house and home by ari clare
TURN IT ON !!!
Lighting is a critical element in any design plan and can help show off
your key centerpieces such as art or particular furniture and even estab-
lish a mood or attitude in your space. A perfect example is when you’re
in the bar and those bright lights come on and you realize who you were
hanging all over may not have been the wisest choice... without lighting it
is hard to focus! Today, there are amazing options in both lighting fixtures
(1) The Carmalita Chandelier retails for around $500 is made of a chromed main body
as far as the look and feel as well as amazing developments in energy
and flexible tubes allowing you to twist and adjust the various arms to desired design.
saving technology. Below you will find a variety of hip light fixtures that
The mirrored shading help add to the design and allow a great mood lighting. This fixture
I have come across in my design endeavors as well as some energy con-
is a fun twist on an otherwise more traditional design.
scious solutions to help us all become a little more responsible and in the
process allow us to save a little money.
(3) The modern table lantern from West
Elm is a great, clean design that can be
transitional in terms of fitting into either
contemporary or other styles. Retailing
around $129 it’s extremely affordable and
makes for a great reading or task light and
will save your eyes while hours of Sean
Cody surfing. The base is nickel and the
(2) This illuminated bathtub shows the latest inno-
shade is white.
vations in incorporating lighting design into other
design fixtures. This tub retails for $2,000, is made of
(5) Ranging from $900-1500 depending on
high-density polyethylene and is available in pink,
size, Restoration Hardware has hit a home run
red, green, orange or white. Available with an LED
with this design! The pillar candle chandelier
light device, which can be programmed for time,
has the illusion of candles, but in actuality
color and intensity.
these are individual lamps containing up to
26 15-watt bulbs for a unique lighting experi-
ence. This fixture screams drama and would
make for an amazing statement over a large
rectangular dining table or a huge kitchen
island space. The main frame is made from
cast iron and painted in a bronze finish.
These and many other fixtures now flood the three-inch lights look more hip and mod, but may
market making the narrowing process that much give off significantly less light, so take this into con-
more difficult, but here are a few simple questions sideration when choosing what type and quantity to
(4) T2 Lamps by Neolite - Neolite lamps are to identify and answer before starting the process to purchase.
regarded for an amazingly low energy use. At make sure you end up with the desired fit when all is
75 Lumens per Watt, they yield 75 percent sav- said and done. D) If the goal is to go green then make a list of what
ings in energy costs. In addition, with only one lamps, ceiling fixtures and recessed bulbs you cur-
milligram of mercury in its tube, this too is a 75 A) What is the function of this light—mood, task rently have and shop online or your local Hillcrest Ace
percent reduction in the industry standard of lighting, decorative, ...? Hardware for more energy-saving and cost-effective
three to four milligrams of mercury making for solutions. While the initial investment may seem
safer disposal at the end of its lifecycle. These B) Is a three-way lamp more logical than a 60 watt like a lot, the life span and monthly savings will soon
bulbs have a 10,000 to 12,000 hour life, about lamp? One will give you additional setting option for prove to be worth the change.
twelve times that of standard incandescents. dim or brightness whereas the other just has the one
This line of bulbs can be used in a variety of ap- consistent setting. House Boi is located at 1435 University Ave. in Hillcrest
plications including: lamps, recessed lighting, between Ichiban Sushi and Baja Betty’s. Now showing more
ceiling fixtures and general lighting needs. C) When selecting recessed lighting a lot of the home accents and furniture than at the previous location.
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