Lighting Guides

Bedside Wall Sconce Ideas: 7 Practical Layouts and Placement Tips
Bedside Wall Sconce Ideas: 7 Practical Layouts and Placement Tips
Position a bedside sconce around the person using it, not around an abstract room measurement. Assemble the finished bed, sit against the pillows in your normal reading position, and test... Read more...
2 or 3 Pendant Lights Over a Kitchen Island? A Spacing Guide
2 or 3 Pendant Lights Over a Kitchen Island? A Spacing Guide
Choose the pendant count after choosing the actual shade diameter—not before. Mark the island ends, mock up the outside edges of every shade, and view the row from the kitchen... Read more...
Alabaster Ring Chandeliers: How to Choose Size, Color, and Light Settings
Alabaster Ring Chandeliers: How to Choose Size, Color, and Light Settings
Choose an alabaster ring chandelier in three steps: a diameter that fits the furniture below it, a stone and strap color that belongs in the room, and a light setting... Read more...
A modern open-plan living and dining room lit at several heights at once — a chandelier, pendant lights, a floor lamp and wall sconces
How to Shop for Lighting Online: The Complete Guide to Pendant Lights, Chandeliers & Lamps
Shopping for lighting online is convenient, but it carries a specific risk: you can't see the light before you buy it. A rug or a throw pillow goes wrong in... Read more...
Pendant Light Size Guide: How to Choose the Right Size for Every Room
Pendant Light Size Guide: How to Choose the Right Size for Every Room
Choosing the right pendant light size is one of the most common questions homeowners face — and the easiest to get wrong in both directions. Too small, and the fixture... Read more...
Three matching brass and frosted glass pendant lights in a row above a stone kitchen island in a modern open-plan kitchen
Pendant Light Installation Checklist: What to Know Before Installation Day
A pendant light changes the atmosphere of a room more than almost any other single fixture. Three pendants over a kitchen island make the space feel designed rather than assembled.... Read more...
A slim brass floor lamp with a linen drum shade beside an oatmeal sofa, casting warm layered light in a modern living room
Floor Lamps for Living Rooms: Placement, Height, and Style Guide
Choosing a floor lamp is rarely a question of taste alone. It is a question of where the light needs to land, how high it needs to sit, and what that... Read more...
A modern brass and opal glass chandelier hanging over a long oak dining table, lit with a warm 2700K glow
Wall Sconces: The Complete Guide to Choosing and Installing Wall Lights
Most people buy a light fixture by looking at the fixture. Wall sconces punish that approach more than almost anything else you can hang on a wall, because a sconce... Read more...
Modern Chandeliers for Dining Rooms: A Size, Style, and Placement Guide
Modern Chandeliers for Dining Rooms: A Size, Style, and Placement Guide
A modern chandelier does two jobs at once. It lights the table, and it sets the tone of the whole room. Get the size wrong and it either disappears or... Read more...
Chandelier Ceiling Support Guide: Electrical Box, Weight, and Installation Prep
Chandelier Ceiling Support Guide: Electrical Box, Weight, and Installation Prep
A beautiful chandelier is only as strong as the ceiling above it. The most common — and most expensive — mistake in chandelier installation isn't a wrong bulb or a... Read more...