Tiffany Lamps Review
Archive for April, 2010
The beauty of Tiffany style lighting is over 120 years old. It has brought joy to over 6 generation of people around the world. The reason Tiffany lighting has stood the test of time is simple. There is truly something for everyone. Whether your taste is classic or modern, basic or ornate, you will find something in Tiffany style lighting to light up your life.
Whether it’s children delighting to the fantasy of a Tiffany stained glass window of their favorite fantasy figure or the comfort of reading under the warm glow of a classic Tiffany table lamp, Louis Comfort Tiffany’s creations will light up your life.
Spring is the time to open up your home and let the light in to brighten up your home and drive the gloom of winter away. Spring is beautiful and great to look at, but what do you do if your view isn’t the greatest.
Tiffany stained glass windows will allow you to beautify the light you let in while creating a work of art to look upon. Louis Comfort Tiffany got his start working in stained glass windows. In 1905 he created THE HOLY CITY which depicted St. John’s vision on the isle of Patmos. It is made of 58 panels and is currently located at Brown Memorial Presbyterian church in Baltimore Maryland.
Tiffany style lighting is always thought of as a beautiful piece of art. Do not let that fool you into thinking that Tiffany style lighting is not fully functional.
Lighting work areas requires functionality. Weather you are dealing with a counter top or a work table Tiffany pendant lights and Tiffany style hanging lamps are the perfect solution to your lighting needs. Just because your are working doesn’t mean you have to work under an ugly light source. In fact, I think that working under the beauty of a Tiffany style lamp will make the work go faster and turn out as inspiring as the beauty of Tiffany lighting.
A great deal of thought and hard work goes into decorating a room. Whether you are dealing with decorating a new home or remodeling an existing home, it is a major project. Once all the planning and implementation is finished you sit back and evaluate the end result. Sometimes you are thrilled and sometimes there is something missing.
Lighting is often the problem with a less than perfect end result. Your Tiffany flushmount ceiling fixture matches perfectly with your Tiffany table lamp and Tiffany floor lamp. Everything matches perfectly, but something is still missing. It’s the subtle little finishing touches that turn a good job into a great job. The answer: Tiffany accent lamps. Tiffany accent lamps will often be the perfect finishing touch to your project. The best news is that Tiffany accent lamps are so inexpensive you can use multiples and rotate them with the seasons and the holidays. You can also move them from one room to another creating variety through out your home.
With the arrival of spring and all the new out door beauty of flowers and green grass it is hard not to think of redecorating the home. There are many things to deal with when redecorating a room. The big question is where to start. I recommend first deciding on a theme. Once this is decided what next?
I find lighting is the most important next step. Tiffany style lighting provides several options for all your needs. The ceiling is the best place to start with your overall design. Tiffany flushmount lights, Tiffany chandeliers and Tiffany style hanging lamps will provide 100 percent of the required illumination for any given room. Tiffany floor lamps, Tiffany torchieres and Tiffany table lamps will augment your design theme with everything else you need to complete your lighting design.
When Coke Cola started updating their classic taste to something new there was an uprising against the change. Coke immediately brought the old flavor back as “Classic Coke”. Both flavors have survived and some new flavors have been added over the years.
When decorating play areas with Americana style images nothing works better than the original classic Coke Cola images of the 1900’s. Tiffany created these original designs and they are still available in their original form. Tiffany stained glass windows, Tiffany table lamps and Tiffany floor lamps all in a variety of classic Coke Cola design are readily available. Combinations of these classic design bring life and fun to any decorating situation.
Tiffany hanging pendant lights are an often over looked solution to lighting problems. Counter tops, work areas or gaming tables are often best light by one of the many varieties of Tiffany style hanging lamps.
Tiffany style pendant lights come in a variety of designs and themes. The basic Tiffany pendant light is a one light drop from the ceiling. The two, three or four light Tiffany hanging pendant light will provide the required illumination for any size work area. As with all ceiling fixtures, a dimmer control provides the best results for changing lighting needs.
Here is a brief history recap for those of you not familiar with the origin of Tiffany style lighting. Louis Comfort Tiffany was born Feb. 18, 1848 in New York, New York. He became interested in glass making around 1875. His most notable early work was the floor to ceiling glass screen commissioned for the White House by President Chester A. Arthur in 1881. The interior design he created the same year for the Hartford CT. home of Mark Twain still stands today.
Throughout his life, Louis Tiffany developed his unique style of Tiffany stained glass windows, Tiffany table lamps, Tiffany floor lamps, Tiffany torchieres and many other stained glass fixtures. The unique beauty of Tiffany style lighting is even more popular today than in his life time. There are several museum displays of his work around the world. One of the best is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York.
Now that spring is here everyone wants to open up their homes and replace the stale winter air with the fresh air of spring. The best way to circulate fresh air is with a ceiling fan. They do a great job of moving air but do nothing to brighten up the room.
The solution is the beauty and color of a Tiffany ceiling fan light fixture. Replace the plane white globe that comes with your fan with one of the many creative fixtures designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Accenting your Tiffany ceiling fan light fixture with a Tiffany table lamp or Tiffany floor lamp will complete the thiem you have selected. This is an inexpensive way to give a fresh new redecoration to any room.
Winter was long and dull but Spring is here and all outdoors is lit up with green grass and colorful flowers. It’s looking like a great summer for everyone everywhere and it’s time to bring some of the beauty and brightness of spring into our homes.
Lighting up your home with Tiffany style lighting is a great way to celebrate Spring. Tiffany table lamps, Tiffany floor lamps and Tiffany stained glass windows give you a great way to bring the color and beauty of light into any home. Tiffany chandeliers can add an even bigger splash of Springs beauty. One of the big advantages of Tiffany style lighting is the availability of a large selection of coordinated themes. They range from classic floral designs to children’s fantasy figures. Check out the designs and let the fun begin.