Sunset magazine just featured this great bathroom remodel punctuated with a Lamps Plus pendant light . The designer, Gina De Pasquale, made some other great choices including sophisticated quartz CaesarStone and that gorgeous blue tile. She highlighted the tile by rimming the top of the shower with...

Today's Apartment Therapy L.A. House Tour is of a 1912 restored Craftsman home in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Among the beautiful details, I noticed that the owners used our Crystal and Chrome Pendant Chandelier to add style to their kitchen space. The pendant has a chrome...

If jet-set is your style, you'll love these retro modern pendant lights from designer Jonathan Adler. These will look great in a kitchen setting, or use them to add a kick of retro contemporary style to a seating area. Pictured to the left is the Capri pendant light in white . It also comes in...

A pendant chandelier is a great way to add pop to a room. This new design certainly does that, with its sphere of pop art aluminum flowers and colored glass centers. This would like great in a kitchen area or even in a child's bedroom. Go flower power! Blossom Sphere Pendant Chandelier. ...

Builder Jeff Click, a member of our LAMPS PLUS Professionals program , sent us some great photos of a house he's just completed. The home is located in the SilverHawk development in Oklahoma City. Says Jeff, "You can check out a cool photo tour of some of your fixtures we've used...I...

WomansDay.com has posted a Home Makeover Cheat Sheet of low-cost, big impact home updates. Among the ideas: update your dining room lighting. Designer Angelo Surmelis is quoted in the article. His idea is to choose a light fixture different from the room's style. He picked this Stacy Garcia...

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...

Just like us, dining room pendant lights come in many shapes and sizes. While many people still prefer a more traditional light in the dining room, I’m here to show you that casual lighting can look just as chic. The open plan kitchen and dining room of the image above reads casual... don’t...

Dream kitchens come in all shapes and sizes and can include a wide range of storage and display options based on space and budget. Open shelving in kitchens is a trend that works beautifully in a variety of circumstances. The main criteria behind choosing open shelves tends to be for added display space...

The Blossom Sphere pendant chandelier we posted about a couple of days ago isn't the only flower power lighting we've seen lately. These flower petal shaped pendants also shine with a cool, pop-flavored flower style. Plant them over a kitchen table or seating area for a burst of color. Choose...

The first design element I noticed when I visited my friend's home for the first time was his 24" x 24" oversized hanging pendant lights in his living room. Because of their size, the fixtures demanded attention and became the focal point of the room. Extra large furniture and lighting...

We are very happy to welcome celebrity interior designer Kari Whitman to the Lamps Plus blog. Kari has collaborated with a wide range of Hollywood celebrities, including Kristen Bell, Virginia Madsen and Jessica Alba. Her work is widely seen in top design magazines as well as "In Style"...

Lighting designers like Lindsey Adelman continue to impress and inspire me! I stumbled upon her Knotty Bubble Chandelier and was instantly intrigued by its form and materials. It is definitely on my dream light fixture list (it is pretty expensive), but one can dream - right? Lindsey Adelman took a few...

Everyone needs a little inspiration now and then. To help you out, we've launched a new site feature that should give you plenty to gaze at and think about: LAMPS PLUS Shop By Room . We've gathered 1000s of professionally designed room scenes for viewing. You can browse by room type, product...

Rachel Simon's fabulous designs have a habit of popping up as I sift through design magazines and click through design blogs. Each time I'm reminded how cool they are! Like this Kimono Deco Deluxe pendant , which I hear can be "customized" by removing one or more of the inner layers...

The nursery is one of the most exciting rooms to decorate. Speaking from experience, it's a blast creating a space for baby. Ohdeedoh is a fantastic blog which specializes in kids' spaces, so we were thrilled to see our White Flower Pendant Light in a recent feature on a reader's nursery...

The October 2010 issue of Better Homes & Gardens currently on the newstands has a tips page abount drum shade pendant chandeliers . The featured product is one of our customizable white swag chandeliers (see above). The article has a couple of good tips. Look for the issue on newstands now...

The new Better Homes and Gardens "Kitchen + Bath Makeovers" magazine features several of our mini pendant designs in their story "A Shade Brighter". They labeled the pendants as their "fave" look, saying, "...it's sure to add style to a kitchen or bath."...

Custom is in, as is color and contemporary. These giclee style pendant chandeliers capture those looks perfectly. The combination of the colorful drum shades and the brushed steel adjustable halogen lights makes a design splash in any setting. And the shades are our own pattern designs, and are custom...

Desire to Inspire founders, Jo and Kim, are two very talented ladies who live across the world from each other. They met while trading images on Flickr and developed such a strong bond that they created a blog together. You can find a wide range of interior and architectural inspirational images from...

Here are two pictures of our giclee art shade pendant lights in action. Six of our 20" 3-light pendants were installed in our brand new corporate lunchroom, and they look great. These contemporary pendant lights features a custom-printed shade on high-quality canvas. We have lots of colorful...

While a formal entry is the place for prim and proper decor, by contrast, the mudroom is the place to get down and dirty. Literally. But just because it’s where the family stomps mud off their feet, doesn’t mean it needs to be a disaster. With mittens, scarves, and hats, plus coats and totes...

Knowing how to balance indoor lighting can be tricky. Unless you are a vampire, most people love light in its many forms which means sunlight during the day and ample artificial light at night. While a combination of both is usually ideal, there are times when natural light is ideal and times when artificial...

Baumer's Footwear , a retailer in Tennessee, recently remodeled their store. With the idea of creating a colorful space for the children's section, they turned to the Lamps Plus Design Your Own custom lighting tool . After painting a long wall with a cheerful collection of bright colors, they...

No matter what, family and guests always seem to gather in the kitchen. So make the most of the “heart” of your home with these tips for designer kitchens…on any budget. I designed this state-of-the-art space for a hip, young Prince. But whatever your resources may be, my two biggest...