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Do you have the Bedroom Blues? If You’ve Got a Light Bulb, We Can Help!

Face it, everyone can use some advice in the bedroomhelp decorating that is. After all, the bedroom is where you spend a lot of your life, either reading a magazine, taking a nap, watching TV, or romancing a special someone.

Having the wrong lights in your bedroom can literally change each one of these things. Low light while trying to read and you can put strain on your eyes. Too much light during an intimate moment will spoil the mood.

Come and visit barnesandwagner.com or follow these basic solutions for lighting, and you’ll be on your way to a much better bedroom experience regardless of what you are doing.

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Interior Design By Zaks:

La Murrina was born on the island of Murano, Italy in 1968 as a collaboration between a few selected Master Glass Blowers, whose skill was a tradition passed to them from centuries worth of generations before them.

In 1974, a Milanese family took control of the now successful company.

They believed in the traditional art of glass blowing and had innovative ideas that would modernize this ancient art form, as well as the company as a whole. Keep reading →

This Chocolate Chandelier was created by Larry Moss.

The chocolate colors matched the candy/chocolate theme of the party.

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MSNBC:

No longer are chandeliers necessarily stodgy, showy and crystal-studded.

Today’s eye-catching modern fixtures come in a variety of shapes and incorporate unusual—and often recycled—materials, from goose feathers to Bic pens. They can work just as well in traditional homes as in contemporary ones. Some are even designed to be energy efficient as well.

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Channel News Asia:

The Phantom of the Opera musical will feature a scene where a chandelier flies over the audience and crashes onto the stage.

This infamous scene has sent audiences elsewhere shrieking in a mixture of fright and delight. Keep reading →

Turks.us:

It’s a fact that chandeliers can make a house look more attractive to visitors.

It can add a little glitter and can brighten your house. The traditional hanging of a chandelier is usually on the entrance way and dining area.

According to Tracy Porter chandeliers can now be used in every part of your house to make it more appealing. And good news chandeliers can now be hanging on even inside the bathrooms.

According to Porter, she reported on The Early Show with co anchor by Hannah Storm, people should know that lighting your house can make a big difference in the ambiance and looks of your home. It’s one way of changing the styles and moods of your home.

The advantage of chandeliers is that they are versatile. They come in different sizes, colors, looks and finishes that will perfectly fit for your chosen part in your home.

If we will notice most ceilings are plain. So putting up a chandelier will surely have an advantage effect in your house. The magical color that comes out in every chandelier makes your home look more attractive. Here is a tip to consider if you have plans of buying chandeliers. You must always consider thinking first of what style you want.

There are no limitations in buying a chandelier. As long as you know you want it then go for it.

This pastel metal flower chandelier is from the new Simply Shabby Chic collection for kids by Rachel Ashwell at Target.

The collection combines English elegance with California casual in bedding, accessories and wall décor.

$39.99. at www.target.com

Times-Dispatch:

A shton Harrison didn’t flinch when a customer walked into the Shades of Light showroom and asked to see a chandelier suitable for a barn.
Harrison has sold chandeliers for bathrooms, game rooms, nurseries, kitchens, pergolas, walk-in closets, wine cellars and, yes, Lona and Gill Crittenden’s barn in Manakin-Sabot.

“Chandeliers are really strong,” said Harrison, owner of the store and a companion catalog. “They’re just going wild. There really isn’t anywhere where they can’t be used.”

Chandeliers once lit up only dining rooms, foyers and the most formal living rooms. Now, multi-armed, candle-bulb hanging fixtures are a brilliant idea in just about any space, any style décor and any size home, from a starter abode to a McMansion.

Tiny jeweled “chandelettes” on dimmers provide a soft glow over baby cribs and little girls’ beds. Sprawling fixtures with six or eight arms illuminate bathrooms, media rooms and home offices. Rustic antler or weather vane lights are popular for lodge-look décor or “rivah” homes.

Some homeowners are even using a row of chandeliers above dining tables, kitchen islands and in hallways.

The last chandelier frontier the outdoors — has been conquered. Shades of Light carries a weatherproof fixture with five covered-top globes. It recently was approved for outdoor use by Underwriters Laboratories, Harrison said.

Out on Rolling Run farm in Goochland County, the eight horses in the Crittendens’ 60-foot-long barn are warmed by light from three glass and wrought-iron chandeliers.

“We also have parties in there,” Lona said. “We have stained, dark-cherry rafters and a brick aisle. Just putting in regular lights wouldn’t do it justice, so we put in the three chandeliers.”

“I’m chandelier-crazy,” she said. “I put chandeliers all through my house. We have two copper ones in the kitchen and I have a small chandelier over my bed.”

Manchester Evening News:

This is the stunning new eating emporium where shoppers can refuel at Manchester’s Trafford Centre.

The £26m Great Hall has finally opened its doors - complete with what it thought to be the world’s biggest chandelier.

Workmen have spent 18 months transforming the open-air piazza at the front of the centre into a fabulous glass-roofed dining area.

Three of the seven new restaurants set to occupy the space have now opened. The fixtures and furnishings inside the hall include statues, balconies and a giant staircase imported all the way from China.

The chandelier is made from thousands of pieces of Chinese crystal, which have also been transported to Manchester by cargo ship.