Pendant lamps, task lamps, floor lamps, chandeliers, sconces, under counter lighting, and candles all provide a different ambiance. Understand how to create different moods at different times of the day. Lighting designers can help.

A Helpful Guide to Living Room Lighting
Even if your living area is endowed with ample natural daylight, it's imperative to think carefully about lighting to make sure...
9 Epic Light Fixtures
Lighting circumscribes a space, and therefore how we interpret ourself within that space.
9 Innovative Light Fixtures That Combine Art, Design, and Technology
Lighting lives somewhere on the borderline between visual art, design, and technology—and is responsible for meeting both...
7 Tips For Reconsidering Your Home Lighting For Healthier Eyes
Good indoor lighting is important when it comes to preventing tired eyes, keeping them healthy over the years, and even enhancing...
The Starter Guide to Assembling Your Smart Home
Home automation expert and director of marketing at Leviton Greg Rhoades shares what to prepare, what to consider, and what to...
55 Bright Ideas for Bedroom Ceiling Lighting
Create a peaceful ambiance in your bedroom with these exemplary ceiling lighting designs.
6 Ways Smart Lighting Can Help You Take Control of Your Home
From customized presets to voice commands, these intelligent features promise added comfort, safety, and sustainability in the...
How to Integrate Smart Lighting into Your Home
The firm OneButton specializes in creating custom technology solutions for spaces ranging from offices to residences.
10 Ways to Use Color to Transform a Room
Color has a unique way of transforming a space when used creatively to draw attention or capture a mood.
Dwell On This: Rise Above Your Recessed Lighting
Can lights can be mood killers, but there are ways to mellow them out.
19 Ways to Use Track Lighting for a Streamlined Kitchen Design
Sleek, versatile, and customizable, track lights can add a “wow” factor to your kitchen without being overwhelming.
7 Basic Types of Lighting Fixtures—and When to Use Them
From sconces and pendants to track lights, we illuminate the seven basic types of lighting fixtures.
The Meditative Pastime of Rock Collecting Inspires an Artful Lighting Series
Modeled after ocean-tumbled rocks, the smooth forms of these sustainably made lamps will make you want to pick them up and take...
6 Essential Tips for Selecting the Perfect Dining Room Lighting
Adding a light fixture (or two) to your dining room is like putting the icing on a cake: it’s that final, special touch that can...
Classic Modernist House in Portland Inspires a Lighting and Furniture Line
Rejuvenation's new collection takes cues from John Yeon's 1937 Aubrey Watzek House.
Lighting the Way
A new collection of rechargeable lamps by Kelly Wearstler for Visual Comfort & Co. offers more levels of freedom in lighting.
Gantri Teams Up With Ammunition to Bring You Showstopping and Sustainable Lighting
The three new collections of 3D-printed table, wall, and floor lights start at $148.
Tala Lighting Puts High Design Into High-Efficiency LED Bulbs
When Joshua Ward, Maxwell Wood, and William Symington launched their first LED collection, they were looking to address a trio of...
How Human-Centric Lighting Is Changing the Way We Illuminate Our Homes
Read what experts and designers say about our body’s response to light as an aesthetic experience.
Lighting Designer Lindsey Adelman Explains How a Trip to Japan Taught Her Humility
The fabricator of luminaires, tiles, and wallpapers is inspired by humble mementos from the journey: scrap pieces of silk.
Brighten Your Home With Lighting From Our 7 Favorite Eco-Conscious Makers
Grab these artful lighting pieces from brands that keep Mother Nature top of mind.
Here’s How to Achieve Professional Lighting Design in Your Home With a Simple Switch
NOON light switches let you coordinate all the lights in your home with one touch, meaning setting the mood for any occasion with...
An Introduction to Lighting
One of the oldest proclamations in Western literature—maybe the very oldest, depending on how you see things—is “Let there be...
Lighting Designer Lindsey Adelman’s 1901 Brooklyn Townhouse Lists for $3.75M
Inside the four-level residence, more than 30 custom fixtures by the eponymous studio founder complement original prewar details.
Lighting It Up
Perhaps the darker evenings are making me more sensitive to how beautiful light can be. I've been noticing innovative lighting...
We’re Head Over Heels for These 20 Fixtures From YLighting’s Fall Lighting Event
Now through November 1, you can save up to 30% (and score free shipping) on over 50 fabulous lighting brands.
Lighting Lower Manhattan
Attention lighting professionals: New York City is making like Hong Kong and illuminating its waterfront in a proposed bid that...
Kathleen Hills Lighting
If your resolutions this year involve simplicity and well-designed products, look into designer Kathleen Hills.
Lighting We Love: Onefortythree
Las Vegas designer Logan Hendrickson makes versatile, industrial-inspired lighting that won't break the bank.
10 First Steps to Follow When Planning the Perfect Lighting For Your Home
Properly lighting your home may seem like a no-brainer, but once you start laying out the particulars—budget, style, function,...
9 Ways to Create the Perfect Outdoor Lighting
With the official start of summer just around the corner, we decided to put together an easy-to-follow guide to creating the...
Why Lighting Designers Are Obsessed With Eclipses
The celestial events have long been glaring sources of inspiration for how we illuminate our homes.
David Weeks on How to Shop for Lighting
The New York-based designer's thoughts on lighting the home, choosing the right bulb, and more.
Pharos Kitchen Island Pendant Lighting
Shift Interiors believes that interior design is more than just looking good, it's feeling good too.

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