Designer Stacy Garcia is respected for her inventive use of color and remarkable patterns. One of her style icons is Lady Gaga and her dream project includes an Airstream trailer. Her signature designs and in-depth knowledge of color and trends are informed by a long and rich history of working first...

Looking back a year ago (or so), I found these oldie-but-goodie posts on the LAMPS PLUS blog. Fanimation Ceiling Fans in Action - View video footage of the stylish Fanimation Fans in motion. How To Clean A Crystal Chandelier - Read tips for keeping that crystal chandelier shining bright. Questions...

It's hot, hot, hot outside! So curl up in the shade with a cool drink, then click away at our latest batch of fun decor and design reads. Blogger Arlene at Ask Arlene posted about our Design Your Own lighting tool. She writes, "Serious fun to be had here (can’t you tell from the...

Happy 4th of July from all of us here at LAMPS PLUS! Grill something up, then check out our holiday sale pages for our July 4th sales deals. Like the patriotic pendant chandelier pictured above? Make one for yourself using our Design Your Own Custom Lighting online tool. If you like the pattern...

Neutrals are hot right now -- see our recent "Super Neutrals" post with style guru Lynda Gould. Design*Sponge recently posted some great images of interiors in neutral hues. As a brilliant bonus in order to help you "get the look", they included color swatches with corresponding Pantone...

There is a little buzz around the Lamps Plus office today... perhaps it is because our giclee custom lamp shades were featured this morning on The TODAY Show! During the "Hot Spring Trends for the Home" segment hosted by uber-fashionista and Lifestyle Editor for Gilt.com, Chassie Post, Lamps...

Our custom-made giclee shades will be featured on the CBS Early Show tomorrow morning, January 6th. Bruce Littlefield , lifestyle authority and best-selling author, will be doing a segment on "great things to do with your family photos" and will be featuring our create-your-own giclee process...

We've added loads of new giclee style pendant chandeliers to our chandelier product sort. These all feature custom-made giclee shades in bright, contemporary patterns. The patterns are printed on a special 100-year archival quality canvas using a state-of-the-art printing process. You can browse...

Designers and design blogs are talking about our new Design Your Own Custom Lighting tool . Material Girls used it to make a cool blue wall sconce. Says Jill, "Really great for finding just the right combo color/pattern you are looking for…and not to mention kind of fun!" Jamie...

From now till April 15th, we're running a sweepstakes to promote our new Design Your Own Custom Lighting tool. To win $500 in Design Your Own custom lighting or other great prizes, just fill out the online entry form. You can then get additional entries by following us on Twitter and tweeting...

Nominate your favorite home decorating, DIY, or family blog in our 2012 Best Home Blog Sweepstakes for a chance to win $5,000 in total prizes! For the past 30 plus years, Lamps Plus has been a leader in home lighting, decor, and furniture. We’ve been experts in what your home needs. Now, we want...

Our Design Your Own custom lighting tool lets you create totally personalized lighting. You can even create a lamp to match something you already have at home. Want to know how? One of our copywriters, Andy Alt, used our DYO lighting tool to create a totally unique birthday gift. Andy designed a floor...

After posting about our friend Andy custom matching a lamp to Steve Vai's new Ibanez guitar , I was inspired to flex my creative muscles. So, I have a thing for exotic (and completely unattainable) German sports cars. Just because this one will never be in my garage doesn't mean I can't create...

We're very excited to announce that our new custom lighting "Design It" page has just launched. This is a great tool for decorators, designers, or anyone interested in home decorating. Here's how it works: Pick a lamp or ceiling light base, then browse through dozens of shade patterns...

We're running a sweepstakes to promote our new Design Your Own Custom Lighting tool . You can get extra entries by tweeting a "I heart @lampsplus..." phrase for us. We thought we'd share a few of the fun tweets from the first days of the sweepstakes: "I heart @lampsplus &...

We caught up with designer Stacy Garcia by phone and chatted a bit about her design philosophy and her new shade pattern designs at LampsPlus.com. 1. You're known for your colorful and innovative hospitality industry designs. Is there a lot of difference between designing for the industry and...

We love Stacy Garcia's work , and we're thrilled to be able to offer these stylish, nature-themed designs, brand new from Stacy! These custom giclees are exclusive to LAMPS PLUS and are currently available on swag pendant chandeliers and table lamps . I dig this Ice Green. They're available...

Send a sweet Valentine's Day gift with one of these heart-themed table lamps. The shades are custom-made-to-order on giclee style fabric. There are several shade designs available for both table and floor lamps. We can't say they're better than chocolate, but they'll last a lot longer...

Check out the short video we've just posted about our custom printed giclee art shades. The video is viewable off of any giclee art shade product page, such as this one for our Red Stripes Pendant Chandelier . Click and view, then let us know what you thought!

Our make-your-own giclee art shades have been featured online in the Better Homes and Gardens "Great Holiday Ideas" section. These lamps do make a great gift, or use them to get a custom decorating look for your holiday entertaining. Just send us your images and we'll be happy to make...

Patrick Paul McLynn is one of the talented painters behind our exclusive art shade patterns. Each of these patterns is hand-painted and requires many hours to complete. Once done they are used as the basis for giclee printed shades and other products. Here's Patrick on his art: Q: How long have...

What's the next hot color look? We say "super neutrals" for spring and beyond. Lynda Gould, our in-house design expert, says, "The look uses super soft and understated color tones blended with whites and greys. The whole color spectrum can be used when the palette is toned-down...

Can we discuss the frenzy surrounding Missoni? Missoni Madness has gripped the nation and I think it’s amazing. Way back in the day when European countries had their own currency and the dollar was strong, you could zip off to Italy, buy Missoni clothing and it would still have been cheaper than...

Here's a fresh batch of interesting goodies and articles from around the web. Enjoy! Guitar International Magazine wrote about our recent blog story (see Steve Vai's New Ibanez JEM77 Guitar ) on making a birthday lamp for guitarist Steve Vai. Blogger Guitar Blend also liked the Steve Vai...

It seems like people either like or dislike stripes. I happen to love using stripes in the home. Stripes can be incorporated into the decor through wall paint, area rugs, bedding, upholstered furniture, stair runners, and smaller accessories. I am currently eyeing a red and white striped rug for my...