tables in your homes. You can choose from hanging, pendant, inverted and even chandeliers that bring more light to your homes.

Colors play around the house during the day. Colors that are reflected from stained glass lamps known to have invaded interior decoration. Crafted from fine colored glass they are made to replicate art that blends to the whole scheme in a room or throughout the house. (ezinearticle)

Sometimes just a twist in home décor can make your home more cozy and warm. A simple accent such as a lamp can add to that homey touch. It doesn’t have to be a big, bulky lamp. There are so many modern table lamps to choose from you’d surely find one that is perfect for your room of choice.

A table lamp, as the name implies, is small enough to be placed over a console table or a corner table. There are decorative lamps with illuminating colors. Not only can a lamp make a lovely home decoration, it can also provide the right lighting to a room.

The lighting of a room can transform the ambience of a place. When space is limited, a floor lamp positioned in a corner of the room can provide enough lighting. It also makes a good accent to the room.

When choosing a floor lamp, you have to decide first if you prefer contemporary floor lamps over the traditional ones. The advantage of a modern lamp is the style is clean and simple. A modern design in limited space can make the room look more spacious than it really is.

Sometimes just a twist in home décor can make your home more cozy and warm. A simple accent such as a lamp can add to that homey touch. It doesn’t have to be a big, bulky lamp. There are so many modern table lamps to choose from you’d surely find one that is perfect for your room of choice.

A table lamp, as the name implies, is small enough to be placed over a console table or a corner table. There are decorative lamps with illuminating colors. Not only can a lamp make a lovely home decoration, it can also provide the right lighting to a room.

The lighting of a room can transform the ambience of a place. When space is limited, a floor lamp positioned in a corner of the room can provide enough lighting. It also makes a good accent to the room.

When choosing a floor lamp, you have to decide first if you prefer contemporary floor lamps over the traditional ones. The advantage of a modern lamp is the style is clean and simple. A modern design in limited space can make the room look more spacious than it really is.

You may be aware of the difficult housing market if you are attempting to sell a home.  There are some simple tips to assist in closing that deal, that would not cost too much.

If, in any room, the over head central ceiling light is discolored or cracked, replace it. Good looking ceiling flush mount and semi-flush mount fixtures need not be expensive. They are easy to replace and will definitely improve the appearance of the bedroom, hallway, foyer or living room. If the central fixture is in good condition, but is full of bugs or cobwebs, cleaning the glass shade and making sure the highest recommended wattage bulbs are in place.

All the best lighting in a house will not be effective if the walls are paneled with dark wood or painted a dark color. You may like the den-like environment and the coziness of dark paneling, but understand that the effect of this darkness will make rooms look much smaller than they are and have a depressing, negative effect on the buyer. Covering those dark walls with a sconce of a neutral color like off white or light beige, will increase the effectiveness of lighting and make the room appear larger. It will also give leverage to the effect of your lighting! (article taken from ezinearticles)

So now that you are in school and the classic assignments have really turned into gargantuan tas.  Let the truth be known, you need more desk room and better lighting.  There atypical lamps that give you pleasure as you work and study.  Try the esquisite desk lamp that serves as a table lamp as well.  Making your work as painless as possible is a formidable job, but little things can really make a different, even if they are subliminal.  Making your study environment as comfortable and aesthetic as possible, will improve productivity.  It goes with the principle that when you dress your best, you perform you best. Try it!