September 2022 

The Shape of Light

Tech Lighting

Curate your personal style

Many homeowners spend years pulling a room together with a collection of furnishings perfectly paired to reflect their style and personality. When a more immediate finished look is needed it can be daunting to style a space in a short time frame without it looking all brand new and sterile. Many of today’s light fixtures offer instant “livability” by mixing finishes, incorporating natural materials, and utilizing water glass that gives a feeling of movement. With so many designs and materials from which to choose, creating a lived-in looking space that is beautiful, functional, and comfortable is readily attainable.

Among the most popular natural materials in today’s fixtures are animal hair and hide, alabaster, quartzite, and rattan. Popular mixed metal finishes include satin brass, brushed gold, and weathered bronze. It’s acceptable, even encouraged, to mix various styles to make a space personal.   Particularly versatile are water glass fixtures that provide different reflections and can be used in any setting, from casual to sophisticated to elegant. A new video from the American Lighting Association (ALA), Better Homes & Gardens, and Z-Lite shows how new glass fixtures provide movement and explains that lights are an element of a home’s artwork. See the video here.

Z-Lite

For more about the latest in lighting design and materials, go online to ALALighting.com. There you can request a free digital copy of Lighting magazine and find a nearby ALA-member showroom where you can visit with a professionally trained lighting expert and see the best selection of quality lighting for your home. See more videos at LightingDesignVideos.com.

Whether planning an upcoming renovation or just browsing for a project further down the road, your lighting and design inspiration awaits in Lighting magazine. Pick up a complimentary copy at a nearby ALA-member showroom, or go online to Ideas.Lighting for a digital copy.   Beautiful pictures, lighting tips, and insider insights for creating the perfect space are all in the only international shoppers' magazine dedicated to home lighting. For more information go online to ALALighting.com.

American Lighting Association

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