Another CFL downlight blew in the kitchen last week. They are supposed to last 5 years but we have averaged 18 months, not really good enoug...

We decided to replace twenty-three electrical outlets along the baseboard - all the new baseboard, around the first floor - because nothing ...

Well Antique Brass, really. The new sconces arrived - after a lot of thought I finally went with the Jonathan Adler Parker Half-round...

I was wandering through the eco-friendly section of the lighting department of Home Depot the other day in search of a replacement bulb for ...

Well, half the undercabinet lights. I haven't even got paint on the walls, let alone a backsplash behind the small appliance counter but...

The new hardwood floor is in and will soon be sanded and sealed. The electric cables that came up through the platform a foot from the wall ...

Just to confirm the wondrous conundrum of coincidence, The Guy and I were speculating whether top hats would make a comeback - especially af...

Right angles, triangles and rectangles in the dressing room courtesy of Andrew Geller and Ron Rezek for Artemide . I love Pythagoras !

The Awesome Designer would like me to post a clarification, if not an outright correction to this post . Apparently, the balls in question a...

The landscape lighting has been a trifle temperamental since we moved in. It seems constantly being jumped on by squirrels and cats, kicked ...

We had a very inspiring trip to the Met Museum the other day. Another small exhibition we wandered into was Classic/Fantastic: Selections f...

Cutting edge technology takes designer Dan Yeffet's fingerprint and turns it into the Detail.MGX lamp. Originally offered in a limited...

If you like modern lighting stroll over to 2modern Design Talk where they are currently running a competition to win this Meridian Table La...

*Today's light-themed playlist at the bottom of the webpage. Bragging rights for the reader who knows the artist who wrote/recorded this...

Look, look. Do you see what I see? Do you recognise that light? The sofa? The balcony? It's my living room. I entered a competition over...

No gold tiles or bejeweled faucets but a splash of colour from the vessel sink amongst the sea of gray tones

Of course if you are going to take down the light in the dressing room to use in the powder room you have to put something in its place. Luc...

I know it was probably a very expensive fixture, but no-one has been able to secure it to the ceiling, and a half-attached, rusty chrome and...

Saturday morning was spent running from one tile place to another to find the perfect floor for the powder room. First stop HD to look at th...

Looking through some inspiring photos on the internets today I came across the Legna Lightbox 2 from Jef Designs . This digital painting is...