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Golden Take: Lighting Trends Used to Take Years to Cross from Milan. Now It's Months.

Ideas reported from Euroluce in Milan in April 2025 were on the floor in Dallas nine months later. What a shrinking trend gap means for shoppers.

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White Walls, Warm Light: How to Light Pantone's Cloud Dancer White

Pantone picked its first white Color of the Year. How bulb color changes white paint, and how to choose a white under your own lights.

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How to Light a Christmas Tree and Mantel Without Fighting Your Chandelier

Match your tree lights to your fixtures, make the tree the brightest thing in the room, and frame the mantel with a pair of sconces.

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Holiday Lighting Safety: What the Fire Data Says and How to Decorate Safely

Tree lights, candles and cooking are the big holiday fire hazards. NFPA data, USFA safety tips, and why your light fixtures are not decoration hooks.

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Ribbed Glass, Alabaster and Cement: The Lighting Materials of 2026

Ribbed glass, alabaster, hammered glass, cement and felt all soften light and hide the bulb. What each material does, and where it belongs.

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Lighting for Holiday Guests: Steps, Entry, Hallway and Guest Bath

Guests use your home in the dark. Light the front steps, entry, night hallway and guest bath mirror so everyone, including older guests, feels at home.

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Brown Is the New Black: How to Light Dark Brown Rooms

Espresso and chocolate walls are in, and they swallow light. How much more light dark rooms need, and the metals and bulbs that make brown glow.

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How to Light a Thanksgiving Table: Chandelier Height, Size and Dimming

Hang the chandelier 30 to 36 inches above the table, size it to the table, and dim it more than you think. A simple plan for Thanksgiving dinner.

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Fabric Shades Are Back: How to Use Them on Chandeliers, Sconces and Vanities

Pleated, linen and patterned fabric shades are back. Here is why they light a room better than bare bulbs, and how to choose and care for them.

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The Clocks Fall Back Nov. 1: How to Light Your Home for Dark Evenings

Sunset jumps an hour earlier on November 1. Fix the three places dark arrives first: the front door, the room you use after work, and the night path.

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Rick's Fall Pick: The Amber Glass Pendant That Welcomes Every Guest

Once a season I pick the one light from our range I would hang in my own home. For fall, it is the Aenon amber glass pendant in the entry, plus the room I would build around it.

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Rustic Modern Lighting Fixtures Guide

How to choose rustic modern lighting: sizing rules, head clearance, warm color temperatures, materials that perform, and room-by-room layering.

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