How Lighting Changes a Room

We need lighting for rooms and outdoors so why not have lighting with style. Lighting sets the mood for working, relaxing, eating, romance, and many more uses.

I have an obsession for table lamps, floor lamps, pendent lamps. I adore lighting with candles and setting the ambiance for a room or even the outdoors.

I've learned the hard way, when purchasing table lamps and floor lamps in particular, be careful when purchasing shades. Decorative colored shades are attractive but you may not like the type of light they illuminate. A solid industrial shade such as a galvanized shade will illuminate light in the direction it is aimed, making it great as a floor lamp over a desk or reading area.

Decorating a room with pendent lamps is an easy way to add light and decor at the same time. Pendent lamps fit well over nightstands, in a corner, covered porches, over tables and used as chandeliers.

Here are a few of my favorite picks. See how much character each one adds to each of the rooms and how they add to the ambiance.