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Archive for June, 2010
Tiffrany Lighting Origins – Stained Glass Windows – Continued
There are several fantastic museums that display collections of original Tiffany staind glass windows and other Tiffany style lighting. One of the best is the Morse Museum collection. Locations of displays are available on the Internet. One of the most beautiful religious pieces is the 1890 ” Madonna and Child” lead glass window. This piece was one of Tiffany’s creations that placed him as a star on the international market of the time.
Replicas of the Tiffany style lighting are available in classic Tiffany table lamps, Tiffany floor lamps, Tiffany chandeliers, and Tiffany wall sconces. These units all represent Louis Comfort Tiffany’s dedication to classic style and beauty. The richness they will add to your home and quality of living are beyond measure.
Louis Comfort Tiffany’s early claims to fame were based on Tiffany stained glass windows. One of the most famous is “The Holy City” (1905). It is based on the vision of St. John on the isle of Patmos. It is constructed of 58 panels and is believed to be one of the largest created by Tiffany Studios. It is currently located at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland.
Tiffany style lighting is a direct descendant of this type of genius. Tiffany table lamps, Tiffany chandeliers, and Tiffany wall sconces, to name just some, all possess the grandeur and beauty of Tiffanie’s early works in Tiffany stained glass windows.
Louis comfort Tiffany is the founder of Tiffany style lighting. Louis was born in New York, New York on Feb. 18, 1884 to Charles Lewis Tiffany and Harriet Olivia Avery Young. Louis’s father was a prominent business man who designed and crafted jewelry. In his early years Louis was a painter. his attention soon turned to glass.
Early in his career with glass he used cheap jelly jars and bottles because they contained mineral impurities finer glass had removed. This was the start of some of his unique work in Tiffany stained glass windows which was a major departure from the painted glass of his competition of the day. He then branched out to Tiffany style lighting. Tiffany table lamps, Tiffany floor lamps, Tiffany torchieres, and Tiffany chandeliers to name just a few of his creations.
A Tiffany vanity light is a surface mounted wall fixture with two, three, or more lights; usually mounted in a bathroom. A Tiffany vanity light is used for both direct and indirect lighting. It will provide the direct work light appropriate for the bathroom chores as well as reflect off the wall and ceiling to fill the room with the required light for overall illumination.
In a double sink situation you may choose to use one Tiffany vanity light of 5 or 6 lights, or two 3 or 4 light Tiffany vanity lights side by side. Accenting with additional Tiffany style lighting is difficult due to the space restriction. One possible exception would be a Tiffany flushmount overhead light. Another possibility is a Tiffany accent light in one corner of the bathroom counter top. This could be rotated by style as the seasons change.
Now that the heat of summer is with us it’s time to look for ways to keep cool with minimum expense. Even with the use of air conditioners, ceiling fans are very effective for keeping cool at a cheaper price. Ceiling fans are more effective at moving air and are cheaper than running the air conditioner all the time. The problem with ceiling fans is in the light fixture. They come with fixtures that are plane and boring.
The solution is Tiffany fan lights. Tiffany style lighting provides a wide variety of colorful Tiffany fan lights that are easily added to any standard ceiling fan unit. In addition to beautifying the ceiling fan, Tiffany ceiling fan lights will complement other Tiffany style lighting units. Tiffany table lamps, Tiffany floor lamps and Tiffany wall sconces all complement the full range of Tiffany ceiling fan light units.
One of the best ways to excite a child’s imagination is with light. When decorating your children’s room, give some consideration to the lighting. A small fantasy Tiffany chandelier can create a fantasy land for a child. Another possibility is the use of Tiffany accent lights by a child’s bed. Tiffany accent lights come in a large variety of themes and color variation and can ignite a child’s dreams and fantasies.
Another great way to bring a child’s room to life is with Tiffany stained glass window. Tiffany stained glass windows come in an almost unending variety of shapes, sizes, themes, and color. Tiffany style lighting and Tiffany stained glass windows will work in harmony to create any magic land you desire for your children.
Selecting the right lighting fixture for a large work area can be a problem. Tiffany flushmounts will not provide enough light to do the job. A better solution is the Tiffany hanging pendant light.
Tiffany pendant lighting comes in one, two three, and four light models. In addition Tiffany oblong lights (sometimes refereed to as pool table lights) are very effective in creating the required lighting in a beautiful and creative way. These units can be suspended over any work area. Some are suspended by a pole. Others are suspended by a chain for greater versatility in placement. Tiffany pendant lights are most effective when controlled by a dimmer switch. This allows you to change the mood of the room to suite you needs.
Lighting up a small area of a room with Tiffany style pendant lights is a great way to accent decorate. Tiffany pendant lights come in a fantastic variety of color and design and can add just the right touch to complete the over all design theme of you redecoration project.
Working with complementary Tiffany floor lamps or Tiffany table lamps can create a wide variety of special effects. In addition, the use of Tiffany wall sconces and Tiffany flushmount lighting will create greater depth to you over all look. When working with Tiffany pendant lighting and Tiffany wall sconces, the best results are achieved when controlling them with a dimmer switch. This gives you the widest variety in the overall look and feel of the room.
Tiffany chandeliers are arguably the grandest of all Louis Comfort Tiffany’s creations. Tiffany chandeliers command and dominate the attention of any room. Tiffany chandelieres typically range from three to twelve arms. The arms can be of equal size or can vary in length to create an inner and outer ring of light.
Tiffany chandeliers are either a stand alone unit, or are accented on the surrounding walls with matching Tiffany wall sconces. The size of the room will dictate the choice. In either case the installation of the Tiffany chandeliers and Tiffany wall sconces should be controlled with independent dimmer switches. This will allow for a wide range of lighting effects.
Two of the most elegant Tiffany style lighting units are the Tiffany floor lamp, and the Tiffany torchiere. Both come in the full range of Tiffany style lighting color and theme. The purpose of these lamps is opposite in nature.
The Tiffany floor lamp is used to create direct light for reading or work. The Tiffany torchiere is just the opposite. It is designed with the shade directing the light up for indirect lighting. This Tiffany style lighting is often accompanied with the Tiffany table lamp for a direct light source. It may also be accom[panied by Tiffany hanging pendants and Tiffany hanging lamps.