sandytroutt The wood looks to me to be Crepe Myrtle and if so I have six of these trees that I have cut down in my yard you can contact me about the wood I have already stripped the small branches but can send pictures. sandycoyle66@yahoo.com
Sculptures in the home can be a compelling accessory with texture and personality. These branches certainly do all three. Paired with the bright wall unit, they command some serious attention.
Hansel and Gretel meet modern art. There is something both beautiful and slightly threatening about these backlit branches "growing" in this hallway. They certainly are a departure from the bench and shoe rack that reside in most entryways.
Not sure how they did it here, but I would attach adhesive LED strips to the back of the tree limbs and wire them all to a dimmer switch.
like these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Q6WGN8/ So much cheaper else where for that kind. they sell stronger and better ones in home stores.
I like the effect of what seems to be called "back lit light" . It can achieve texture in the form of shadow shapes and diffuse the light. With a dimmer . Lights could be placed behind a horizontal panel on the same wall which the raised sofa goes against. With the "hidden" lights, I could then "cover" them with different fabrics / shapes which would cause the light to be diffused in interesting shapes / shadows